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Evade Geo-blocking with Tor on Raspberry Pi

Got a site which won't allow you access from overseas? 

Got no VPN?

Got an internet-connected Raspberry Pi? 

Read on.

Tor is a network protocol that hides your internet address by tunnelling your traffic through volunteer relays. 

What isn't widely known is that you can specify the country of your final relay, or exit node, so that it appears you are within that country.

Having a separate Linux-based server arguably makes Tor easier to set up, and I won't reinvent (retype?) the wheel, but just link to the best guide is available here:

https://www.maketecheasier.com/set-up-tor-proxy-with-raspberry-pi/

Now, simply another line to /var/lib/torrc. E.g.:

#Australian location

ExitNodes {au} StrictNodes 1

More details here:

https://www.optimizationcore.com/security/set-tor-exit-node-tor-browser-country-code-specific-node/

Caveats:

  • Do not use this for games or streaming video. The Tor network, designed for activists and whistle-blowers fearing persecution to transmit sensitive low-bandwidth text data, cannot handle it.
  • Some websites, like that of my supermarket rewards points scheme (surprisingly), detect and refuse to work with Tor traffic. This seems common with sites hosted on AWS Cloudfront.


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Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia

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