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diff --git a/doc/tor.md b/doc/tor.md index c46b7e9f60..2c54e32f84 100644 --- a/doc/tor.md +++ b/doc/tor.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ outgoing connections, but more is possible. -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. + to explicitly disable access to hidden services. -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 @@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ outgoing connections, but more is possible. -seednode=X SOCKS5. In Tor mode, such addresses can also be exchanged with other P2P nodes. + -onlynet=onion Make outgoing connections only to .onion addresses. Incoming + connections are not affected by this option. This option can be + specified multiple times to allow multiple network types, e.g. + ipv4, ipv6, or onion. + In a typical situation, this suffices to run behind a Tor proxy: ./bitcoind -proxy=127.0.0.1:9050 @@ -109,7 +114,10 @@ preconfigured and the creation of a hidden service is automatic. If permission p are seen with `-debug=tor` they can be resolved by adding both the user running Tor and the user running bitcoind to the same group and setting permissions appropriately. On Debian-based systems the user running bitcoind can be added to the debian-tor group, -which has the appropriate permissions. +which has the appropriate permissions. Before starting bitcoind you will need to re-login +to allow debian-tor group to be applied. Otherwise you will see the following notice: "tor: +Authentication cookie /run/tor/control.authcookie could not be opened (check permissions)" +on debug.log. An alternative authentication method is the use of the `-torpassword=password` option. The `password` is the clear text form that |