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Looking for exit node VPS for non-profit privacy services
TurmiJeong
Member
Hi,
I'm running a Tor-like non-profit privacy service. My goal is to match Tor's functionality (excluding onion services, just internet access) but use the harder to detect Hysteria2 protocol to make it usable in countries like China and Russia where Tor is restricted. I've been running this for a while and have received positive feedback. However, hosting providers usually don't allow exit nodes for these services.
Our current strategy is using Leaseweb/Linode VPS as entry and relay nodes (since they don't seem to allow exit nodes), then connecting through Cloudflare Access (ZTNA+SWG) on second layer relay to access the internet and internal services. This meets compliance requirements but significantly hurts flexibility.
I've tested using AWS as an exit node (they are the only ones who explicitly said I could), but their pricing is unacceptable for a non-profit.
Are there any providers that can offer VPS for this kind of exit node?
My per-VPS requirements are:
- CPU: 4 Cores (Skylake or Zen2 is fine)
- RAM: 6GB
- Storage: No requirements (we don't keep logs)
- Bandwidth: 30TB/month or 200Mbps unmetered
- Region: EU preferred, others okay (no Russia)
- Network: Standard Tier 1 is fine since there's no direct connection to China; no need for expensive networks like CN2, CUII, or CMIN2.
- Budget: $20/VPS per month
I will implement basic security restrictions (blocking SMTP ports, payment sites, and known C&C addresses from abuse.ch, etc.). I can't guarantee zero complaints, but I will handle them as quickly as possible if they occur.
Thx for everyone XD.
Comments
Basically any provider that allows Tor Exit should be good for you.
@aluy
BuyVM
@gigahost
If it isn't Tor, I would ask their explicit permission due to inevitable abuse complaints.
Gigahost semi-recently (a few months ago) changed their terms about this, so new Tor exits (and presumably anything that would resemble a Tor exit) are no longer allowed - see section: 4. Miscellaneous
We can do this for you, a few exits are already running on our network as seen here: https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/as:40663
No stock plans like that, but for a good cause (Tor), will adjust.
Yes, that aligns with my thinking.
Thx!
Aside from blocking SMTP, payment websites, and known C&C servers, is there anything else you would like me to do?
I will do my utmost to comply with your regulations and ensure that you receive as few complaints as possible.
Yeah they changed it after they stopped using Verasel’s subnet and changed everyone back to their own IP. If you contact them, they are still open to it.
Since OP purposes doesn’t seem to bad compared to what Tor exits get, they most likely would allow it.