1AEO Blog

Updates, insights, and community posts from 1st Amendment Encrypted Openness.

Navigating Top Relay Trackers: Measure and Compare Tor Nodes

By 1AEO Team • May 26, 2025

A straightforward guide to the leading Tor relay dashboards—compare their bandwidth stats, update frequency, map views, and detailed features to monitor your nodes and network with ease. Read more

BGP Configuration Files for Tor Relay Servers

By 1AEO Team • May 1, 2025

Supercharge your Tor relay deployments with turnkey BGP configs that take you from zero to announced in minutes. Read more

Full-Throttle Tor: Real-World 10 Gbps Performance

By 1AEO Team • April 30, 2025

Running a 10 Gbps Tor relay at maximum capacity reveals lessons every operator should know before scaling up. Read more

High-Capacity Relays: Can Bigger Bandwidth Make a Bigger Difference?

By 1AEO Team • March 31, 2025

A recent thread on the Tor-relays list raises a fundamental question for operators: is it better to deploy a single high-capacity server, or several smaller ones distributed across locations and providers? Read more