ansible-relayor v26.2.0 is released.
This is the Goodbye "MyFamily" support release. 馃帀
As of today the tor network does not need the MyFamily setting anymore since all supported tor versions support the newer and better "Happy Family" design.
tor 0.4.8.x reached end-of-life today.
https://github.com/nusenu/ansible-relayor/releases/tag/v26.2.0
tor version 0.4.8.x reaches its end-of-life date in one week on 2026-06-01.
Make sure to upgrade all your relays and clients.
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/team/-/wikis/NetworkTeam/CoreTorReleases
ansible-relayor v26.1.0 is released.
It comes with a new CPU affinity feature and
overcomes an old design limitation on how flexible
the tor instance count can be configured.
Please read the Upgrade Steps when upgrading from previous releases,
because it contains a breaking change that requires a minor configuration
change.
https://github.com/nusenu/ansible-relayor/releases/tag/v26.1.0
The situation around the most important tor network metadata service (onionoo)
appears rather grim. Since CollecTor got replaced weeks ago onionoo is no longer providing reliable and accurate information about the tor network.
This affects many downstream consumers including OrNetStats.
Without onionoo there is no OrNetStats.
Also more important tools than OrNetStats used for bad relays detection depend on onionoo.
This issue does not appear to get the attention it deserves.
The Torproject has set the end-of-life date for tor version 0.4.8.x to 2026-06-01.
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/team/-/wikis/NetworkTeam/CoreTorReleases
If you are still running tor version 0.4.8.x relays or clients consider upgrading.
The tor relay ContactInfo Information Sharing Specification Version 3 got released.
This version brings support for Happy Family ID based proofs
https://nusenu.github.io/ContactInfo-Information-Sharing-Specification/#proof
OrNetStats will move to version 3 before the end of May 2026, so relay operators are encouraged to upgrade to this version.
https://lists.torproject.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/HO5JIH2E2WPRAHIKIFOFP5JMKYWFGY4G/
relayor v26.0.0 is released.
This is the first 'Happy Family' enabled by default release 馃帀
Large ongoing tor network Sybil attack with over 8400 relays started 2026-02-04 04:49.
Currently over 900 relays are still on the tor network.
https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/contact:[email protected]%20running:true%20
https://nusenu.github.io/OrNetStats/w/contact/32cb0861adc94fe7853fb21328e94596.html
https://nusenu.github.io/OrNetStats/w/contact/7bc6e288b32929b0bce0857f5e80481f.html
