# Snowflake users

**URL:** <https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-users/12976>\
**Category:** Relay Operator\
**Tags:** snowflake\
**Created:** [June 1, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-users/12976 "2024-06-01T10:57:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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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:** [June 1, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-users/12976/1 "2024-06-01T10:57:30Z")

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Is there an issue with snowflake or a way in that wen can help.

If i look for the graph in the last year user base is now just 30% at what has been 1 year ago. Also on my boxes where i hadd 100-200 users now i see a maximum of 50-60.

p.s: Sorry if i put this question already in another thread

![image](https://forum.torproject.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4d96b7118b7d30d44556caef5ef172968f9dc89b.png)

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**Author:** ![FranklyFlawless](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/franklyflawless/32/4366_2.png) [@FranklyFlawless](https://forum.torproject.org/u/FranklyFlawless)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-users/12976/2 "2024-06-03T09:02:32Z")

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Pluggable transport users fluctuate over time due to context of real-life events, among other factors. As long as clients continue to connect using pluggable transports, I see little cause for concern.

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**Author:** ![WofWca](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/wofwca/32/2302_2.png) [@WofWca](https://forum.torproject.org/u/WofWca)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-users/12976/3 "2024-06-03T09:32:40Z")

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You can read more about this in [the recent Snowflake paper](https://www.bamsoftware.com/papers/snowflake/#clients).

You personally as a proxy operator cannot do much about it. Your proxy is still useful.

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**Author:** ![hnapel4tor](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/3d9bf3/32.png) [@hnapel4tor](https://forum.torproject.org/u/hnapel4tor)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-users/12976/4 "2024-06-06T23:59:58Z")

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Perhaps change your IP address, some ISPs do this when you reset your home router, I personally hate it when they do this because I have some DNS records pointing to it, but if the censors have found you (and perhaps this applies more to bridges) changing your IP may give you a fresh start.

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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:** [June 8, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-users/12976/5 "2024-06-08T21:43:44Z")

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Thanks for the advice but this solution is already implemented on all my snowflake proxy.  
Based on computer location the IP is changing weekly or once every 4-5 weeks.