This is what I did on a Raspberry since snowflake can run as a normal service without a browser, too. The Raspberry then runs 24/7 and I don’t have to care if my browser is running.
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LWD@lemm.ee 5 months ago
All you need is a web browser running Snowflake to help people connect to Tor!
Sunny@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
Wow this is neat! Wasn’t aware of this. Is this the same as running a full dedicated relay?
Have already installed and activated it, and will do so on more of my devices.
johnassel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Snowflake acts as an entry point. A lot of official TOR entry nodes are blacklisted in some contries. Since Snowflake can run basically behind any IP anywhere where a browser is, it is hard to block them. In that way users in suppressed countries can still access the TOR network through Snowflake but the official entry nodes.
Sunny@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
Ah I see, good to know. I don’t think my country blocks them, but I’ll try to do some research. It seems like TOR has a nice overview over good and bad ISPs too, if one were to go the route of hosting through a company: community.torproject.org/relay/…/good-bad-isps/
lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Neat.
Sunny@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
Didnt take long before someone connected, feels good to help!
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