This is a Tor Exit Node
The IP address you are looking at belongs to a Tor exit relay, run by a volunteer who donates bandwidth and server resources to the Tor network — completely free of charge.
❓ What is this?
Tor is a free, open-source software and a worldwide network of servers (“relays”) that lets people browse the internet anonymously. Traffic in Tor is encrypted and bounced through several relays, so no single point knows both who the user is and which website they are visiting.
A tor exit relay is the last hop in this chain: it is the server through which Tor users' traffic leaves the network and reaches the regular internet. This page exists to explain what you are seeing when you end up on this IP address.
🤝 Why does this relay exist?
This relay is operated by an ordinary volunteer. Its purpose is simple: to help the Tor network and the millions of people who rely on it — journalists, activists, researchers, abuse survivors, and ordinary users who simply value their privacy.
- The operator pays for the server and bandwidth out of their own pocket;
- there are no ads, no tracking, no logs and no profit of any kind;
- the relay is not affiliated with any government or commercial organisation;
- it is just one person sharing their internet connection to keep the web open and free.
If you like the idea, consider running a relay yourself or donating to the Tor Project at torproject.org.
⚠️ For website owners & abuse reports
If you are seeing connections from this IP address, please note: a Tor exit relay is shared infrastructure. Thousands of completely unrelated Tor users may appear to connect from this same IP at any moment. The traffic does not originate from the operator of this server, and the operator has no control over, or knowledge of, its content.
Blocking Tor outright also blocks legitimate users: journalists, whistleblowers and people living under censorship. A better approach is to allow Tor users and handle abuse on your own application layer. See Tor's community resources for details.
🛠️ Want to help too?
The Tor network is built entirely by volunteers. You can help by running a relay or a bridge, translating documentation, coding, or donating. It takes just a few hours to set up a basic relay on a spare server.
Start here: Run a relay · Tor Community Portal · Donate