Hey, So for the relay with the fingerprint 79E3B585803DE805CCBC00C1EF36B1E74372861D <https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/79E3B585803DE805CCBC00C1EF36B1E74372861D> OVH deleted the vps due to an error. I will need to start a new relay, but is it possible to configure with the original fingerprint as I have it written here? Thanks. --Keifer
hi, unless you have the keys for the old relay, no sadly. best, Yuka (at Menhera) On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 6:38 Keifer Bly via tor-relays < tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
Hey,
So for the relay with the fingerprint 79E3B585803DE805CCBC00C1EF36B1E74372861D <https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/79E3B585803DE805CCBC00C1EF36B1E74372861D>
OVH deleted the vps due to an error. I will need to start a new relay, but is it possible to configure with the original fingerprint as I have it written here? Thanks.
--Keifer
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Not a bug, but a feature with this one! Dawn
On Mar 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM, IT Operations Center via tor-relays <tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
hi,
unless you have the keys for the old relay, no sadly.
best,
Yuka (at Menhera)
On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 6:38 Keifer Bly via tor-relays <tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
Hey,
So for the relay with the fingerprint 79E3B585803DE805CCBC00C1EF36B1E74372861D
OVH deleted the vps due to an error. I will need to start a new relay, but is it possible to configure with the original fingerprint as I have it written here? Thanks.
--Keifer
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On 12.03.2026 11:29 Keifer Bly via tor-relays <tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
OVH deleted the vps due to an error. I will need to start a new relay, but is it possible to configure with the original fingerprint as I have it written here? Thanks.
If you have the key, you can just us it and it will have the same fingerprint. If you do not have the key, you cannot use this fingerprint. You will need to set up a new relay that behaves like a new one that never existed in the past. -- kind regards Marco Send spam to abfall1773311348@stinkedores.dorfdsl.de
Ok. Is what it is I suppose............ Thanks. --Keifer On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 9:48 AM Marco Moock via tor-relays < tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
On 12.03.2026 11:29 Keifer Bly via tor-relays <tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
OVH deleted the vps due to an error. I will need to start a new relay, but is it possible to configure with the original fingerprint as I have it written here? Thanks.
If you have the key, you can just us it and it will have the same fingerprint. If you do not have the key, you cannot use this fingerprint. You will need to set up a new relay that behaves like a new one that never existed in the past.
-- kind regards Marco
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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. On Thursday, March 12th, 2026 at 4:38 PM, Keifer Bly via tor-relays <tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
Hey,
So for the relay with the fingerprint [79E3B585803DE805CCBC00C1EF36B1E74372861D](https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/79E3B585803DE805CCBC00C1EF36B...)
OVH deleted the vps due to an error. I will need to start a new relay, but is it possible to configure with the original fingerprint as I have it written here? Thanks.
--Keifer
Am 14.03.2026 um 17:10:54 Uhr schrieb tztao via tor-relays:
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.
I back up the /var/lib/tor folder (cache excluded) and torrc. That's all you need. -- Gruß Marco Send unsolicited bulk mail to 1773504654muell@cartoonies.org
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
Thanks so much for the help all. --Keifer On Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 9:25 AM Bolle via tor-relays < tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
It's really something one should store in a password safe 😉
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Ok. Is what it is I suppose............
Thanks. --Keifer
On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 9:48 AM Marco Moock via tor-relays < tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
On 12.03.2026 11:29 Keifer Bly via tor-relays <tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
OVH deleted the vps due to an error. I will need to start a new relay, but is it possible to configure with the original fingerprint as I have it written here? Thanks.
If you have the key, you can just us it and it will have the same fingerprint. If you do not have the key, you cannot use this fingerprint. You will need to set up a new relay that behaves like a new one that never existed in the past.
-- kind regards Marco
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