[tor-relays] PSA: Exit nodes on 0.4.7.x might see less traffic

[Georg Koppen]

Hello everyone!

As you might have noticed, Tor Browser 13 got released last week[1] 
which ships for the first time a Tor 0.4.8.x version (0.4.8.7) to our 
stable Tor Browser users. One of the main features in the 0.4.8.x series 
is Conflux, which allows traffic-splitting to improve Tor performance.[2]


Given that we assume Tor Browser users are a large fraction of our 
overall Tor users and 0.4.8.7 deployed by Tor Browser results in 
pre-built Conflux circuits, there is a chance that exit nodes on 0.4.7.x 
might see less traffic over time. An easy way to avoid or fix that 
problem is an upgrade to the 0.4.8.x series.


Georg

[1] https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-130/
[2] 
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torspec/-/blob/288c5134ddb737e321cf352a9c80bbe595812bce/proposals/329-traffic-splitting.txt


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Re: [tor-relays] Relay Bandwidth Limit

[Eddie]

I was never able to get the other bandwidth shaping parameters in tor to 
work how I wanted.


So, for my bandwidth limited server, I ended up loading "wondershaper" 
so I could provide a limited bandwidth continuously throughout the month 
instead of an on/off/on/off/... connection.


Cheers.


On 10/16/2023 7:15 AM, Jonathan van der Steege wrote:

Hi Dan,

Please be aware that the AccountingMax is per direction of traffic 
(in/out). So 5TB is effectively 2*5=10TB in total.
See also 
https://support.torproject.org/relay-operators/limit-total-bandwidth/
And maybe you don't want all your bandwidth used and want some traffic 
reserved for connecting/operating via ssh for example and installing 
updates during the month.
And indeed, the traffic will stop when the limit is reached or when 
all bandwidth the VPS provider gave is used.


Regards,
Jonathan



*De :*
Dan 

*Envoyé :* 16 octobre 2023 15:19:36 GMT+02:00
*À :*
"tor-relays@lists.torproject.org" 

*Objet :*
Re: [tor-relays] Relay Bandwidth Limit


“day 1 00:00”. It looks as though my relay is going to blow past that 
limit based on the average data transferred per day and how many days 
are left in the month. Will it simply stop transferring data when the 
monthly limit is hit?


Thanks



On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 8:17 AM, Dan mailto:On Mon, 
Oct 16, 2023 at 8:17 AM, Dan <> wrote:

Hi all,

I’ve been running my first relay for a few weeks now. The VPS 
provider I chose provides 5TB of bandwidth per month so I have set 
AccountingMax to “5 TB” and AccountingStart to



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