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@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@

     with abuse issues.</a></li>

     <li><a href="#RelayOrBridge">Should I be a normal relay or bridge

     relay?</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#ManyRelays">I want to run more than one relay.</a></li>

     <li><a href="#RelayMemory">Why is my Tor relay using so much memory?</a></li>

     <li><a href="#WhyNotNamed">Why is my Tor relay not named?</a></li>

     </ul>

@@ -1192,6 +1193,43 @@ use the ReachableAddresses config options, e.g.:

     <hr>

+<a id="ManyRelays"></a>

+<h3><a class="anchor" href="#ManyRelays">I want to run more than one

+relay.</a></h3>

+

+<p>

+Great. If you want to run several relays to donate more to the network,

+we're happy with that. But please don't run more than a few dozen on

+the same network, since part of the goal of the Tor network is dispersal

+and diversity.

+</p>

+

+<p>

+If you do decide to run more than one relay, please set the "MyFamily"

+config option in the torrc of each relay, listing all the relays

+(comma-separated) that are under your control:

+</p>

+

+<pre>

+    MyFamily $fingerprint1,$fingerprint2,$fingerprint3

+</pre>

+

+<p>

+where each fingerprint is the 40 character identity fingerprint (without

+spaces). You can also list them by nickname, but fingerprint is safer. Be

+sure to prefix the digest strings with a dollar sign ('$') so that the

+digest is not confused with a nickname in the config file.

+</p>

+

+<p>

+That way clients will know to avoid using more than one of your relays

+in a single circuit. You should set MyFamily if you have administrative

+control of the computers or of their network, even if they're not all in

+the same geographic location.

+</p>

+

+    <hr>

+

     <a id="RelayMemory"></a>

     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#RelayMemory">Why is my Tor relay using so

     much memory?</a></h3>