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I've been wondering this myself, and recently found this thread:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/791/how-to-calculate-optimal-relay-bandwidth-throughput">https://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/791/how-to-calculate-optimal-relay-bandwidth-throughput</a><br>
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TL;DR, using AccountingMax means your relay won't be very stable
because it will be idle for a certain amount of time, whereas
RelayBandwidthRate will allow you to remain online at a slower
speed.<br>
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Another thing to take into account is that a relay's DirPort is
disabled when AccountingMax is set, so you won't be able to mirror
directory information.<br>
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Personally I think throttling a relay is better for the network as a
whole. I'd rather have a slow, reliable connection than a fast and
spotty connection.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/14/2016 01:30 PM, Tor-Node.net
wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Hi!</p>
<p dir="ltr">I have a VPS on a 6 TB (rx + tx) per month plan.</p>
<p dir="ltr">What is most useful for the Tor network:</p>
<p dir="ltr">a) Run it at full speed for about seven days per
month (AccountingMax)</p>
<p dir="ltr">or</p>
<p dir="ltr">b) Throttle network speed by setting
RelayBandwidthRate and always be online?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Kind regards<br>
Tor-node.net</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
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