Questions tagged [configuration]
Questions about configuring Tor software.
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Tor exited during startup on fresh install
I have used the Tor browser for a long time with no problem, but I got a new laptop recently and every time I install and run Tor, I get the same error.
Tor exited during startup. This might be due to ...
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Registering .onion with Certificate Authority?
Is it possible to register my onion with LetsEncrypt? I'm using Arch.
If no, why not?
Thanks!
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Is there a way to force Tor reconnect immediately after network down?
When I turn off my connection and connect again, Tor takes between 10 and 30 seconds to reconnect.
Is there a way to force Tor reconnect immediately after network goes back?
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I am on Ventura - I don't see this torrc file at all
My tor is installed in the applications keep getting this error that my torrc file could be corrupted. I have deleted and re-installed.
my Library/app support/ does not have a Tor anything directory?
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Torsocks vs Proxychains?
I often alternate between torsocks/proxychains when using wget, youtube-dl, gpg2, ssh, pacman and more [non-multithreading] applications. If torsocks breaks or seems abnormally slow, I'll likely try ...
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Should I use the same server for webserver and the database?
I want to start hosting my hidden service and be as secure as possible.
It is currently just some PHP Code and a MySQL database.
Now I am wondering if I need a external server to host my database or ...
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Bridge distribution mechanism says "none" despite it having been set in torrc?
So I am running a new bridge relay at https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/D8931228F0FEB5668C7F5680D9B6CDB2AF86690E
Oddity happening, despite it being listed in the torrc confoguration to be ...
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Tor Unexpectedly Exited. This might be due to a bug in Tor itself, another program... MAC OSX Sierra
Seen many posts on this with no working solution. Installed Tor via website for Mac OS Sierra. Can't see any other Tor process running in Activity Monitor. Inside my torbrowser.app I double clicked ...
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How is the identity encoded to display the fingerprint
I am looking to encode the identity of a router retrieved from the consensus to give me it's finger print, what is the encoding method used to transform the identity to the fingerprint ?
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How to use tor browser inside a transparent proxy?
Is it possible to use tor browser inside a transparent proxy? I try to use the tor browser inside a transparent proxy but I can't, it gives an error. The transparent proxy itself works perfectly, in ...
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I can not start my Tor relay on my Fedora system
This is the lines that I added to the torrc file
Nickname myNiceRelay # Change "myNiceRelay" to something you like
ContactInfo your@e-mail # Write your e-mail and be aware it will be ...
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How do I make Tor use IPv6 for connecting to other peers?
Even if I put the following, it still only makes IPv4 connections to the outside world:
ORPort [::]:9001 IPv6Only
OutboundBindAddress [::]
Bridge [<an IPv6 of a tor node of mine>]:9001
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Cloudflare changes my Tor Exit Node
I set up in Tor Browser Exitnodes {lu} StrictNodes 1 and it works very well on all websites. But when I go to one website where they have cloudflare, I will see the "Checking If The Site ...
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Tor on linux - how to select exit nodes manually
On windows, there is an application called Advanced Onion Router (or, AdvTOR) which lets you choose your tor exit nodes, and it lists them all out. This is great, because some exit nodes have ...
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How to exclude specific county from Entry Node by torrc file?
Its known its possible to set specific countrys by adding lines like follow, to torrc file from Tor browser.
EntryNodes {??},{ug},{us},{fr} StrictNodes 1
ExitNodes {??},{ug},{us},{fr} StrictNodes 1
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Exit Node Jumping While Using StrictNodes in Torrc
I have seen a situation where I'm on non-onion website and the exit node jumps while the site is loading. If I hit the "New Circuit for this Site" button, the exit node starts in RO and ...
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Running multiple onion services
I want to run multiple onion services on one laptop . my questions are.. where is the optimal place to keep a separate directory for each onion service? how do i know which ports to use, which ports ...
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Middle/Guard relay:WARN Bad password or authentication cookie on controller WARN Your server has not managed to confirm reachability for its ORPort(s)
OS: Ubuntu Server 22.04.2
I'm running a tor relay on an old laptop. I'm managing it on my main computer with ssh. From my perspective this is ideal because in theory I could manage multiple nodes from ...
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How to stop Tor browsers from forging the user agent string?
The Tor browser is useful when you want to read regionally restricted websites, for example.
Unfortunately, the Tor Browser also changes the browser agent string, so that some websites that check it ...
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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.
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2/26/22, 19:55:40.740 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is ...
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Manually firewall Ubuntu for Tor?
Can someone offer a brief walk-through for firewalling Ubuntu 16 with UFW for tor. I only want to allow tor traffic out on my device. I'm not sure if it's even possible with UFW.
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Configure tor as proxy
I'm trying to use Tor as a proxy, to make other apps connect to the internet through the tor network. With Tor running and connected I opened another browser, and in the proxy settings I typed 127.0.0....
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Application request when we haven't used client functionality lately
Just glanced at my logs and noticed 50+ messages like this from tor. What exactly do these messages mean? I don't think I was using tor at the time the messages occurred. What might've invoked them?
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Tor stream isolation using torcc
I use torsocks for 3 applications: IRC, SSH and Thunderbird (My Tor browser uses port 9150 from the torbrowser bundle daemon). I want to use a different tor circuit for each application. On the ...
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How can I configure android Tor browser version 9.5 to use my prefered exitnodes?
I have already attempted to
A: Change torrc file located at /data/data/org.torproject.torbrowser/app_torservice/torrc, but this file is rewritten at app launch.
B: Do the same but “live”, (i.e. ...
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Combining Mullvad VPN, Kali Linux, and Whonix Gateway; what is the level on anonymity?
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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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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How to show the Tor Browser, again the menu items that are hidden compared to the esr version?
The Tor Browser is based on a Firefox-esr browser.
Source: https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/kritische-luecken-in-firefox-esr-thunderbird-und-tor-browser/
With the Tor Browser, some menu items that ...
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Torr file editor will automatically restore
I want to modify the configuration of the Torrc of the Tor browser. Before the Tor browser 12 version, the Torrc file is set to read only attributes and can be used normally, but the Torrc file is set ...
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Exact location of the torrc configuration file for Tor Browser Bundle
I'm currently using the Tor Browser Bundle on a Debian 11 machine, I downloaded it from the Tor website.
I need to customize the ExitNodes, in order to do this I have to edit the torrc file.
I have ...
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What ports do I need to open on my UFW firewall? I cannot log into nyx. Do I need to also open my 9051/tcp port?
I have just installed tor middle relay using this youtube guide.
I did everything up until the 12th minute of this video.
I have tor installed on a vps server I run from Vultr.
Then I have installed ...
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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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Tor over Tor: Is it really risky?
I would like to discuss about the different tor config for achieving a better anonymity and prevent or making harder a de-anonymize attack (via tor-nodes by correlating traffic from user to endpoint)
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UFW Rules and Tor
Would the following rules still allow Tor or would I need to add something? Also running DNScrypt with 1.1.1.1 in case that matters and I would also like to use a bridge.
~$ sudo ufw allow out on <...
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Can't specify any guard nodes in torrc file
I am trying to do some research for my school thesis related to the Tor network, and I need to specify and use only one guard relay that I own while using the Tor browser. I tried to specify it with ...
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Hello, how would I go about changing the tor homepage?
I know this question has already been asked (all answers outdated)
What i'm trying to do is make the "connect to tor" on the homepage to say something different.
I think i've tried almost ...
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Tor Transparent proxy as gateway not working
I am trying to setup a Tor Transparent Proxy and redirect all its traffic to eth1 which will act as gateway.
Network setup:
eth0 < public interface
tap0 192.168.56.1 < Tor interface
eth1 10.10.0....
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Tor Browser won't launch after torrc file edited for hidden services
I'm a beginner who need a little help. I got stuck while i was trying to setup my hidden service.
I'm on a Mac (EL Capitan) running Windows 7 on Parallels Desktop virtual machine. I have my ...
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How to keep (or import) the Tor Browser's history, when updating from an older version to TBB 5.0?
Is it possible to keep (or import) the Tor Browser's history data (not the bookmarks) when updating from an older version to TBB 5.0? And if so, then how?
Background: Using TBB as my "default browser"...
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Tor Browser stop working after few months' usage after last update version 12
Tor was working extremely well then it stops after the automated update. I have checked the time and date and the time zone all is alright. I look in the files and was not sure of what I was looking ...
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How do I re-enable drag and drop (previously working) for Tor Browser 12?
Up until the latest update of the Tor Browser 12.0, I was able drag and drop images/links to my desktop. My system is Windows 11. With this release I get a red circle with a red diagonal line ...
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Make Tor go through bridge by configuring torrc file
Hey everyone i want to know is there anyway that when i switch on my pc (os: kali linux)
my pc automatic get connected to tor using bridge? I have already used normal systemctl command to start Tor by ...
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Tor configuration stuck 100%
When I type tor in terminal (macOSX), I get this. I want to configure tor but the thing is it gets stuck at 100% and nothing happens then. But the terminal still runs so I assume that it's doing ...
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Can TOR Browser be used with proxychains?
i configured proxychains to use TOR and enabled No DNS Leak,
i installed TOR and it's working fine (masking my IP and DNS).
I also downloaded TOR Browser to use instead of firefox.
Can someone help me ...
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Two onion links to one site
I want to make two onion links to one site on my web server
I created a new address with mkp224o. Got the hostname file and 2 keys.
I put it in var/lib/tor
Edited the torrc
Now it's like this:
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Is there a way in tor to tell to prefer tor relays from another country?
Recently I discovered that there is a tor relay in my own country. While it is a good sign it is impossible to know if the relay is by a good or a bad actor. While the same can be said of any tor ...
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Unable get hidden service address
I followed this post:
https://www.privex.io/articles/setup-tor-hidden-service-website/
to create a local lan website with ubuntu.
But After I configurated and restarted the tor service.
No hostname ...
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Tor Browser not suggesting ".onion available"?
I am using Tor Browser 11.5.7 (based on Mozilla Firefox 91.13.0esr) (64-bit)
torproject support says:
Onion-Location is a new HTTP header that web sites can use to
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How to use a specfic Tor middle node
I have a question related to Tor middle node. I already see some of the answers from here. But non of them is recent so I was thinking maybe some imporoment happen in Tor by now. I want to choose a ...
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How to change IP Address every few seconds with TOR in Linux
I want to know if I can configure TOR on Linux to change / rotate IP every 30 seconds or say X seconds .
I have tor setup but I don't want to keep browsing with same IP and want to change it every ...
