[tor-commits] [community/staging] Turning existing relay into bridge

[hiro at torproject.org]

commit 286bf68ec905f14b6dc77232d7fa53c50bb9e7d5
Author: Corl3ss <corl3ss at corl3ss.com>
Date:   Fri Oct 2 11:08:26 2020 +0000

    Turning existing relay into bridge
    
    Add precautions when turning a non-bridge rely into a bridge.
    (relative to this thread : https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2020-September/018955.html)
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 content/relay-operations/technical-setup/bridge/contents.lr | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/bridge/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/bridge/contents.lr
index 54a8c35..9bfaa55 100644
--- a/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/bridge/contents.lr
+++ b/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/bridge/contents.lr
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ This guide will help you set up an obfs4 bridge to help censored users connect t
 1. 24/7 Internet connectivity
 2. The ability to expose TCP ports to the Internet (make sure that NAT doesn't get in the way)
 
-Note: If you're running a platform that is not listed on this page, you can [compile obfs4 from source](https://gitlab.com/yawning/obfs4#installation).
+Note 1: If you're running a platform that is not listed on this page, you can [compile obfs4 from source](https://gitlab.com/yawning/obfs4#installation).
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+Note 2: If you're planning to turn an existing but non-bridge relay into a bridge relay, changing IP address, name and fingerprint is advised to avoid easy discovery and blocklisting by ISP or governments.
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 html: two-columns-page.html
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