# Relay Operator **URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/c/support/relay-operator/17.md?page=4 [Latest](https://forum.torproject.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.torproject.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.torproject.org/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Tor Relay Inside Unprivileged LXC Container Unreachable](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relay-inside-unprivileged-lxc-container-unreachable/20677)
**Author:** [@RadicalPrivacy](https://forum.torproject.org/u/RadicalPrivacy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relay-inside-unprivileged-lxc-container-unreachable/20677 "2025-10-13T10:49:06Z")
Hello Community! I’m currently facing an issue with my Tor relay. I have three containers running, all of which are fully externally reachable. However, the Tor daemon does not report reachability for its ORPort. The co… --- ## [Tor Exit Relay with Unbound, problems](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-exit-relay-with-unbound-problems/20646)
**Author:** [@Betaman2k](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Betaman2k)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-exit-relay-with-unbound-problems/20646 "2025-10-06T10:19:50Z")
Hey Who can help me with a Tor exit relay using Unbound ? With Unbound, I have 1-2 days of exit, followed by bad exit. Without Unbound, I have until Exit and all votes on EXIT (public DNS, which I don’t like) My Unbo… --- ## [All my Tor exit relays get automatic BadExit - help!](https://forum.torproject.org/t/all-my-tor-exit-relays-get-automatic-badexit-help/20623)
**Author:** [@Betaman2k](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Betaman2k)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/all-my-tor-exit-relays-get-automatic-badexit-help/20623 "2025-10-01T05:47:08Z")
I’ve tried creating Tor exit relays across multiple hosting providers, but every single one gets immediate BadExit flags from all authorities. Even with: Fresh servers, new fingerprints Standard configurations (identi… --- ## [Is running a tor relay something worth-while to put on college apps/resume](https://forum.torproject.org/t/is-running-a-tor-relay-something-worth-while-to-put-on-college-apps-resume/20547)
**Author:** [@carbonarawarriorr](https://forum.torproject.org/u/carbonarawarriorr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/is-running-a-tor-relay-something-worth-while-to-put-on-college-apps-resume/20547 "2025-09-24T01:57:01Z")
Its what it says in the title, I’ve very recently starting running a tor relay and was wondering if its something that could be brought up in a college app. I think it may be very dependent on whoever is reading my app t… --- ## [Are all ports just as good for bridges?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/are-all-ports-just-as-good-for-bridges/20554)
**Author:** [@Ridden2387](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Ridden2387)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/are-all-ports-just-as-good-for-bridges/20554 "2025-09-10T16:52:36Z")
I’m looking to host a bridge relay. In the instructions, it looks like you can select any port to use: Tor Project | Docker. Are all ports just as good? Or are some more helpful/useful? Thanks. --- ## [New WebTunnel Bridge has no traffic](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-webtunnel-bridge-has-no-traffic/20533)
**Author:** [@Maledict](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Maledict)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-webtunnel-bridge-has-no-traffic/20533 "2025-09-09T13:38:45Z")
Hi, I have setup a WebTunnel Bridge a week ago, and since a few days the metrics page says that the bridge is being distributed by HTTPS. Despite this, there isn’t any traffic on the relay except mine. The webtunnel br… --- ## [Should relay operators turn on ConnectionPadding?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/should-relay-operators-turn-on-connectionpadding/20538)
**Author:** [@anon15142117](https://forum.torproject.org/u/anon15142117)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/should-relay-operators-turn-on-connectionpadding/20538 "2025-09-07T16:31:15Z")
Hey there, so there’s that option which allows the client and relay (first hop or all?) to enable connection padding, but because some people want padding, others maybe don’t, then doesn’t ConnectionPadding auto make it… --- ## [Running public Tor relay behind a reverse-proxy?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/running-public-tor-relay-behind-a-reverse-proxy/20456)
**Author:** [@Kemp](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Kemp)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/running-public-tor-relay-behind-a-reverse-proxy/20456 "2025-08-29T15:41:20Z")
I would like to run public Tor relay on a fast residential gigabit fiber so that I can have physical control over it, but the traffic would need to be routed through different IP-address, eg. a VPS-host that runs just so… --- ## [\[Help\] Relays finally start but show 0 bytes of traffic - I’m out of ideas](https://forum.torproject.org/t/help-relays-finally-start-but-show-0-bytes-of-traffic-i-m-out-of-ideas/20510)
**Author:** [@Aleff](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Aleff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/help-relays-finally-start-but-show-0-bytes-of-traffic-i-m-out-of-ideas/20510 "2025-08-25T21:02:14Z")
Hi everyone, I could use a sanity check. All my relays suddenly went offline. I’ve managed to get them to start again, but they now sit there with 0 B traffic (data from metrics). I’m not sure what I’m still missing. W… --- ## [How is Tor able to know if a client is unique or not ? ](https://forum.torproject.org/t/how-is-tor-able-to-know-if-a-client-is-unique-or-not/20499)
**Author:** [@Maledict](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Maledict)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/how-is-tor-able-to-know-if-a-client-is-unique-or-not/20499 "2025-08-22T15:33:26Z")
Each 6 hours, my tor bridge says “I have seen X unique clients.”. But how does it know if a client is unique or not ? To know if a client is new or not it would need to keep old clients IP, which would be really bad fo… --- ## [V2 Directory Flag Requirements](https://forum.torproject.org/t/v2-directory-flag-requirements/20288)
**Author:** [@TorSuperNodes](https://forum.torproject.org/u/TorSuperNodes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/v2-directory-flag-requirements/20288 "2025-08-19T10:22:22Z")
So, what is the ACTUAL code needed in the torrc file to enable this flag? I read on the official Tor Relay setup that is was this: DirPort 9030 Which I did, and made sure 9030 was open on the firewall, and that does N… --- ## [Obfs4 Bridge wrongly shown as offline in metrics.torproject.org](https://forum.torproject.org/t/obfs4-bridge-wrongly-shown-as-offline-in-metrics-torproject-org/20437)
**Author:** [@Maledict](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Maledict)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/obfs4-bridge-wrongly-shown-as-offline-in-metrics-torproject-org/20437 "2025-08-17T13:51:55Z")
I already had problems with this relay. I had to wait 2 weeks before getting users. Now I finally have users and my bridge is used a lot. However, it’s sometimes shown as offline despite working perfectly fine. I wonder … --- ## [IPv6 with dynamic prefix behind NAT](https://forum.torproject.org/t/ipv6-with-dynamic-prefix-behind-nat/5296)
**Author:** [@Dosee](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Dosee)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/ipv6-with-dynamic-prefix-behind-nat/5296 "2025-08-15T12:50:44Z")
Hi, I’m new here. I set up a small tor relay on my old server. The server runs on a private internet connection and is therefore behind a router. With this Internet connection, the public IPv4 is changed at regular or i… --- ## [Can't connect to my obfs4 bridge over the internet or my lan (unraid docker image, custom port)](https://forum.torproject.org/t/cant-connect-to-my-obfs4-bridge-over-the-internet-or-my-lan-unraid-docker-image-custom-port/20385)
**Author:** [@nfriedly](https://forum.torproject.org/u/nfriedly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/cant-connect-to-my-obfs4-bridge-over-the-internet-or-my-lan-unraid-docker-image-custom-port/20385 "2025-08-13T15:59:16Z")
Hi, I’m looking for some help troubleshooting my obfs4-bridge. I’ve been running the obfs4 bridge docker for a while now, and it seems to get a modest amount of traffic according to Relay Search. I got an email from som… --- ## [TorFlow real-time map](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torflow-real-time-map/20235)
**Author:** [@TorSuperNodes](https://forum.torproject.org/u/TorSuperNodes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torflow-real-time-map/20235 "2025-08-12T02:56:42Z")
Have ya’ll seen this? INCREDIBLE and AWESOME!! I am wondering, why does the majority of traffic that hits US soil go through the East Coast and not the West? Is is because: Faster route to Europe? Not enough rel… --- ## [New bridge not being distributed by BridgeDB](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-bridge-not-being-distributed-by-bridgedb/20339)
**Author:** [@Maledict](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Maledict)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-bridge-not-being-distributed-by-bridgedb/20339 "2025-08-10T12:05:53Z")
Hi, I’ve setup a Docker obfs4 bridge a few days ago (9 days ago) but the Bridge distribution mechanism is still set to None even though it shouldn’t take more than a day for the bridge to be distributed. In the logs it… --- ## [I can't get my VPS tor relay route any traffic. It says port 80 closed](https://forum.torproject.org/t/i-cant-get-my-vps-tor-relay-route-any-traffic-it-says-port-80-closed/20277)
**Author:** [@Dray](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Dray)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/i-cant-get-my-vps-tor-relay-route-any-traffic-it-says-port-80-closed/20277 "2025-08-09T10:38:10Z")
Hi there and thanks for taking the time to read my question. I have got myself a VPS and thought I’d like to set up a relay for tor. After following all the guides on the tor website I looked into confirming it was work… --- ## [Methods to load test relays?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/methods-to-load-test-relays/20325)
**Author:** [@jcgl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/jcgl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/methods-to-load-test-relays/20325 "2025-08-08T20:23:23Z")
I’m interested in doing performance/load testing on relays that I operate. This is partly just for general purposes (i.e. to stress-test infra). It’s also to gauge how taxing each relay is in practice, thereby allowing f… --- ## [My relay lost the hsdir and guard flags](https://forum.torproject.org/t/my-relay-lost-the-hsdir-and-guard-flags/20192)
**Author:** [@cizo.tor](https://forum.torproject.org/u/cizo.tor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/my-relay-lost-the-hsdir-and-guard-flags/20192 "2025-08-08T14:02:06Z")
I don’t know why, but my relay lost the hsdir and guard flags, and I can’t understand why. I saw this post, but it’s from 2021 : Re: \[tor-relays\] Loss of Guard and HS Dir flags - #2 by Scott\_Bennett. Thanks if you can … --- ## [Will Tor allow home nodes to join in the future?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/will-tor-allow-home-nodes-to-join-in-the-future/20257)
**Author:** [@antsir](https://forum.torproject.org/u/antsir)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/will-tor-allow-home-nodes-to-join-in-the-future/20257 "2025-08-07T03:26:22Z")
Will Tor allow home relays to join in the future? There are many successful cases about home relays. I hope the development team can develop relays suitable for families in the future. --- ## [Tor Ring of Fire!](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-ring-of-fire/20234)
**Author:** [@TorSuperNodes](https://forum.torproject.org/u/TorSuperNodes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-ring-of-fire/20234 "2025-08-04T13:42:27Z")
Check out the Tor Ring of Fire!! Congrats to all of the relay ops for selflessly providing safety and privacy to hundreds of thousands!! --- ## [Please add support Tor RPM Package for RHEL10/Cent StreamOS10/Rocky Linux10](https://forum.torproject.org/t/please-add-support-tor-rpm-package-for-rhel10-cent-streamos10-rocky-linux10/19921)
**Author:** [@xujie](https://forum.torproject.org/u/xujie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/please-add-support-tor-rpm-package-for-rhel10-cent-streamos10-rocky-linux10/19921 "2025-08-03T03:58:54Z")
Dear Tor Project Team, I hope this message finds you well. With the recent release of RHEL 10, CentOS Stream 10, and Rocky Linux 10, these enterprise-grade distributions have introduced significant improvements in perf… --- ## [My webtunnel bridge is not distributed](https://forum.torproject.org/t/my-webtunnel-bridge-is-not-distributed/20137)
**Author:** [@Harbeter](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Harbeter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/my-webtunnel-bridge-is-not-distributed/20137 "2025-08-02T14:23:41Z")
hi, everyone. I have built a webtunnel bridge by docker 2 days ago. And all config is default, but my bridge is not distributed in the tor bridge website. --- ## [Tor relay not updating cached consensus](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relay-not-updating-cached-consensus/20111)
**Author:** [@Zach](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Zach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relay-not-updating-cached-consensus/20111 "2025-07-30T05:50:15Z")
Hello, I have been running a new relay for nearly two days. I can see that it has been measured and has the Fast, Running, V2Dir, and Valid flags according to it’s tor metrics page. The problem is that it has not updat… --- ## [DNS attack? has half my servers running with almost no throughput](https://forum.torproject.org/t/dns-attack-has-half-my-servers-running-with-almost-no-throughput/20050)
**Author:** [@torix](https://forum.torproject.org/u/torix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/dns-attack-has-half-my-servers-running-with-almost-no-throughput/20050 "2025-07-24T11:56:31Z")
Has anyone else been having problems with this? Much of the time the dirauths have my servers as down because they can’t get a response. They have been going down one by one since Friday July 18. I don’t know what to … --- ## [Increasing "compression bomb" warnings on my bridge – should I be worried?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/increasing-compression-bomb-warnings-on-my-bridge-should-i-be-worried/20021)
**Author:** [@Green](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Green)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/increasing-compression-bomb-warnings-on-my-bridge-should-i-be-worried/20021 "2025-07-24T10:42:26Z")
Hi all, I’ve been running a Tor bridge for a while in a Docker container at my home connection (nothing fancy – just VDSL with about 50 Mbps upload). Currently version 0.4.8.16. For the most part, the bridge behaves nor… --- ## [Help optimizing BSD relays – bandwidth issues and Linux vs. BSD value](https://forum.torproject.org/t/help-optimizing-bsd-relays-bandwidth-issues-and-linux-vs-bsd-value/20014)
**Author:** [@saeijou](https://forum.torproject.org/u/saeijou)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/help-optimizing-bsd-relays-bandwidth-issues-and-linux-vs-bsd-value/20014 "2025-07-22T17:51:59Z")
Hi everyone, I’m running several TOR relays and could use some advice on optimizing performance. My setup includes: 1 Ubuntu relay (maxed out at the 12 MiB bandwidth limit I set). 3 BSD relays (2 FreeBSD, 1 OpenBSD) a… --- ## [Running Snowflake and obfs4 on a Raspberry Pi 4 – Feasibility?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/running-snowflake-and-obfs4-on-a-raspberry-pi-4-feasibility/19963)
**Author:** [@boga](https://forum.torproject.org/u/boga)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/running-snowflake-and-obfs4-on-a-raspberry-pi-4-feasibility/19963 "2025-07-19T11:54:45Z")
Is a Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) sufficient to run both Snowflake and an obfs4 bridge? Hi all, I’m looking to contribute more actively to the Tor network and would appreciate some advice. I’m currently running a Raspberry Pi… --- ## [All my webtunnels and obfs4 are status red](https://forum.torproject.org/t/all-my-webtunnels-and-obfs4-are-status-red/19718)
**Author:** [@JingoJango](https://forum.torproject.org/u/JingoJango)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/all-my-webtunnels-and-obfs4-are-status-red/19718 "2025-07-10T17:41:24Z")
Hello all, according to Tor metrics all of my webtunnels and obfs4 are status red and have been for a number of days. They’re operational and being used but not to capacity. Are thet still being distributed? Many thank… --- ## [New Relay never receives flags](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-relay-never-receives-flags/19756)
**Author:** [@Zach](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Zach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-relay-never-receives-flags/19756 "2025-07-09T06:35:58Z")
I’ve been trying to run a new relay for the last two weeks, however my relay never receives flags after publishing descriptors. I have seen in my logs that my ORPort is reachable: \[notice\] Performing bandwidth self-tes… [Previous page](https://forum.torproject.org/c/support/relay-operator/17.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forum.torproject.org/c/support/relay-operator/17.md?page=5)