[tor-bugs] #5004 [Tor Cloud]: Remove support for configuring Tor cloud images as public relays

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#5004: Remove support for configuring Tor cloud images as public relays
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 Reporter:  rransom    |          Owner:  runa
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new 
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:      
Component:  Tor Cloud  |        Version:      
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Comment(by phobos):

 Replying to [comment:5 phobos]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 arma]:
 > > Replying to [comment:3 phobos]:
 > > > Has anyone actually tried this and seen the costs? Or is this just
 pontification?
 > >
 > > See #4387.
 >
 > Right. This ticket doesn't say anyone has actually tried to run a relay
 on AWS, just that if they did, the median relay is 269 GB of traffic per
 week, which could be around 1 TB per month.
 >
 > > But back to pontification: I think if you have extra money and want to
 help with relays, you should donate it to torservers, noisebridge, etc. A
 bunch of tiny relays all in the same place is not very helpful to the Tor
 network (and in fact, once I'm done with more performance analysis, I
 expect to be able to say more confidently that it is harmful to the Tor
 network).
 >
 > I'd prefer to let the potential relay op decide, rather than us remove
 the choice altogether. Many people have budgets they have to spend on
 certain things, which cannot be reallocated. We can clearly state that
 it's cheaper/better/more-huggy to donate to torservers, noisetor, etc, but
 if someone has to spend $10,000/mo on AWS, and is under budget, then why
 not make it easy for them to do so?

 I will add that if there is an unusual risk to the tor network from a
 concentration of relays at AWS, then fine.

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