Questions tagged [configuration]
Questions about configuring Tor software.
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Tor stuck at "Building circuits: Establishing a Tor circuit"
i've been following this guide here and here on how to create multiple tor installations and run them at the same time with different ips and i've used this bash script for creating the tor ...
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WARN: Could not find a node that matches the configured _HSLayer2Nodes set
can anyone explain to me, how to interpret this Log-Message?
[WARN] Could not find a node that matches the configured _HSLayer2Nodes set
Running Tor 0.4.7.7 on Debian Bullseye.
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ExitPolicy for IPv6 not recognized
I run my Tor Instance in DualStack (IPv4 & IPv6).
Tor 0.4.7.7
My Exit-Policy in torrc looks like:
ExitPolicy accept6 *:80-81 # HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol / web ...
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Why does Tor Metrics show my bridge offline after a few days?
I've been running a Tor Bridge for about a month now. Every day I check the system logs to ensure the bridge hasn't broken. I also check Tor Metrics to see the data on my bridge. Twice now, I have ...
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tor-v3-vanity, nano-vanity, how does one implement the custom v3 address into the tor hidden directory?
I decided to go with a GPU version, I had problems with tor-v3-vanity, but nano-vanity created my custom tor v3 address with a seed. However, I don't know how the heck to implement this into torrc, ...
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Error accessing onion service websites
When I access sites on the onion network, I get the following error: [warn] Onion address [scrubbed] requested from a port with .onion disabled how do I solve this problem?
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Problem accessing onion network sites
Well I'm using transparent tor proxy for some devices, my methodology is simple. I have a tor hotspot where I connect the devices and this hotspot is a linux that forwards everything to the tor ...
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Can't acces onion sites with some links
So, im kind of new on this, I'm using Tor with Tails. I cannot acces to onion sites using links such as:
[facebookcorewwwi.onion] (Unable to connect Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server ...
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Tor doesnt load up
here is the tor logs it gives me
3/1/22, 23:16:06.691 [NOTICE] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
3/1/22, 23:16:06.691 [NOTICE] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
3/1/22, 23:16:...
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Can't connect to the network
Windows 10 LTSC, Browser 11.5a4 (other versions have the same problem), time is synchronized, no antivirus, the firewall is disabled temporarily.
Log:
2/26/22, 19:55:40.740 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is ...
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How can I convert tor source to a .a library? I'm new in C and C++
How can I build tor source to a .a library? I'm new in C and C++, I want to use tor with java jni
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How can I arrange proxies with tor in a specific order in proxychain?
I am aware that I can have the proxy list in order with "Dynamic chaining". However I am not sure with the flow of the connections in relation with tor (like will proxy go first before tor ...
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Tor -> Tor help with orbot
I use briar as a messenger and also use orbot system wide with vpn mode switched on. I was wondering if this created tor over tor scenario?
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Tor wont connect all of a sudden
Ive used tor regularily for along time, yesterday I installed Avast and Tor stopped working, I've remove avast and fixed all the settings I can think of but the log still says this:
1/28/22, 05:02:55....
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Unable to save edited torrc in Tails
Logged in as admin then used:
sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc
ExcludeNodes {us},{de},{fr}
ExcludeExitNodes {us},{au},{ca},{nz},{gb},{fr}
CTRL-X
sudo systemctl restart tor
This works for the current session ...
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Create a SocksPort with fix circuit/greater MaxCircuitDirtiness
For all my applications I am happy with the 10 min MaxCircuitDirtiness - it shall not change.
But there is one application that needs the same IP for multiple requests (more than 10 min apart).
I ...
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How can I limit the numbers of connections a Tor Relay is able to make? (iptables)
My router doesn't seem to have enough RAM to hold all Tor connections. My internet's basically dead. Have to use mobile internet :(
So I have to limit the connections that Tor makes or the server ...
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V3 Client Auth breaks systemctl default service
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/111276/not-able-to-create-private-v3-onion-service/111603#111603
This is related to the above post. Running tor with -f /etc/tor/torrc works fine, but it ...
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What is mirroring a Tor directory
In the torrc there is 'uncomment this to mirror directory information for others, please do if you have enough bandwith'
I basically would have some bandwith free but my router is out of RAM. But this ...
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SAFECOOKIE authentication with a single script
https://stem.torproject.org/faq.html#i-m-using-safe-cookie-authentication
I am trying to automate the process.
Problem is that nc/netcat,socat,telnet client response has to act based on the server ...
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Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:80. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Self-hosting onion service and noticed service has availability issues.
Added following API route over clear net to monitor availability using Cronitor.
app.get("/api/status/tor", async (req,...
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Tab crashes when I am faced with a CAPTCHA
When I try to access Discord in the TOR browser, a lot of times I am asked to complete a captcha when I log in. When the captcha pops up, I get a message saying "This tab has crashed" on TOR ...
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Tor Browser opens a new window with VPN ad each time a pirate bay search is started. Std Tor settings to block. How do you stop these popup ads?
Tor Browser opens a new window with VPN ad each time a pirate bay search is started. Std Tor settings to block. How do you stop these popup ads?
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user access to /var/lib/tor denied after fresh tor install on raspberry pi 4
Raspberry PI 4 running Raspbian Full Install, I followed the instructions at
https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/setup/install/
following the debian/ubuntu section but using the default ...
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How to get as many new unique IPs as possible?
I am currently using one TOR browser and get on average 722 unique different IPs per day.
I use MaxCircuitDirtiness 10 which gives me a new circuit/IP every 10 seconds.
Next I set up a second tor ...
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realvnc viewer login username grayed out
When I login using vncviewer to vnc server it doesn't give me a user name in the login prompt, just a password. If I enter the password it won't log me in. I thought it might have a default username ...
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Static/Portable Tor Build For MacOS
Pretty much what the title says, is it possible to get a static Tor build running with modern code? All of the examples I've seen of this are from years ago, mostly on Linux too. I'm in an environment ...
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Tor as daemon won't load torrc file, will run it when invoked as root via CLI
I've installed Tor on a debian bullseye setup, using Tor's own repo.
When I invoke Tor through the command line (as root), the service loads correctly and I can access my test .onion site through a ...
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How shall i fix 11/8/21, 16:25:35.689 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set
i get the following error:
11/8/21, 16:25:35.689 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
Whenever,i try to ...
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How to use only the fastest relays?
I have heard that in Tor it is possible to increase the speed by using only the fastest relays. However, I did not find anything like this in the instructions. How can i do this?
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Is it possible to use Tor without Tor network?
I like the feature subset Tor has from firefox and the hardened settings. I also like the IP hiding I get when using Tor for personal browsing. Sometimes however, the Tor network gets in the way when ...
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Tor daemon is frozenn ( Rend stream is 120 seconds late.)
Good day, i have some problem with tor daemon on Linux.
i use tor daemon to proxy access some site, but periodic tor is frozen, and can't proxy requests.
in logs i seee only this.
Oct 07 02:29:54 Tor[...
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Tor stuck on "Bootstrapped 10%" on macOS
I’m experiencing a problem with tor on macOs. I installed tor with
$ brew install tor.
When I launch it with
$ /usr/local/opt/tor/bin/tor
I get stuck at 10%, e.g.,
Oct 06 16:20:18.299 [notice] Tor ...
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Tor connection issue with proxychains
So I'm new to learning tor and proxychains and while I was trying to figure out why proxychains aren't working, I think there's issue with connecting to tor.
tor service status
Sep 24 20:43:49.265 [...
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What precautions should I take if I want to use Tor to hide my traffic from my University?
I am student at university and use university internet. I am interested in using Tor to prevent my university from seeing what sites I visit and what I am doing on those sites. As I understand it now, ...
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One site will not load on TOR
I have used TOR for a while now, and I have no problems, except it is a bit slow to load pages, which is fine.
www.netspend.com/activation is a site to activate a VISA debit card, which I want to ...
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Access ORPort via tailscale
I'm trying to setup Tor Exit Node but I'm behind CG-NAT. I came across the idea of port-forwarding my local ORPort to a VPS which has Public IP and is accessible to world.
For communication between my ...
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The first time I started tor through the terminal, it got stuck at 5%, but clicking on the tor software worked. In China
Sep 15 20:59:48.986 [notice] Tor v0.2.4.27 (git-412e3f7dc9c6c01a) running on Linux with Libevent 2.0.21-stable and OpenSSL 1.0.1f.
Sep 15 20:59:48.986 [notice] Tor can't help you if you use it wrong! ...
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Burpsuite and Tor browser problem
I set http / https proxy as 127.0.0.1 / 8080 in tor browser and set socks proxy as 127.0.0.1 / 9150 in burpsuite. But whenever i click 'connect' in tb, it doesn't work. what is wrong???
OS : win 10 ...
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I clicked open instead of save and now I can't play the file I downloaded from Tor (Mac)
I just dowloaded the LOTR trilogy and clicked open with VLC Media player instead of saving and when I closed TOR the movie stopped playing. I see "The Fellowship of the Ring" in my recently ...
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Tor doesn't work until I run "Tor" in the terminal
Tor@default.service fails to run and journalctl -eu tor@default outputs this - https://campfirebg.eu5.org/upload/log.txt
Any help?
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Tor doesn't read the torrc file
When I tried to create a .onion service by modifying the torrc file, nothing happened. I mean nothing. The official website says that if tor is not starting then there is a problem. Well tor is ...
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Is it possible to use built-in bridges or automatically request them for the tor daemon in Linux? (Not Tor Browser)
I want to use obfs4 proxy to connect tor through it. It is not a Tor Browser.
I know that Tor Browser provides options to use built-in bridges or request them online, but to use it in tor daemon I ...
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Can I provide Tor non-exit node while using same Tor as SOCKS proxy?
I'm using Tor for localhost SOCKS proxy and I want to provide Tor non-exit node using same torrc file.
ORPort 443
Exitpolicy reject *:*
Nickname ieditedtheconfig
ContactInfo human@...
AccountingStart ...
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How to build and install Tor from the source code from Git repository?
I want to build Tor from source code. Also, I was wondering if this source builds just the Tor service, or it includes the Tor Browser itself?
If not, how can the Tor service that I built and ...
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Node.js in a hidden service?
Is it safe to use Node.js as the backend language of a hidden service?
Or is it a poor choice when compared to languages such as PHP and/or Python?
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When the domain is called, port 8080 is attached?
I am trying to create a hidden service in TOR this due to learning reasons.
It all seems to work fine when I want to use this normally with HTML.
But as soon as I want to install a dynamic web ...
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Is this the most current way of setting up TOR on Android?
I am in the process of getting TOR browser installed & setup on an LG Android phone. Here is what I've done so far...
I was first using Orbot & Inbrowser, but for various reasons I have ...
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I cant get ExitNodes { } working
I've come across a bunch of posts covering this, with answers ranging from "update tor" to "this feature got removed"... and none of them helped me.
I run tor in alpine docker, ...
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Is it possible running several hidden services in same server but using different Tor processes?
I am aware that you can run different server instances on the same server but, as far as I know, they are sharing the same tor process.
Let's see I have a server with 8 cpu cores and 16GB RAM and i ...
