Questions tagged [configuration]
Questions about configuring Tor software.
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What causes intermittent hidded_service connectivity? Is there a way to stablize it?
Certain clients cannot connect to my hidden_service, ly. I have no errors in any log, just
connection timed out
in the tor browser. If I try from a different device, it can reach the hidden_service ...
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Tor Guard Selection
so I am trying to understand the Tor path selection in more details especially for the entry guard. So i read in the path-spec.txt that there is a bandwidth weighted entry guard selection where the ...
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Relay OS Obsolete
NYx complains version 0.3.2.10 is obsolete (in bright red letters).
I know that.
What I don't know is how to upgrade to 0.4.2.7.1 or newer.
Help is appreciated, trying to learn.
Adriann
Operating ...
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how does i remove error in installation of tor browser in window7
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How do I prevent tor from overwriting my hostname file?
I am trying to use my own custom .onion address using eschalot and after I add my info to hostname and key info into the private key file, upon starting tor, it overwrites my custom address and adds a ...
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Cannot edit/remove bookmarks in Android Tor Browser
I've installed the Tor Browser for Android and found that it's impossible to edit/manage bookmarks. One can add bookmarks, but there is absolutely no way to display them and in order to delete them, ...
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Cannot use custom v3 address generated with mkp224o
As the title says, I am unable to use a custom v3 address generated with mkp224o. My hidden service is in /var/lib/tor/nginx. The contents of the nginx folder:
authorized_clients (folder)
hostname
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How to disable built-in Permanent private browsing Tor?
Tor 9.0.5 always opens in Permanent Private browsing mode, is there any solution to disable this?
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Tor 100% CPU usage - DoS attack
I run a very small non-profit website and sometimes there are people that attack the website for unknown reasons to me, I use a dedicated server but the TOR Process itself uses only one core when ...
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Help configure an onion service on my computer
i have Debian 10 installed so i install tor and edit the torrc file:
HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/
HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:80
but it did not work out because hidden_service ...
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Tor Installed on Xubuntu VM: Port/Config Problem?
I'm running Xubuntu Bionic in a Virtualbox VM. I downloaded and installed Tor using the instructions here: https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en
Tor does not appear in my application ...
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Newbie Browser Window Size Question
I'm extremely new to Tor and Linux in general. I read that it's important to keep a Tor browser window open only at half-size and not open it to full-screen size to fit the monitor completely. Is this ...
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Received http status code 302 from server while fetching consensus directory
Running a tor relay on Centos 7, version 0.3.5.8.
Looking at the notices.log, I've noticed this warning for the first time in a week:
[warn] Received http status code 302 ("Found") from server '<...
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what's going on with tor?
root@kali:~# tor
Feb 02 07:18:55.029 [notice] Tor 0.4.2.5 running on Linux with Libevent 2.1.11-stable, OpenSSL 1.1.1d, Zlib 1.2.11, Liblzma 5.2.4, and Libzstd 1.4.4.
Feb 02 07:18:55.029 [notice] Tor ...
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Tor and IPv6 exit nodes
I use Windows and created my own program in which I use tor.exe. Only I need an exit node with IPv6. How do I configure torrc for this?
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Unable to connect to tor. DisableNetwork is set
Cancel my question.
Windows firewall is NOT allowing Tor to connect. As of now, I haven't figured out what part of my firewall configuration is at fault, but I can connect if I
turn the firewall off. ...
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Add-ons on Tor Browser - what if it was universal?
I have read many times that you shouldn't use additional add-ons on Tor Browser because it makes your browser easier to identify (more susceptible to fingerprinting).
But what if every Tor Browser ...
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using autentication with torsocks --address
On Linux, I noticed I can run torsocks by specifying --address so that it connects to another computer and use that computer's tor connection, e.g downloading a file over tor:
torsocks --address my....
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How can I disable the grey border?
In Tor, I see a border around every webpage. I think it might be to hide fingerprints, but it really annoys me. Is there any way I can remove it?
I am using Tor 9.0.2 on Windows 10
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With Tor, do i keep firefox installation
hi thanks for the help.. i think i did look up question about having firefox but don't recall answer, for dealing with other security issues.
i notice recent hacks into firefox directory, affecting ...
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NEW TOR VERSION problem [closed]
i am having a problem with the new gor upgrade. i do too much work online to allow moving of the vertical scroll bar (off of the right border).
is there some way to turn that aspect off?? i will ...
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Configure Tor to connect Bridge
With the Tor Browser, I can configure to set a built-in bridge.
For example the picture below, I can select a built-in bridge the meek-azure.
Now I am trying to use the Tor Expert Bundle with a ...
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Connect to Tor Bridge running on Google Cloud
I deployed a Tor Bridge on Google Cloud. I can connect to the bridge from my local machine(Tor Browser on the local machine) using this -
<Googe cloud ip>:9001
9001 is ORPort on Google cloud.
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How easy or difficult it is to find an .onion website's real IP?
Some say that it is not very difficult to find the real IP of a onion website if you are a decent enough Networking Professional. However, I don't think it is that easy. So, I am guessing the truth is ...
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TOR BROWSER NOT OPENING
i just downloaded the tor browser but it's not opening after installation.
It keeps saying "this application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close application"
What do i do?
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How anonymous would be this set up?
I have a windows pc connected to Mullvad VPN and a Kali linux VM connected to whonix gateway. If I start tor on the kali to set up an .onion website..should I add another layer by connecting to a VPN ...
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Why does AvoidDiskWrites crash tor 0.4.2.3-alpha?
Using latest alpha tor bundle 9.5a2 with tor 0.4.2.3-alpha. Setting AvoidDiskWrites to 1 instacrashes tor on launch with no log.
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How does a server process find its “hidden service”?
I have a bitcoin node at home, running over tor, and would like to access it from outside my home network. Two questions pop up, for which I haven't found answer in the Bitcoin community:
1) Bitcoin ...
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How to import bookmarks into Tor browser from other browsers?
How do I import bookmarks into Tor Browser from other browsers? The Tor Browser version I am using is 9.0.1.
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How to block access to a specific website for the Tor user?
Im using ubuntu, with Tor browser. I blacklisted certain unwanted websites on my router and on this computer in iptables, but I can still access them via Tor (i cant acess on regular browsers). How to ...
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Tor Client limit bandwidth
Is there any way to limit the bandwidth used by Tor as a client? I use Tor as a client and I want to limit the bandwidth used by Tor without any additional application.
Is that possible?
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How to disable Windows Tor Browser 9.0 update check?
How to disable Windows Tor Browser 9.0 update check?
I have traversed Stack Exchange and found no valid methods.
Includes the following invalid articles:
https://superuser.com/questions/1325421/...
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How Build Tor Statically Into An Application
I have a C++ app that communicates data back and forth. I want to automatically run all connections in the program through Tor. I have it working if I already have Tor installed and set Tor as the ...
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How to active enterprise policies in Tor Browser 9.0?
How do I create active enterprise policies for Tor Browser 9.0 on Windows?
Please help, thank you!
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Error: Couldn't rotate onion key
For a long time I am running a TOR relay on my home fiber Internet connection without any issues, however the last month or so every hour the following error message is shown to the log.
Oct 27 12:25:...
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What is the reason that Tor doesn't have Qwant as a search engine?
Qwant claims like DuckDuckgo to be a privacy focused search engine with european servers and their own indexing. So what is the reason Tor doesn't show it as a search engine?
Thank you for your help!
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Are my Entry/Exit Nodes correct if I want my location set to USA?
I want my Tor Browser to tell other websites that I am located in the USA and no where else. I read online that I have to change my Nodes which I did. I am paranoid I might have messed up the "...
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Unable to open a web-page in Tor
I'm trying to open https://read.amazon.com on the latest version of Tor but I get a black screen. It works fine on Tor versions below 7. I'm wondering if I tweak the browser to get the web page to ...
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How can I make the Tor browser remember different zoom levels for different sites like the Firefox does?
for the firefox, I can set a zoom level for a domain, and then FF will remember this zoom level for every page of this domain for all the tabs.
However, for Tor, it can only keep a zoom level for a ...
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Hidden Service in TestingTorNetwork connected to non-Exit Nodes
I set up a testing environment made of lxd containers on Ubuntu 18.04. Each container is based on the Ubuntu 18.04 image and runs Tor version 0.4.1.6.
Specifically, I have the following running ...
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tor adds its own private_key for hidden_service, hijacking my custom .onion
If I delete every key from my
/srv/www/html
directory and then add my own shalot generated private to the same directory, upon tor start, it adds it's own keys to the directory, and then hijacks ...
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stop tor from changing its circuit
I'm in windows and my torcc file is like this:
ExitNodes {ca},{us}
StrictNodes 0
I want to set my exitnodes to canada and united states but when I open tor and go to a website, It changes the ...
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Migrate onion adress
I am having a problem migrating an url (address) onion on a new server.
On my new server I have a first url (torrc) (which I generated on this new server) :
HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/...
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hi i can not use tor version 8.5.5 in first step
9/22/19, 19:08:29.606 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
9/22/19, 19:08:29.606 [NOTICE] ...
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torrc file in Mac OS High Sierra
I installed tor via brew:
brew install tor
I am able to start tor from the command line, and the directory that tor is looking for the config file /usr/local/etc/tor does not exists after the ...
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How to configure node restrictions in Tor Browser 8.5.6 for Android?
In Tor Browser for Windows, I can edit the torrc file for things like ExcludeNodes and ExitNodes. In Orbot for Android, there is a settings menu where these can be configured.
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Installed Tor, it wont open
Says it cant reach port. I was never offered the option to configure it (Region allowed, not allowed) and have disabled and reconfigured windows defender several times. I double checked that my clock ...
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How to show Tor nodes or exits
When I used Tor a time ago, on the left top corner I could see wich nodes and exit was currently used.
Now I don't find that function anymore.
How do I do this?
Thanks in advance for any reaction!
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Which framework for calling server?
I need to develop a tor-compatible site and one of the requirements is not to use javascript. Which framework are people using? I'm not a php developer so that won't be a good option for me.
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How to prevent an extension from being disabled or removed?
I am trying to use Block Site extension to block access to some URLs in TOR browser in Windows 7. I want to prevent disabling or removing the extension in TOR browser. I found the following ...
