It’s easy to run and maintain a small relay without much traffic, I think that much is true.
Trying to run a busy high performance relay that is always online is a job, not a hobby.
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If you use something g like umbrel or embassy yeah might be easy to click two times and get a private relay 😁
But on another part I agree and that’s why I’m thinking not even to spin it up back.
Just depends on your goals! Can be a fun learning experience and you can get something out of it even if your relay doesn’t end up being the biggest/fastest.
I think but public relays will need to keep adapting to stay free. Data retention (beyond short term) is not going to be a thing on most free relays (it already basically isn’t). In addition, they’ll likely need to control the REQ volume much more than they do so today or the performance will degrade over time.