[tor-relays] Relay migration

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On Freitag, 14. Juni 2024 21:08:14 CEST Eldalië via tor-relays wrote:

> But it will run on the same hardware and software.
Do you have your own server in colocation?

> I don't mind about the Guard flag, the relay seldom had it because the
> connection was not very stable (had the flag every now and then for maybe 2
> month in total spanning >2 years). But does using the same keys after a long
> downtime cause significantly worse performance (meaning being underused)
> than going through all the lifecycle of a new relay [1] with new keys?
> 

Without guard or exit flags it doesn't matter at all.
So I have repeatedly moved relays from data center A to B and then to C. The 
DirAuth or Bw Scanner notices that your IP and bandwidth have changed and re-
measures your relay. If your relay has enough bandwidth at the new location 
and is running stable, you will usually get a guard flag on day 15.

With your keys you also keep the fingerprint, which saves you work if you have 
a relay family. With new keys all relays and possibly the config for
OrNetStats must be adjusted.


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