I shut down my relay for a couple of months whilst I migrated servers and whatnot, but I was smart enough to preserve the keys. I’m using my old keys but the problem is, when I use the relay search nothing comes up. For IP and nickname (don’t remember fingerprin). Is it as simple as that, my network “trust” just gone and unrecoverable? Its up and running now but I think it is starting a new lifecycle.
The keys are probably misplaced/misconfigured, check the logs when starting up the daemon.
The files must have the correct user/group ownership and permissions.
Here’s the official guide that explains it on chapter 9:
So it is. Enjoy your new old relay 