[tor-relays] Relay Control
Matt Traudt
pastly at torproject.org
Fri Apr 16 11:47:32 UTC 2021
On 4/15/21 13:19, Kathi wrote:
> What actually controls the tor relay? TORRC or nyx?
>
> I realize NYX is a 'monitor'. However nyx allows for
> command line changes; i.e bandwidth/ports etc.
>
> thanks
The torrc.
Then if you connect to the relay's ControlPort/ControlSocket, you can
change most options even while the relay is running. These changes are
NOT SAVED to the torrc.
That's what nyx does.
Matt
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