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diff --git a/doc/tor.md b/doc/tor.md index f8b94d19d1..1d35a658bc 100644 --- a/doc/tor.md +++ b/doc/tor.md @@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ outgoing connections be anonymized, but more is possible. -proxy=ip:port Set the proxy server. If SOCKS5 is selected (default), this proxy server will be used to try to reach .onion addresses as well. - + -onion=ip:port Set the proxy server to use for tor hidden services. You do not need to set this if it's the same as -proxy. You can use -noonion to explicitly disable access to hidden service. - + -listen When using -proxy, listening is disabled by default. If you want to run a hidden service (see next section), you'll need to enable it explicitly. - + -connect=X When behind a Tor proxy, you can specify .onion addresses instead -addnode=X of IP addresses or hostnames in these parameters. It requires -seednode=X SOCKS5. In Tor mode, such addresses can also be exchanged with @@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ your bitcoind's P2P listen port (8333 by default). preference for your node to advertize itself with, for connections coming from unroutable addresses (such as 127.0.0.1, where the Tor proxy typically runs). - + -listen You'll need to enable listening for incoming connections, as this is off by default behind a proxy. - + -discover When -externalip is specified, no attempt is made to discover local IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. If you want to run a dual stack, reachable from both Tor and IPv4 (or IPv6), you'll need to either pass your @@ -88,3 +88,19 @@ for normal IPv4/IPv6 communication, use: ./bitcoin -onion=127.0.0.1:9050 -externalip=57qr3yd1nyntf5k.onion -discover +3. Automatically listen on Tor +-------------------------------- + +Starting with Tor version 0.2.7.1 it is possible, through Tor's control socket +API, to create and destroy 'ephemeral' hidden services programmatically. +Bitcoin Core has been updated to make use of this. + +This means that if Tor is running (and proper authorization is available), +Bitcoin Core automatically creates a hidden service to listen on, without +manual configuration. This will positively affect the number of available +.onion nodes. + +This new feature is enabled by default if Bitcoin Core is listening, and +a connection to Tor can be made. It can be configured with the `-listenonion`, +`-torcontrol` and `-torpassword` settings. To show verbose debugging +information, pass `-debug=tor`. |