[tor-relays] Relay Control

Matt Traudt pastly at torproject.org
Fri Apr 16 11:47:32 UTC 2021


On 4/15/21 13:19, Kathi wrote:
>   What actually controls the tor relay? TORRC or nyx?
> 
>   I realize NYX is a 'monitor'. However nyx allows for
>   command line changes; i.e bandwidth/ports etc.
> 
>     thanks

The torrc.

Then if you connect to the relay's ControlPort/ControlSocket, you can
change most options even while the relay is running. These changes are
NOT SAVED to the torrc.

That's what nyx does.

Matt


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