[tor-relays] How effective is "NumCPUs"?

[Moritz Bartl]

On 01/24/2014 10:49 AM, Alexander Dietrich wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> a relay I'm running is currently at about 0.80 load average. It has a
> dual-core CPU and I have configured "NumCPUs 2". I'm still in the
> process of finding the bandwidth limit.
> 
> Should I keep increasing "RelayBandwidthRate" on the single Tor process,
> or is it a better idea to start a second process?
> 
> (Also, does a second process need its own identity, or can it use the
> existing one?)

You will have to run another Tor process, with its own identity.

See https://www.torservers.net/wiki/setup/server#multiple_tor_processes

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Moritz Bartl
https://www.torservers.net/