On Tue, Jun 04, 2024 at 04:42:50PM +0000, Eldalië via tor-relays wrote:
Hello everyone. I have to move somewhere else a a (middle) relay I have been running for a few years. It will be down for 2-4 weeks, then be back online in a different location, with different ISP, at better speed. But it will run on the same hardware and software. Should I keep the same keys, or start from scratch?
Thanks for running relays!
I would say that either choice is reasonable. So if there is one that makes you feel happier about your contribution, go with that one. :)
Having a relay downtime of 2-4 weeks though could really increase the time until you get flags like Guard back, due to some design flaws in how the directory authorities track stability. (The simple version of the issue is: we treat downtime as much more serious than not-existing-yet.)
So for that reason I would probably pick 'start from scratch' if I were doing it. Making a new set of keys is easy and simple and doesn't really hurt anything.
--Roger