# Tor node on live USB
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888
**Category:** Relay Operator
**Created:** [April 7, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888 "2022-04-07T11:04:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@lobbyisten](https://forum.torproject.org/u/lobbyisten)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888/1 "2022-04-07T11:04:05Z")
Hello,
I would like to know how one would automatically boot an TOR node from an live usb ?
Are there any “ready” Iso images available?
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### Author:  [@Superpaul209](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Superpaul209)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888/2 "2022-04-07T16:52:07Z")
Hello @lobbyisten ,
There isn’t an ISO for a Tor relay unfortunetaly.
What is the goal of making a node on a live USB instead of an install on a server ?
Will you create a bridge or a middle relay ?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@Gray](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Gray)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888/3 "2022-04-26T18:46:53Z")
A lot of lower-tier off-lease/second hand hardware is sold without harddrives, and being able to boot up linux with a $7 thumb drive and run with the sole purpose of being a Tor Node can be useful in the niche edge case where one doesn’t have a hard drive laying around.
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### Author:  [@gus](https://forum.torproject.org/u/gus)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888/4 "2022-04-26T19:00:38Z")
Some years ago there were two projects: tor-ramdisk and torride, but both are unmaintained and archived.
Torride: [Aperçu - TORRIDE - Koumbit's Redmine](http://web.archive.org/web/20160906022100/https://redmine.koumbit.net/projects/torride)
"Tor-ramdisk is a uClibc-based micro Linux distribution whose only purpose is to host a Tor server in an environment that maximizes security and privacy. "
[https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor-ramdisk.git/tree/](https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor-ramdisk.git/tree/)
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### Author:  [@Mister\_Magoo](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Mister_Magoo)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888/5 "2022-05-30T06:41:10Z")
Tor on TAILS
[https://tails.boum.org/about/index.en.html](https://tails.boum.org/about/index.en.html)
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### Author:  [@Gray](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Gray)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888/6 "2022-06-27T17:06:46Z")
Tails no longer has developer interest in developing a relay/server version of Tails.
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### Author:  [@Mister\_Magoo](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Mister_Magoo)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-node-on-live-usb/2888/7 "2022-06-27T18:21:31Z")
That’s just a torrc configuration issue, isn’t it? Just run Tor on TAILS and edit torrc so you’re running a relay/server, and poke a hole for the necessary ports for Tor through the firewall.
I guess I can understand why TAILS decided to discontinue a torrc configuration for a server or relay… it reduces the threat vector, especially for those who accidentally misconfigure Tor to run as a server and don’t know it.
That doesn’t help the Tor Project itself to expand bandwidth, though.