Re: [tor-relays] I need to shut down my relay for a month possibly, what should I do

On 15.04.2013 03:45, Nate Homier wrote:

If I shut down for a month what will happen to my relay. What if someone chooses the same nick for their relay and so on.

Nicknames are not unique. Someone can pick the same nickname even when your relay is around. A unique property is the fingerprint derived from the relay private key.

You can shut down relays any time, even or especially over longer periods of time. It will take some time to "recover" and regain its current status, but don't worry about that.