[tor-relays] Bridge not used

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Hi Tor-Operators,

I have installed a bridge according to the official how-to. The config is as follows:

Log notice file /var/log/tor/notices.log
DataDirectory /var/lib/tor
Address bridge.xxx.de
BridgeRelay 1
ORPort 1044
ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec /usr/bin/obfs4proxy
ServerTransportListenAddr obfs4 0.0.0.0:9043
ExtORPort auto
ContactInfo arnimw@mailbox.org
Nickname lunabridge
PublishServerDescriptor 1
BridgeDistribution any

Under https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/4DD98FB1959065309FD4A183530BC915A689E493

I see basically no usage, the logs are fine - as far as I can tell.

Any help appreciated!

Best,
Arnim

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Hi,

It's because your bridge is not being distributed ("Bridge distribution
mechanism reserved").

Change to another bridge distribution method: https, email...
See this Support article:

Thanks for running bridges!

Gus

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On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 02:40:14PM +0200, Arnim Wiezer via tor-relays wrote:

Hi Tor-Operators,

I have installed a bridge according to the official how-to. The config is as follows:

Log notice file /var/log/tor/notices.log
DataDirectory /var/lib/tor
Address bridge.xxx.de
BridgeRelay 1
ORPort 1044
ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec /usr/bin/obfs4proxy
ServerTransportListenAddr obfs4 0.0.0.0:9043
ExtORPort auto
ContactInfo arnimw@mailbox.org
Nickname lunabridge
PublishServerDescriptor 1
BridgeDistribution any

Under Relay Search

I see basically no usage, the logs are fine - as far as I can tell.

Any help appreciated!

Best,
Arnim

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I think this line can be removed from your torrc "BridgeDistribution any", I guess then it defaults to something, I assume to https.

Is that correct?

Regards
yl

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On 5/10/22 14:57, gus wrote:

It's because your bridge is not being distributed ("Bridge distribution
mechanism reserved").

Change to another bridge distribution method: https, email...
See this Support article:
How do I change my bridge distribution method? | Tor Project | Support

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> It's because your bridge is not being distributed ("Bridge distribution
> mechanism reserved").
>
> Change to another bridge distribution method: https, email...
> See this Support article:
> How do I change my bridge distribution method? | Tor Project | Support

I think this line can be removed from your torrc "BridgeDistribution any", I
guess then it defaults to something, I assume to https.

Is that correct?

No, the distribution method is assigned by bridgeDB/rdsys and there isn't a
default method.

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On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 03:08:16PM +0200, yl wrote:

On 5/10/22 14:57, gus wrote:

Regards
yl
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No, the distribution method is assigned by bridgeDB/rdsys and there

isn't a
> default method.

But is will be distributed by any of the ways if it is not set, as my bridge does not have a setting and it is showing https.

And it has ~20 connections all the time, so it is used.

yl

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On 5/10/22 21:06, gus wrote:
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