# \[tor-relays\] Disable instance

**URL:** <https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-disable-instance/13174>\
**Category:** tor-relays\
**Created:** [June 13, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-disable-instance/13174 "2024-06-13T18:17:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-disable-instance/13174/1 "2024-06-13T18:17:22Z")

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I ran into a problem with instances. On some of my servers I noticed that the performance decreased when running a node for each CPU (more than 2 virtual CPUs on those systems). So I disabled the newest node on those systems with “systemctl disable tor@instancename.default” without getting a output. But after an TOR update or reboot of the system, that instance is up again.

Is it enough to (re)move the instance folders in /etc/tor/instances and /var/run/tor-instances, or do I have to look in another location as well?