Selfhosted

61555 readers

416 users here now

A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.

Rules:

Detailed Rules Post

Be civil.
No spam.
Posts are to be related to self-hosting.
Don't duplicate the full text of your blog or readme if you're providing a link.
Submission headline should match the article title.
No trolling.
Promotion posts require active participation, with an account that is at least 30 days old. F/LOSS without a paywall has exceptions, with requirements. See the rules link for details. Tags [CBH] or [AIP] are required, see the links in Rule 8 for details.
AI-related discussions and AI-involved promotional posts have additional requirements for tagging, as noted in Rule 7 and the AI & Promotional Post Expanded Rules post, and find example disclosures here.

Resources:

selfh.st Newsletter and index of selfhosted software and apps
awesome-selfhosted software
awesome-sysadmin resources
Self-Hosted Podcast from Jupiter Broadcasting

Any issues on the community? Report it using the report flag.

Questions? DM the mods!

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

curbstickle@anarchist.nexus

curbstickle_lw@lemmy.world

121

Tor calls for more Snowflake proxies! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

9 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Hello. Tors community Leader gus just called for help to run more Snowflake proxies due to the recent internet restrictions in Iran.

What is Snowflake?

Snowflake allows you to connect to the Tor network in places where Tor is blocked by routing your connection through volunteer proxies located in uncensored countries.

Similar to VPNs, which help users bypass Internet censorship, Snowflake disguises your Internet activity as though you’re making a video or voice call, making you less detectable to Internet censors.

How can I help?

You can set up a standalone proxy on your Server or, if you don't feel for the hustle, you can install Tors Browser extension and just keep your Tab open.

You can even help with just your phone! Install Orbot (iOS/Android) and enable Kindness mode.

Every Snowflake counts! Thank you!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That link for orbot doesn't go anywhere. At least for me. A bunch of qr codes - 3 of which 404. None get to a download.

The fdroid link 404s.

Anyway, here's the current release for android

https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/repo/orbot-latest.apk

If you run Linux you can run it - you don't need a dedicated server. You can config to your specs. See here https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/snowflake/

sudo apt install snowflake

or snowflake-proxy for just the server On debian/Ubuntu.

Termux can run the proxy using the same command

pkg install snowflake-proxy

And here's the official site

https://snowflake.torproject.org/

Ironic, though, they don't use the snowflake widget on their own site

But you can just open this page in any browser https://snowflake.torproject.org/embed.html