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diff --git a/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.html b/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.html index 64eec29..cfba522 100644 --- a/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.html +++ b/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.html @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <p>This might sound spooky and complicated, but it's really not. If you want to host a small site or a small file share among friends, I honestly think Tor is one of the easiest and safest options to set up.</p> -<p>Getting a Tor hidden service running is so stupidly easy that it hardly deserves it's own article. Tor's website has a great guide right <a href="https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/setup/">here</a>. I figured I'd put my own spin on it by showing you show to host a temporary server to share some files with your friends. Please note the word <em>temporary</em> in that last sentence; running this way for a while is insecure and not a good idea. For a permanent solution, you'll want to host a real web server as explained <a href="/site/tutorial/how-to-make-this-site.html">here</a>.</p> +<p>Getting a Tor hidden service running is so stupidly easy that it hardly deserves it's own article. Tor's website has a great guide right <a href="https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/setup/">here</a>. I figured I'd put my own spin on it by showing you show to host a temporary server to share some files with your friends. Please note the word <em>temporary</em> in that last sentence; running this way for a while is insecure and not a good idea. For a permanent solution, you'll want to host a real web server as explained <a href="/site/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html">here</a>.</p> <p>Unlike that article, I will only explain how to do this on Linux since it's way easier and, to be honest, I've never tried to do it on Windows. If you've never used Linux before, buy a Raspberry Pi and follow the basic install guide. If you're strapped for cash, run it in a virtual machine, or use Windows Subsystem for Linux.</p> <h2 id="how-to-spin-up-a-temporary-hidden-file-share-with-python">How to spin up a temporary hidden file share with Python</h2> <p>Once you have Debian/Ubuntu/whatever installed and it's updated to your liking, you can install Tor with:</p> diff --git a/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html b/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html index 8469fbd..5366907 100644 --- a/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html +++ b/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ <p>In addition to hosting code repositories, you can host small sites on github for mostly free. I've never used it, but I definitely would if I needed something like a small wiki.</p> <p>But once you have stuff to share, how do you keep this stuff online?</p> <h3 id="can-i-run-a-web-server-at-home">Can I run a web server at home</h3> -<p>Technically yes, but practically probably not. At least not at a lot of extra cost to you. If you do want to host a small thing at home, like some text or some cat pics, a <a href="/site/tutorial/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.html">tor hidden service</a> is a great option.</p> +<p>Technically yes, but practically probably not. At least not at a lot of extra cost to you. If you do want to host a small thing at home, like some text or some cat pics, a <a href="/site/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.html">tor hidden service</a> is a great option.</p> <p>I spent a lot of time searching on this (you can find a full list of references at the bottom), and I've even tested a little bit by hosting game servers and web projects for code jams, but the problem is twofold. First, if you are in the United States and not a business, you probably have a standard plan with one of the major ISPs (Verizon, Optimum, etc.). This limits you in a few ways.</p> <ul> <li><p>Your bandwidth is limited, which limits the amount of people you can serve at one time <em>and</em> the rate you can transfer data to them. Think laggy games and videos that take 10 years to download.</p></li> |