15 Mar
2026
15 Mar
'26
4:46 p.m.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2026 at 05:10:54PM +0000, tztao via tor-relays wrote:
I have also lost a few relay in the past due to failed backup of keys. Maybe there should be a general guidance in docs asking relay operator to backup the keys, essential in case your server is suspended/drive fail/other reasons.
You might enjoy Step 9 on https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/post-install/ entitled "Backup Tor Identity Keys" The other items on that page are worth reading through as well. (There is a separate problem, which is that we have a lot of documentation and probably also a lot of different places that people will look for the documentation, but, that is a different issue. :) --Roger