[tor-talk] Multiple servers with SAME hidden service

[intrigeri]

andrew at torproject.is wrote (20 Oct 2012 16:01:01 GMT) :
> The last to publish a descriptor wins. I do this now for some of my own
> hidden services. The relevant keys are copied to multiple machines. If
> one goes offline, the others become used.

> This is more like failover than load balancing, but it works today.

We've been doing the same for a month or two for the SMTP relay used
by WhisperBack in Tails, and are happy with it.