[tor-relays] Moving multiple instances to another VPS

[pa011]

Thank you both.

@Tim: You would kind of argue, that the advantage of carrying the old keys to the new machine is not that important (to keep old level of traffic from start) and that it might be even better to start from scratch?

Paul


Am 12.09.2016 um 03:53 schrieb teor:

> In Debian, using tor-instance-create and systemd, there is a separate directory, /var/lib/tor-instances
> You'll need to copy both /var/lib/tor and /var/lib/tor-instances to preserve the keys, and /etc/tor to preserve the configs.
> 
> That said, please consider rotating keys when you move (that is, only copying /etc/tor).
> 
> If your old relay or those keys were ever compromised, you'll have a fresh start.
> And even if it wasn't, some of your network reputation will be reset when you move IP addresses anyway.
> 
> Tim