Hi, thanks for your response. On 19/05/2017 02:28, teor wrote: >> On 18 May 2017, at 21:15, Cristian Consonni <cristian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> One thing that will change with a fresh install is the IP address of the >> nodes. So, I was wondering, in general is a good thing to keep the same >> IP or changing it? Because in any case, I could try and do a >> dist-upgrade[2] so that I keep the old IP. I have also discovered now >> that DigitalOcean, one of the providers I use, provides a >> kernel-management interface[3] that could make the process easier. >> >> So, which is preferable between the two processes where one has the >> advantage of keeping the same IP (dist-upgrade) and the other not (fresh >> install)? > > It doesn't matter: if your IP address changes, the directory > authorities will take an hour or so to check your relay's reachability, > and then it will get back its flags and weight over the next week or > so. > > If your relay is a fallback directory mirror[0], please keep the same key, > IP address, and ports. You can check that here[1] or here[2] (large page). so, to be clear, if I was a fallback directory mirror (which I am note) I should manintain the same IP. Otherwise it is ok to change IP. Cristian
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