I was reading this guide on how to run a snowflake proxy, and I’m considering doing it.

https://snowflake.torproject.org/

I’m currently renting a small VPS for my self-hosted services, and I have some spare capacity. So I was wondering, are there any downsides that I might be overlooking?

My self-hosted services are on a URL with my real name. Could there be any privacy or legal implications for me? (I don’t live under an authoritarian regime)

    • mim@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Thanks! Would you be able to elaborate a bit more?

      It was my understanding that this is not the same thing as running an exit node.

      • ErwinLottemann@feddit.deEnglish
        217·
        1 year ago

        I skimmed over the page you linked and it sounds like an ‘exit node’, or more precisely, just a proxy. So all the traffic looks like it’s coming from you.

        • Brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          24·
          1 year ago

          From OP’s link under the “operate a Snowflake proxy” section

          You can join thousands of volunteers from around the world who have a Snowflake proxy installed and running. There is no need to worry about which websites people are accessing through your Snowflake proxy. Their visible browsing IP address will match their Tor exit node, not yours.

          A Snowflake proxy is not a Tor exit node.