diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 30c41cc..27541f7 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ echo ""
 echo "== Edit /etc/tor/torrc"
 echo "  - Set Address, Nickname, Contact Info, and MyFamily for your Tor relay"
 echo "  - Optional: include a Bitcoin address in the 'ContactInfo' line"
-echo "  - This will enable you to receive donations from OnionTip.com"
+echo "    - This will enable you to receive donations from OnionTip.com"
+echo "  - Optional: limit the amount of data transferred by your Tor relay (to avoid additional hosting costs)"
+echo "    - Uncomment the lines beginning with '#AccountingMax' and '#AccountingStart'"
 echo ""
 echo "== Register your new Tor relay at Tor Weather (https://weather.torproject.org/)"
 echo "   to get automatic emails about its status"
diff --git a/etc/tor/torrc b/etc/tor/torrc
index 532ceb5..2fd5be7 100644
--- a/etc/tor/torrc
+++ b/etc/tor/torrc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ DirPort 9030
 
 RelayBandwidthRate 30 MBytes
 RelayBandwidthBurst 100 MBytes
+#AccountingMax 32 GB
+#AccountingStart day 00:00
 
 SocksPort 0
 SocksPolicy reject *