Questions tagged [configuration]
Questions about configuring Tor software.
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How do I add obfs3 bridges in torrc?
I have installed Tor on my Ubuntu system, not the Tor browser bundle.
Now, I am aware that one can add obfs3 bridges into torrc file.
How might I do this?
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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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How to properly start tor service
For months I've been using:
$ sudo systemctl start tor.service
but I just realized we can start tor by simply typing "tor" into a terminal. What's the proper/safest way to start and stop tor.service?...
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How to make a Tor relays ORPort and DirPort reachable?
I've been trying to set up a tor relay with a Raspberry Pi. It runs Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 and Tor 0.2.9.16.
Since I only want to use the Raspberry for the tor relay I didn't do much. After installing ...
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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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Tor trying to connect to a deleted bridge
I noticed some old bridges and deleted them. Tor still tries to connect to them.
Is there any place that tor reaches the bridge beside etc/tor/torrc?
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What is best Practices for Hosting Tor Onion Hidden Service?
I want to host Tor onion hidden service, I want to know what is the best technique to host it, can someone helps me with the below questions
What is the best server operating system for hosting Tor ...
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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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Tor client fails when making bulk requests in a short period of time
I have a list of more than 16,000 thousand up to date active onion domains and I'm trying to download each page with parallel requests through python with tor client as the proxy. All requests take ...
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torrc on a Mac?
It isn't completely obvious where the torrc file needs to reside on a Mac (say, 10.6). In Settings->Advanced, it appears to be in Applications/TorBrowser_en-US/Library/Vidalia/torrc. But there is ...
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Tor Broswer does not have permission to enter the profile
I downloaded Tor browser but every time i attempt to launch it all i get is this message:
"Tor Browser does not have permission to enter the profile. Please adjust you file system settings and ...
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How to verify that my ISP is not running a fake tor subnetwork
It seems very easy for my ISP to firewall all tor nodes and redirect all connection to a fake tor node or network of fake tor nodes.
How can I make sure it is not the case?
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How to add Tor Services in My Java Application [closed]
I am working online application and while working , some of my ip are banned .
After that i came to know about Tor and i want to know how to add the tor services in java applications.
Please do ...
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My Mouse and Keyboard Don't Work With Tails
Update:
I Finally got Tails installed to my USB flash drive. When Tails loads to the welcome screen I can't do anything because, the Mouse and Keyboard don't work.
How do I get them to work?
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Tor Expert Running tor check fails
I have configured Tor to run as a Windows service, it seems to be working as it is producing logs. I have configured it to run on 9990. I have configured Firefox proxy to use it, however when I check ...
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How to force Tor Browser to use specific exit node for specific website
Some websites are able to detect that you are using Tor network and block your connection. The most well-known example is https://google.com, which will re-direct you to a Captcha page on most exit ...
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Cannot connect tor, Identity key mismatch
I tried connecting to tor, but I'm getting a identity key mismatch and I have no idea how to fix it.
Jun 21 19:43:06.202 [notice] Tor v0.2.4.27 (git-412e3f7dc9c6c01a) running on Linux with Libevent ...
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How to correctly read the control port when Tor is started with `--ControlPort auto --ControlPortWriteToFile <TEMPORARY_PATH>`?
It is possible to start Tor with the following arguments (or parameters in Tor's config file):
--ControlPort auto --ControlPortWriteToFile <TEMPORARY_FILE_PATH>>
So Tor writes to <...
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Using Tor over IPv6
Can someone explain what I have to configure to get tor working over ipv6 on client-side?
$ torify telnet -6 www.google.com 80
telnet: could not resolve www.google.com/80: Non-recoverable failure in ...
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Creating private and isolated Tor network using raspberry pis
I am thinking about setting up a private Tor network isolated from the Internet. My plan is to connect about 10 raspberry pis to an ethernet switch. I would run a client, a hidden service in two ...
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Tor stuck at start-up
I have been using Tor for while. It was working fine but today it refuses to start. It gets stuck here (at start-up):
Apr 29 08:06:14.918 [notice] Tor 0.4.4.0-alpha-dev (git-b6e60f26dd04fa4f) running ...
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Why do I get connected to TOR nodes that I excluded in TORRC?
I'm testing the TOR browser bundle and I keep getting connected to exit nodes in countries that I've explicitly excluded in my torrc:
StrictNodes 1
ExcludeExitNodes {ad},{ar},{au},{at},{bs},{by},{be},...
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obfs4proxy error
Ubuntu 20.4 - Digital Ocean Droplet Tor Bridge Relay
[WARN] Pluggable Transport process terminated with status code 256
Anyone have a suggestion for the solution of this tor bridge puzzle?
As a relay ...
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Tor.services refusing to run on archlinux
I just did a full upgrade on my archlinux and now for some reason I can't get
systemctl start tor.service
to run. I can use the tor browser without this, but I usually need this service up before ...
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Tor on Android, is it even secure?
While I made some good experiences using Tor on Tails, I was wondering if using Tor on Android makes any sense at all, as I have been strongly advised against using it.
After spending some hours ...
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Obsf4 bridges with ipv6 support?
Where can I find obfs4 bridges with ipv6 support for Tails?
This link doesn't work:
https://bridges.torproject.org/options
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Any tor users who are looking to run relays on Windows?
So this is a tool I made which allows easy operation of tor relays on Windows. Made for people who have Windows but want to run relay without pain of Linux VM.
Features:
Auto installs tor and keeps up ...
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Openvpn over TOR
I am trying to route my vpn traffic over TOR (Tor is using bridges) on ubuntu by simply adding the following in the tor configuration:
UseBridges 1
Bridge bridge1 fingerprint1
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Set a tor server behind http proxy
I'm trying to make a tor relay server over a http proxy on a ubuntu 14.04 lts machine.
Log output:
$ cat /var/log/tor/log
Aug 17 18:19:06.000 [notice] Tor 0.2.4.27 (git-412e3f7dc9c6c01a) opening new ...
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sanitize using policies.json
I am trying to set up a policies.json file and I can't get the sanitize option to work. I want it to clear download history but that isn't working. It isn't showing up under about:policies and when I ...
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V2 Domain RSA Private not working
I'm trying to connecting venify v2 domain with tor hidden_service. I'm using eschalot and shallot for generate domains. but when I change domain name in hostname and replace private_key. It stop ...
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How to set my exit node from within tails by using the command line
I would like to set exit node from within tails by using the command line. I am currently using tails live CD. I tried to do this by saving in torrc but it won't save. I though it might store in RAM, ...
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Create account with Tor
I am totally new and not very tech-affine.
I want to create an account for instagram but anonymously as I only want to use it to follow certain people. But when I try, it keeps telling me that it ...
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Does installing the KeePassXC-Browser extension in Tor Browser change its fingerprint or otherwise reduce security?
KeePassXC’s browser integration documentation says:
The KeePassXC-Browser extension is installed within your web browser so that you can automatically pull usernames and passwords from KeePassXC and ...
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Tor browser's default theme uses os's color scheme. Is it fine? Can this be used for fingerprinting?
Tor browser's default theme uses os's color scheme. Just like firefox. If os is set to dark grey colors lets say, tor uses the same palette. If os is set to shades of black, tor uses the same palette ...
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Encrypted DNS without Tor Browser Bundle
If using Tor and NOT Tor Browser Bundle, do you need to encrypt your dns or is setting your DNS on router to Cloudflare DNS sufficient?
wanting to obfuscate all DNS from view of ISP
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How to connect tor to a specific ip address of the list?
I have already installed the latest version of Tor but i can't connect to a specific IP address from this Tor list http://torstatus.blutmagie.de/
Can someone help me (also with a practical example...)...
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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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Change homepage/new tab page
I know there have been posted some questions asking essentially the same. However, none of the fulfills my requirements.
I would simply like to modifiy TOR's homepage and new tab page to include a set ...
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duckduckgo no longer working without javascript
Not sure if this is a problem for others or just that my own browser is not configured properly. But is anyone else unable to browse DuckDuckGo when they disable javascript/ turn security-level to ...
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TOR relay and DS-Lite, no public IPv4, tunnel workaround?
I wonder if anyone here has tried this before and maybe could give me some advice. My internet connection at home is dual stack lite so I don't have a public IPv4 address and therefore can't setup a ...
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How to use VPN with Tor network?
There are many VPNs and some of them can be used with Tor network depending on the setup. There are two ways to use a VPN with the Tor browser. You can either connect to the VPN first and then the Tor ...
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TOR is unstable on Linux (Debian). Address already in use
I installed TOR on the server with the command:
apt-get install tor
I corrected the configuration file and it looks like this (/etc/tor/torrc):
## Configuration file for a typical Tor user
## Last ...
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Does setting Tor Browser to “remember history” cause Tor Browser to violate any of the requirements in its design document?
Several answers to other questions recommend setting Tor Browser to “remember history” to, for example:
Save passwords.
Add permanent HTTPS certificates: answer 1, answer 2.
The last answer has a ...
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How to use Tor for scripts?
Say I wrote a script that uses Internet connection. What's the right approach to redirect it to tor so I stay anonymous? Sorry for a silly question I'm new to Tor. Thank you.
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How to compile Tor binary for different CPU architectures to include in a cross-platform application?
Is this even possible? Can a Tor binary file be compiled to work on Linux, Windows, OSX, iOS, and Android? We would like to package the binary file so we can launch Tor from our application. Could we ...
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How does Tor browser protect against fraudulent pages?
The Tor browser has a setting in about:preferences#privacy to block dangerous and deceptive content. This includes blocking dangerous downloads and warning the user about unwanted and uncommon ...
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Aren't old versions of Tor more stable at startup ? (Windows 64bit)
I was running newest Tor version and every time Tor starts and builds the network to connect it always fails, sometimes I had to restart 2 times to get Tor to build the network correctly, I remember ...
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How do I set a URL in TORRC file I keep getting index of it needs to point to the main directory
I am having an issue with routing my onion site to the right directory.
For instance, it is going to the index of or root directory of the FTP for the site and not the site itself.
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Can you have a setup with both VPN over Tor and Tor over VPN
Is it possible to first connect to a VPN (like NordVPN or another VPN which supports VPN over Tor) that is preconfigured for Tor and then connect to a VPN once you are browsing in Tor to encrypt both ...
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