How do I host multiple hidden services in my server?

Question

I know that to create more sites in Tor I add HiddenServiceDir and HiddenServicePort to my etc/tor/torrc file but how do I edit it in my server to listen to all of them and do I need to create new index.html files for the other sites?

I am using Nginx on Ubuntu.

Answer 1

You need to add a server entry in your Nginx config file for each service. For example, with two hidden services your config file might look something like:

server {
    listen   127.0.0.1:<port_hidden_service_1>;

    root /path/to/hidden_service_1/;
    index_1 index_1.html index_1.htm;

    server_name domain_1.onion;
}

server {
    listen   127.0.0.1:<port_hidden_service_2>;

    root /path/to/hidden_service_2/;
    index_2 index_2.html index_2.htm;

    server_name domain_2.onion;
}

You might have some additional config fields in there, but you get the idea.

For reference, see the Nginx server name config documentation.