# Relay and bridge
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/relay-and-bridge/18879
**Category:** Relay Operator
**Created:** [May 13, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/relay-and-bridge/18879 "2025-05-13T18:17:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@d70](https://forum.torproject.org/u/d70)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/relay-and-bridge/18879/1 "2025-05-13T18:17:19Z")
I tried to activate a relay (guard and middle) at the same time as the bridge mode.
Once I activate the option ‘Bridgerelay 1’, it becomes only a bridge.
Although I think it makes a lot of sense, someone has already done some tests.
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### Author:  [@gus](https://forum.torproject.org/u/gus)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/relay-and-bridge/18879/2 "2025-05-13T22:57:45Z")
Please don’t run a bridge and a relay on the same IP address.
From our document **Expectations for relay operators** :
- Running a bridge and a public relay using the same IP address is discouraged as censored users won’t be able to connect to the network.
> **[Expectations for relay operators - The Tor Project - Policies](https://community.torproject.org/policies/relays/expectations-for-relay-operators/)**
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### Author:  [@d70](https://forum.torproject.org/u/d70)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/relay-and-bridge/18879/3 "2025-05-14T09:19:31Z")
> [@d70](#):
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> I tried to activate a relay (guard and middle) at the same time as the bridge mode.
> Once I activate the option ‘Bridgerelay 1’, it becomes only a bridge.
> Although I think it makes a lot of sense, someone has already done some tests.
I did not see things from that perspective.
I have restored the relay using exclusively the mode guard and mildle.