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@@ -17,38 +17,11 @@ doesn't work for you. Do you want to run a tor server? - We're looking for people with reasonably reliable Internet connections, - that have at least 1Mbit each way. Currently we don't use all of that, - but we want it available for burst traffic. - - (The Tor server doesn't need to be run as root, and doesn't need any - special system permissions or kernel mods. You should probably run it - as its own user though, especially if you run an identd service too.) - - First, copy torrc.sample to torrc (by default it's in - /usr/local/etc/tor/), and edit the middle part. Create the - DataDirectory, and make sure it's owned by the uid/gid that will be - running tor. Fix your system clock so it's not too far off. Make sure - name resolution works. - - Then run tor to generate keys. One of the files generated - in your DataDirectory is your 'fingerprint' file. Mail it to - tor-ops@freehaven.net. - - Please also tell us in that mail who you are, so we know whom to contact - if there's any problem. Also describe what kind of connectivity the new - server will have. If possible PGP sign your mail. - - You may find the initscript in contrib/tor.sh useful if you - want to set up Tor to start at boot. + See http://freehaven.net/tor/doc/tor-doc.html#server Do you want to run a hidden service? - Copy torrc.sample to torrc (by default it's in /usr/local/etc/tor/), and - edit the bottom part. Then run Tor. It will create each HiddenServiceDir - you have configured, and it will create a 'hostname' file which - specifies the url (xyz.onion) for that service. You can tell people - the url, and they can connect to it via their Tor client. + See http://freehaven.net/tor/doc/tor-doc.html#hidden-service Configuring tsocks: @@ -66,3 +39,4 @@ Configuring tsocks: (On Windows, you may want to look at the Hummingbird SOCKS client, or at SocksCap, instead.) + |