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Run a bridge campaign

As part of Sponsor 96, we will run a bridge campaign in November.

Run a Bridge campaign - 2021 version

In the last bridge campaign, in 2019, we got almost 100 bridges running during one month of campaign. But, as @phw noted, some of these bridges disappeared (almost 40%) after the campaign ended and other bridges didn't have obfs4. We rewarded ten new random bridge operators with a Tor T-shirt. Read more: Bridge campaign 2019 blog post.

In November, we have a planned activity to run a new bridge campaign to get new 200 obfs4 bridges. In this edition, I want to increase the rewards, where running more bridges will give more significant rewards to the operator.

Technical requirements

  • Static IPv4 address
  • OBFS4 pluggable transport configured
  • Uptime 24/7
  • Only 2 bridges per IPv4 address
  • Operators running more than 2 bridges should avoid sequential IP addresses
  • Avoid running bridges on the same IP address of your relay

Note: Based on the previous campaign retrospective, we should list the technical requirements on the blog post.

Claim your reward

Bridge operators will be rewarded:

    1. Golden Gate kit (limited to 10 kits)
    • Run 10 bridges for 1 year.
    • Reward: 1 Tor hoodie + 2 Tor T-shirt + stickers pack.
    1. Helix bridge kit (limited to 20 kits)
    • Run 5 bridges for 1 year.
    • Reward: 1 Tor T-shirt + stickers pack.
    1. Rialto bridge kit
    • Run 1 bridge for 1 year and you will be part of the 'reward lottery'.
    • Reward: we will randomly select 10 new bridge operators to receive a metallic roots Tor t-shirt as a token of our gratitude for your help defending the open internet.
    1. University bridge kit
    • Run a bridge for 1 year in your university.
    • Reward: 1 Tor T-shirt + stickers pack.

Campaign Rules

  1. Participants should claim their award by commenting on the Bridge's topic on the Tor Forum and sending an email with their full bridge line to frontdesk@torproject.org.
  2. Bridges will be tested and validated by the Tor Project staff.
  3. Rewards for the Golden Gate kit will follow this timeline:
  • 1 month - Tor Stickers
  • 3 months - Tor T-shirt
  • 6 months - 2nd Tor T-shirt
  • 9 months - Hoodie
  1. Rewards for Helix kit will follow this timeline:
  • 1 month - Tor Stickers
  • 3 months - Tor T-shirt
  1. Participants should subscribe to the Tor Forum <forum.torproject.net>.
  2. New bridges operators must follow the Tor relay good practices.
  3. Due our limited staff capacity at the end of year, expect to receive your first reward on January 2022.

Campaign timeline

November Monday 15 - December 15, 2021

  • Monday 15: Campaign blog post release
  • November 29: Cybermonday
  • December 15: End of the campaign
  • Team retrospective: January 15

To-Do list

  • Review rewards names. Maybe we find more interesting bridges
  • Design rewards graphs for the blog post and social media cards
  • Confirm with AC-Team the requirements
  • Check with Erin if the rewards timeline is feasible
  • Check with some relay operators, network health and AC teams if the rewards requirements are compatible or if we're over estimating.
  • Evaluate if we should extend the campaign period
Edited by Gus
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