# Mailing Lists **URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/c/mailing-lists/23.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.torproject.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.torproject.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.torproject.org/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Tor Relay Crash](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-tor-relay-crash/21934)
**Author:** [@Lavender\_I\_Tor\_Relay](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Lavender_I_Tor_Relay)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-tor-relay-crash/21934 "2026-08-04T01:17:50Z")
Hello, I've been tearing my hair out a bit lately. I launched a Tor middle relay a few weeks ago, but every so often, I get a dramatic spike in upload traffic, and the relay becomes almost unusable—or even crashes... I … --- ## [\[tor-project\] User Support Report for June 2026](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-user-support-report-for-june-2026/21941)
**Author:** [@ebanam](https://forum.torproject.org/u/ebanam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-user-support-report-for-june-2026/21941 "2026-08-03T18:32:21Z")
Hello everyone, This is the report from user support team for the month of June 2026. Note: (↑), (↓) and (-) are indicating if the number of tickets we received for these topics have been increasing, decreasing or have… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Heads up: anti-censorship tools now packaged on deb.torproject.org](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-heads-up-anti-censorship-tools-now-packaged-on-deb-torproject-org/21930)
**Author:** [@Micah\_Anderson](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Micah_Anderson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-heads-up-anti-censorship-tools-now-packaged-on-deb-torproject-org/21930 "2026-08-01T11:49:43Z")
Greetings, We're currently preparing 4 new Debian packages to be included in the Tor Project Debian repository hosted at "deb.torproject.org" in the coming days: \* lyrebird \* webtunnel \* snowflake-proxy … --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: reply to: 5 to 10 times more outgoing than incoming traffic](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-reply-to-5-to-10-times-more-outgoing-than-incoming-traffic/21932)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-reply-to-5-to-10-times-more-outgoing-than-incoming-traffic/21932 "2026-08-01T11:22:44Z")
Hello. Tor at 1AEO wrote: It's directory serving Is the attack coming from the same few IPs? Would rate-limiting output (with a very generous burst allowance) per-IP be effective here? I assume these different att… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] about vanguards](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-about-vanguards/21933)
**Author:** [@Markus\_Reichelt](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Markus_Reichelt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-about-vanguards/21933 "2026-07-31T13:57:11Z")
Hi, I do wonder if is deprecated/dead/no longer needed. Already asked on IRC but got no reply. And then there is Thanks for any pointers. ▶ ··· --- ## [\[tor-project\] Anti-censorship team meeting notes, 2026-07-30](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-anti-censorship-team-meeting-notes-2026-07-30/21931)
**Author:** [@onyinyang](https://forum.torproject.org/u/onyinyang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-anti-censorship-team-meeting-notes-2026-07-30/21931 "2026-07-30T17:42:28Z")
Hey everyone! Here are our meeting logs: And our meeting pad: Anti-censorship work meeting pad ▶ ··· --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: Circuit-building DoS wave: 20x peak, 8x sustained circuits on guard relays since Jun 25](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-circuit-building-dos-wave-20x-peak-8x-sustained-circuits-on-guard-relays-since-jun-25/21922)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-circuit-building-dos-wave-20x-peak-8x-sustained-circuits-on-guard-relays-since-jun-25/21922 "2026-07-28T08:02:03Z")
Hello. Toralf Förster wrote: Some estimation and more considerations were made in \[1\] and \[2\] That's interesting. I suppose I could just disable the limits for other relays and only keep the limits for non-relays. … --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: Circuit-building DoS wave: 20x peak, 8x sustained circuits on guard relays since Jun 25](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-circuit-building-dos-wave-20x-peak-8x-sustained-circuits-on-guard-relays-since-jun-25/21921)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-circuit-building-dos-wave-20x-peak-8x-sustained-circuits-on-guard-relays-since-jun-25/21921 "2026-07-28T01:22:31Z")
Hello. Toralf Förster wrote: Blocking a /24 subnet blocks up to 253 victims (Tor clients, Tor bridges etc, somethg else) if 1 malicious user is able to place a relay there. That's possible but unlikely. I don't see… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: Circuit-building DoS wave: 20x peak, 8x sustained circuits on guard relays since Jun 25](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-circuit-building-dos-wave-20x-peak-8x-sustained-circuits-on-guard-relays-since-jun-25/21918)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-circuit-building-dos-wave-20x-peak-8x-sustained-circuits-on-guard-relays-since-jun-25/21918 "2026-07-27T02:28:08Z")
Hello. I'm finding very good success automatically blocking an entire /24 (and /64 for IPv6) with a \>8/m over 2m and 16/h over 1h. Obviously the list of Tor relays is whitelisted (kept up to date with the cached conse… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] 1gbp/s Tor Relay](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-1gbp-s-tor-relay/21901)
**Author:** [@Lavender\_I\_Tor\_Relay](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Lavender_I_Tor_Relay)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-1gbp-s-tor-relay/21901 "2026-07-25T02:09:30Z")
Hello, I was wondering if it’s possible to allocate 1 Gbps of bandwidth to my Tor relay, or if it would be better to create multiple instances on the same server? I have a dedicated server in a data center. When I look… --- ## [\[tor-project\] Anti-censorship team meeting notes, 2026-07-23](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-anti-censorship-team-meeting-notes-2026-07-23/21911)
**Author:** [@meskio](https://forum.torproject.org/u/meskio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-anti-censorship-team-meeting-notes-2026-07-23/21911 "2026-07-23T16:18:29Z")
Hey everyone! Here are our meeting logs: And our meeting pad: Anti-censorship ▶ ··· --- ## [\[tor-relays\] relayor v26.2.0 is released - Goodbye "MyFamily"](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-relayor-v26-2-0-is-released-goodbye-myfamily/21663)
**Author:** [@nusenu](https://forum.torproject.org/u/nusenu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-relayor-v26-2-0-is-released-goodbye-myfamily/21663 "2026-07-22T08:18:16Z")
Hi, relayor v26.2.0 is released. This release marks the end of "MyFamily" support in relayor. Since all supported tor versions support the Happy Family design there is no reason to continue supporting the old "MyFami… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: If the IPv6 ORPort can't be reached, will clients/relays fall back to the IPv4 ORPort?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-if-the-ipv6-orport-cant-be-reached-will-clients-relays-fall-back-to-the-ipv4-orport/21898)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-if-the-ipv6-orport-cant-be-reached-will-clients-relays-fall-back-to-the-ipv4-orport/21898 "2026-07-21T10:47:42Z")
Hello. rE-Bo0t.bx1 wrote: Short answer: no, Tor doesn't do Happy Eyeballs for OR connections. Whatever address family gets picked for a connection attempt is what gets tried, and if it fails, that's it for that atte… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: adaption of a DDoS prevention solution](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-adaption-of-a-ddos-prevention-solution/21899)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-adaption-of-a-ddos-prevention-solution/21899 "2026-07-21T06:34:28Z")
Hello. Thankfully you do publish the source code. I've adapted it to IPv6, but I have some concerns. For example, I frequently see various Hetzner IPs getting quickly added to the blacklist. They appear to be from a r… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] If the IPv6 ORPort can't be reached, will clients/relays fall back to the IPv4 ORPort?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-if-the-ipv6-orport-cant-be-reached-will-clients-relays-fall-back-to-the-ipv4-orport/21897)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-if-the-ipv6-orport-cant-be-reached-will-clients-relays-fall-back-to-the-ipv4-orport/21897 "2026-07-20T21:52:57Z")
Hello. If a client or relay with IPv6 attempts to connect to a relay's IPv6 ORPort and receives no response, will it fall back to IPv4 or will it consider the relay unreachable? Assume that the directory authorities … --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: adaption of a DDoS prevention solution](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-adaption-of-a-ddos-prevention-solution/21893)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-adaption-of-a-ddos-prevention-solution/21893 "2026-07-20T03:08:43Z")
Hello. It would be good if you could describe the operation of the firewall in detail so that I can more easily re-implement it with nftables. What is described on the README doesn't seem to be the entire picture. I'… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Abnormal Firewall-States since 0.4.9.10](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-abnormal-firewall-states-since-0-4-9-10/21820)
**Author:** [@providedlan](https://forum.torproject.org/u/providedlan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-abnormal-firewall-states-since-0-4-9-10/21820 "2026-07-19T18:39:30Z")
Hi there, I want to report abnormal Firewall States since the update. Since a week or two, (I believe with 0.4.9.10) tor started to excessively use Firewall-States, far beyond what I observed beforehand. In normal ope… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] reply to: 5 to 10 times more outgoing than incoming traffic](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-reply-to-5-to-10-times-more-outgoing-than-incoming-traffic/21885)
**Author:** [@code9n1](https://forum.torproject.org/u/code9n1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-reply-to-5-to-10-times-more-outgoing-than-incoming-traffic/21885 "2026-07-19T11:36:36Z")
Update: re. 5 to 10 times more outgoing than incoming traffic on relay : 6AD7A3E682FE74BDFE34AC0F0D17714480BA773B About an hour after the large difference between incoming and outgoing it had quietened down to about 7M… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] 5 to 10 times more outgoing than incoming traffic](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-5-to-10-times-more-outgoing-than-incoming-traffic/21884)
**Author:** [@code9n1](https://forum.torproject.org/u/code9n1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-5-to-10-times-more-outgoing-than-incoming-traffic/21884 "2026-07-18T08:43:04Z")
Hi, re. guard / middle relay : 6AD7A3E682FE74BDFE34AC0F0D17714480BA773B Until yesterday I was getting a normal balance of about 25MB coming in and going out. But today I’m getting around 10MB incoming and averaging abo… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: Experiences running a Tor exit relay in Serbia (or with MAXKO)?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-experiences-running-a-tor-exit-relay-in-serbia-or-with-maxko/21880)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-experiences-running-a-tor-exit-relay-in-serbia-or-with-maxko/21880 "2026-07-17T09:03:30Z")
Hello. I operate two relays with Maxko, one of which is an exit (in ZA). I've conversed with the owner on a number of occasions. He's quite friendly and is experienced with Tor exits. He won't even forward abuse repor… --- ## [\[tor-project\] Anti-censorship team meeting notes, 2026-07-16](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-anti-censorship-team-meeting-notes-2026-07-16/21879)
**Author:** [@Cecylia\_Bocovich](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Cecylia_Bocovich)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-anti-censorship-team-meeting-notes-2026-07-16/21879 "2026-07-16T16:22:10Z")
Hey everyone! Here are our meeting logs: #tor-meeting: tor anti-censorship meeting And our meeting pad: Anti-censorship ▶ ··· --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Tor Metrics](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-tor-metrics/21866)
**Author:** [@wxw](https://forum.torproject.org/u/wxw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-tor-metrics/21866 "2026-07-13T20:07:19Z")
Hi I have operated many relays over the years. I only started using tor metrics to check up on my relays for maybe 3-5 years. Over the last year I have noticed that my uptime has reset randomly sometimes every couple of… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: Spam to relay address after three months](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-spam-to-relay-address-after-three-months/21868)
**Author:** [@Marco\_Moock](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Marco_Moock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-spam-to-relay-address-after-three-months/21868 "2026-07-13T12:08:07Z")
That's why I put some uceprotect spamtrap addresses in my description too, with names that indicate that they are traps. ▶ ··· --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Re: Circuit-building DoS wave: 20x peak, 8x sustained circuits on guard relays since Jun 25](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-circuit-building-dos-wave-20x-peak-8x-sustained-circuits-on-guard-relays-since-jun-25/21874)
**Author:** [@Logforme](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Logforme)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-re-circuit-building-dos-wave-20x-peak-8x-sustained-circuits-on-guard-relays-since-jun-25/21874 "2026-07-13T11:17:53Z")
I run the non-exit relay 8F6A78B1EA917F2BF221E87D14361C050A70CCC3 I have seen weird circuit behavior since about July 1st. Number of circuits are much higher than normal, about 120k instead of 80k. Every 2 hours, on the… --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Tor relay doing 400 Mbps up, 50 Mbps down until reboot](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-tor-relay-doing-400-mbps-up-50-mbps-down-until-reboot/21785)
**Author:** [@forest-relay-contact](https://forum.torproject.org/u/forest-relay-contact)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-tor-relay-doing-400-mbps-up-50-mbps-down-until-reboot/21785 "2026-07-11T20:01:51Z")
Hello. One of my relays, 54C85B97B4A5253483AA269B341C4CCF9328C443, had 400 Mbps up and only 50 Mbps down for several hours. Performance got so bad that could barely SSH in. Unfortunately, I rebooted before doing diagn… --- ## [\[tor-project\] Anti-censorship team meeting notes, 2026-07-02](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-anti-censorship-team-meeting-notes-2026-07-02/21816)
**Author:** [@Shelikhoo](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Shelikhoo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-anti-censorship-team-meeting-notes-2026-07-02/21816 "2026-07-02T16:23:35Z")
Hey everyone! Here are our meeting logs: And our meeting pad: Anti-censorship work meeting pad ▶ ··· --- ## [\[tor-dev\] \[Proposal for Arti\] Add REALITY as an optional pluggable transport for Arti](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-dev-proposal-for-arti-add-reality-as-an-optional-pluggable-transport-for-arti/21766)
**Author:** [@pryty26](https://forum.torproject.org/u/pryty26)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-dev-proposal-for-arti-add-reality-as-an-optional-pluggable-transport-for-arti/21766 "2026-06-30T15:47:14Z")
Hi, dear developers and tor-dev I have been following the development of Arti closely and would like to suggest a new and modern feature: Adding support for the REALITY protocol as a optional new PT protocol in Arti. I… --- ## [\[tor-project\] User Support Report for May 2026](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-user-support-report-for-may-2026/21802)
**Author:** [@ebanam](https://forum.torproject.org/u/ebanam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-project-user-support-report-for-may-2026/21802 "2026-06-29T11:31:11Z")
Hello everyone, This is the report from user support team for the month of May 2026. Note: (↑), (↓) and (-) are indicating if the number of tickets we received for these topics have been increasing, decreasing or have … --- ## [\[tor-relays\] GeoIPFile option warning](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-geoipfile-option-warning/12065)
**Author:** [@keb](https://forum.torproject.org/u/keb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-geoipfile-option-warning/12065 "2026-06-27T12:46:16Z")
I am seeing these warnings in Tor's notices.log: Mar 24 09:42:21.000 \[notice\] Configured to measure directory request statistics, but no GeoIP database found. Please specify a GeoIP database using the GeoIPFile option. … --- ## [\[tor-relays\] Maximizing contribution with own ASN + IPv6 — exit vs guard, IPv6 exit, AS diversity](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-maximizing-contribution-with-own-asn-ipv6-exit-vs-guard-ipv6-exit-as-diversity/21769)
**Author:** [@sl.lmysyibrgqzdsnbxh](https://forum.torproject.org/u/sl.lmysyibrgqzdsnbxh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-maximizing-contribution-with-own-asn-ipv6-exit-vs-guard-ipv6-exit-as-diversity/21769 "2026-06-25T22:20:30Z")
Hi all, I run my own ASN and announce my own IPv6 prefix via BGP (with valid RPKI ROAs), plus IPv4. I’d like to contribute to the network in the way that adds the most value, and I’d appreciate guidance from experienced… [Previous page](https://forum.torproject.org/c/mailing-lists/23.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.torproject.org/c/mailing-lists/23.md?page=3)