Tor Relay Node Hosting in Iceland

Iceland sits outside the 14 Eyes intelligence framework and outside the EU directive web on data retention. The Modern Media Initiative codifies protections for intermediaries that include hosting providers and traffic forwarders. For a Tor middle relay, this means the host has no statutory duty to capture or store traffic metadata beyond billing. For a bridge, it means the IP can stay on the public bridge db roster for extended periods without being compelled to log connecting users.

Iceland reaches London in 25 ms, Frankfurt in 30 ms, New York in 40 ms and Toronto in 50 ms over Greenland Connect and Iris cable systems. The transatlantic reach is useful for relays that participate in circuits crossing the ocean, which is a significant share of Tor traffic. Our Iceland Tier 1 uplinks sustain over 1 Gbit per VPS and the consortium peering at RIX Reykjavik gives access to all major upstream carriers.

Mini at 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM and 30 GB NVMe at 8 USD per month for a bridge. Standard at 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM at 16 USD per month for a medium throughput middle relay. Pro at 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM at 32 USD per month for a high throughput guard or middle relay. Unmetered or high cap bandwidth on 1 Gbit, with 10 Gbit upgrade for dedicated relay hosts. Crypto only billing.

Set the ContactInfo to a monitored relay specific email. Run the relay under tor user with NoNewPrivileges and ProtectSystem strict in systemd. Bind only ORPort and DirPort to public. Disable journald persistence to keep logs in RAM. Do not run hidden services on the same VPS as the relay. Anubiz Host welcomes middle relays and bridges. Exit relays need a separate conversation about IP allocation and abuse handling.