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How To Setup A Lokinet Exit Node for "Normies" aka newbies aka non-developers.
A Lokinet Exit Node is a next-generation onion routing service that works like a VPN. It is similar to TOR or I2P, though a heck of a lot better. You will be able to surf Lokinet as well as regular 'ol clearnet (the "real" main internet everyone uses) with complete state-of-the-art privacy and anonymity. For example, if you are a TOR regular, you likely use a VPN for that extra protection against ISP snooping. Well, now you can just use a Lokinet Exit Node for a vastly superior protection in comparisson to regular VPNs
You can find free Lokinet Exit Nodes around, although performance mileage may vary. Alternatively, some super high performance Exit Nodes exist, where for a very small fee you will be able to surf the entire internet with great performance. You can find offers over at http://cafe.loki
Alternatively, you can run your own Exit Node!
This guide is intended for everyone out there who struggles with classic build instructions given by developlers. What is terribly logical to them is often weird and alien to the rest of us.
The purpose of this tutorial is to give you an idiot-proof copy/paste procedure that should work with virtually any VPS (virtual private server) running Ubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 20.04. Other flavours are likely to work, however not tested.
A Lokinet Exit is very CPU dependent. Be sure to buy a quality dedicated server, or a very high quality VPS. Recommended is 2 or more cores, and 4GB RAM. RAM is not so important, but the more cores with higher frequencies, the better.
Be sure to check their bandwidth limitations and your personal usage to avoid nasty surprises come billing.
Alright, enough talk, let's get our hands dirty.