# File to save relay phase progress?

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/file-to-save-relay-phase-progress/16856
**Category:** Relay Operator
**Created:** [January 14, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/file-to-save-relay-phase-progress/16856 "2025-01-14T18:08:18Z")
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### Author: ![yummy\_onion](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/yummy_onion/32/3057_2.png) [@yummy\_onion](https://forum.torproject.org/u/yummy_onion)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/file-to-save-relay-phase-progress/16856/1 "2025-01-14T18:08:18Z")

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What’s the name and location of the file that I need to transfer which would allow me to save a relay’s phase progress in case of an OS reinstall?

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### Author: ![jarl](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@jarl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/jarl)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/file-to-save-relay-phase-progress/16856/2 "2025-01-15T08:15:31Z")

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Have you read the documentation? Topic 9  
[https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/post-install/](https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/post-install/)

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### Author: ![SirNeo](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/sirneo/32/1933_2.png) [@SirNeo](https://forum.torproject.org/u/SirNeo)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/file-to-save-relay-phase-progress/16856/3 "2025-01-15T08:16:03Z")

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You need the config that should be in /etc/tor/torrc and the keys from /var/lib/tor/keys

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### Author: ![atari](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/atari/32/392_2.png) [@atari](https://forum.torproject.org/u/atari)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/file-to-save-relay-phase-progress/16856/4 "2025-01-15T08:16:56Z")

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Please have a look at [I want to upgrade/move my relay. How do I keep the same identity? | Tor Project | Support](https://support.torproject.org/relay-operators/upgrade-or-move/)

And maybe [How exactly do I backup my relay's identity keys?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/how-exactly-do-i-backup-my-relays-identity-keys/16854) also helps you.

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### Author: ![system](https://forum.torproject.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d3424bed34f4ec18b2e99178c2801ba6dfb655d6.png) [@system](https://forum.torproject.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/file-to-save-relay-phase-progress/16856/5 "2025-01-16T08:17:52Z")

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