Commit c4ca758c388ce984a10969548267e308fd7fd55e
Add instructions for running an sbot instance available over TOR
Anders Rune Jensen committed on 12/15/2017, 9:15:12 PMParent: bdd1303c0b10b9676ea1393bbfcff2ece6370982
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21 | 21 … | |
22 | 22 … | Please note that even when using TOR the (normal |
23 | 23 … | rules)[https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot] for staying anonymous still |
24 | 24 … | applies though. |
25 … | + | |
26 … | +# What other cool things can I do with TOR? | |
27 … | + | |
28 … | +Glad you asked. | |
29 … | + | |
30 … | +If you configure TOR as a hidden service and redirect port 8008 to | |
31 … | +localhost 8008 then your sbot service will be available over TOR. Add | |
32 … | +the following to /etc/tor/torrc: | |
33 … | + | |
34 … | +HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/ | |
35 … | +HiddenServicePort 8008 127.0.0.1:8008 | |
36 … | + | |
37 … | +And reload tor, then your onion address will be available in | |
38 … | +/var/lib/tor/hidden_service/hostname. | |
39 … | + | |
40 … | +Besides hiding your IP and doing end-to-end encryption, TOR also does | |
41 … | +location transparency. Meaning your hostname will always stay the same | |
42 … | +no matter where you are connected, and anyone can connect to you | |
43 … | +directly. No need to open ports in your firewall! | |
44 … | + | |
45 … | +This means that its possible to do p2p connections without pubs and | |
46 … | +talk direcly to your friends. If you create an invite from your | |
47 … | +machine, replace the hostname with your onion adress and send that to | |
48 … | +a friend. They will be able to connect directly to you and start | |
49 … | +receiving messages straight away, assuming your machine is running of | |
50 … | +course. |
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