On Oct 5, 2011, at 7:20 PM, Steve Snyder wrote: > I have a relay with a fixed monthly bandwidth limit, so I expect the relay to > hibernate toward the end of the month. (I'm trying to spread the bandwidth > out over the month, but actual relay utilization cannot be estimated > accurately.) > > I'm wondering how to time this hibernation period. What I'd like to avoid is > hibernating during a period when relay hibernation is common. > > If I know that most Accounting-limited relays hibernate at, say, the end of > the calendar month, then I can schedule my hibernation to be at the start of > the calendar month. If most hibernation is done on Saturday (day 6, the end > of the week) then I can arrange to sleep on Wednesday (day 3). > > Is there a known trend to relay hibernation that I can schedule against? > > Thanks.
After running for a whole accounting period, Tor automatically randomizes the start time so that you will use up all your bandwidth for the configured time, assuming the traffic from last month is a good indication for the traffic of this month (it usually is) and that you have kept your state file around, so that Tor can save this data. In short: You don't have to do anything, Tor is already smart enough to handle it. If you notice problems, please let us know by filing a bug! Thanks Sebastian _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
