> On 28. Jul 2017, at 18:45, Isaac Grover, Aileron I.T. <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Good morning, > > Since the Nickname option is merely cosmetic, we can safely reuse an expired > Tor exit node's nickname on a new Tor exit node with no adverse side effects > on directories, metrics sites, or the network as a whole? >
Yes. Fingerprint is important, name doesnt really matter. > Make your day great, > Isaac Grover, Senior I.T. Consultant > Aileron I.T. - "Practical & Proactive I.T. Solutions" > > O: 715-377-0440, F:715-690-1029, W: www.aileronit.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tor-relays [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of teor > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 6:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Best practices to move a Tor node? > > >> On 27 Jul 2017, at 23:10, niftybunny <[email protected]> wrote: >> ... >>> On 27. Jul 2017, at 15:07, Isaac Grover, Aileron I.T. >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Good morning from Wisconsin, >>> >>> What are the best practices with regards to moving a Tor node to a >>> new server in a different country? Is it as simple as securely >>> transferring files to the new server and restarting the Tor service >> >> Yes :) > > You can also delete the old keys and start a new relay. > > It's more secure, better for network load balancing, and easier to get it > right. > > Your new VPS likely has different network performance to your old VPS, and > transferring the keys transfers the old performance measurements. It's better > for clients that performance measurements are accurate, even if it takes some > time for your new relay to be measured. > > See this thread for more details: > https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2016-September/010229.html > > T > > -- > Tim Wilson-Brown (teor) > > teor2345 at gmail dot com > PGP C855 6CED 5D90 A0C5 29F6 4D43 450C BA7F 968F 094B > ricochet:ekmygaiu4rzgsk6n > xmpp: teor at torproject dot org > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
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