[tor-relays] Re: Question about Tor relay guard/middle probability fluctuations

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Subject: [tor-relays] Re: Question about Tor relay guard/middle probability fluctuations

From: Tor-relay via tor-relays <tor-relays@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:36:42 +0100

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Hi Marco,

The relay has mostly been online and reachable continuously. There was a period during the last month with reduced uptime and consensus weight due to a configuration mistake on my side, but aside from that it has been running 24/7 without intentional downtime.

Kind regards

Marco Moock via tor-relays <tor-relays@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. febr. 23., H, 13:07):

Am 19.02.2026 um 08:56:39 Uhr schrieb Tor-relay via tor-relays:

> Since the beginning, I have noticed that the guard and middle
> probabilities fluctuate significantly. I have not observed this
> behavior when comparing with other operators’ relays. After some
> time, the relay receives the Guard flag and the middle probability
> decreases, later it loses the Guard flag and the middle probability
> increases again. I waited for a long time to see whether this would
> stabilize, but the behavior has remained unchanged.
>
> I would like to ask what the possible reasons for this could be, and
> whether it might be related to my configuration.

what about uptime and reachability?

Was it online all the time and reachable?

--
kind regards
Marco

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