[tor-relays] Hibernation Expectations

[Tim Wilson-Brown - teor]

> On 9 Mar 2016, at 05:29, stealth at nym.mixmin.net wrote:
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> I am allocating 100gb of bandwidth up and down every day. When my
> middle relay goes into hibernation, should I expect my stats to go
> to hell? Should I also expect my flags my stable and guard flags to
> be removed?

Yes, but they'll come back eventually.

> 
> If I reach my bandwidth restrictions 10 hours before it is reset,
> is this the reason why the relay would lose guard and stable flags?
> I may need to restrict my bandwidth to 60gb up and down as I only
> have 3tb of bandwidth to donate on a monthly basis.

This is another question we see frequently.
Until we get a FAQ or wiki entry for it, I'd encourage you to search the list archives for previous answers.

There are good reasons to run a relay that's always on.
Then again, there are also good reasons to run a fast relay.
If you're very close to your bandwidth cutoff, why not decrease it slightly, and run all the time?

Tim

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