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<h1>Configuring a Tor relay</h1>
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The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
people who run relays, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
Tor to be a relay too. We have many features that make Tor relays easy
and convenient, including <a href="<wikifaq>#RelayFlexible">rate limiting
for bandwidth, exit policies so you can limit your exposure to abuse
complaints, and support for dynamic IP addresses</a>.
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<p>You can run a Tor relay on <a href="<wikifaq>#RelayOS">pretty
much any</a> operating system. Tor relays work best on Linux, OS X Tiger
or later, FreeBSD 5.x+, NetBSD 5.x+, and Windows Server 2003 or later.
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#install">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
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<p>Before you start, you need to make sure that Tor is up and running.
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<p>Visit our <a href="<page download/download>">download page</a> and
install the "Installation Bundle" for your OS.
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<p>If it's convenient, you might also want to use it as a client for a
while to make sure it's actually working.</p>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#setup">Step Two: Set it up as a relay</a></h2>