From 78666cd9195c1c2bcc9cd9110b4db5723a88b50d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mjfernez Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2021 09:25:26 -0400 Subject: Directory changes. Various spelling, format fixes. Also fixes CC being linked to by HTTP instead of HTTPS which causes an annoying message on most browsers --- .md/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.md | 114 ---------------------- 1 file changed, 114 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 .md/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.md (limited to '.md/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.md') diff --git a/.md/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.md b/.md/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.md deleted file mode 100644 index a57e710..0000000 --- a/.md/tutorials/how-to-host-a-tor-hidden-service.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -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. - -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 -[here](https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/setup/). 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 *temporary* 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 -[here](/site/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html). - -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. - -## How to spin up a temporary hidden file share with Python - -Once you have Debian/Ubuntu/whatever installed and it's updated to your -liking, you can install Tor with: - -``` -$ sudo apt install tor -``` - -Start (or stop) Tor with: - -``` -$ sudo service tor start -``` - -or - -``` -$ sudo systemctl start tor.service -``` - -You may need to enable the service first. I think this is done by default -now, but it doesn't hurt: - -``` -$ sudo systemctl enable tor.service -``` - -### Configure Tor - -You'll need to edit the file "/etc/tor/torrc" before your service can -be available over Tor. Use vim, nano, or whatever you like to edit -the file (as root!) and search for the following lines: - -``` -#HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/ -#HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:80 -``` - -Remove the '#' at the beginning oh each and change the port to 8000 like -so: - -``` -HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/ -HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:8000 -``` - -Save and restart Tor for the changes to apply: - -``` -$ sudo service tor restart -``` - -Once you do this, you'll get a new onion address located in the -directory noted above. Use cat to read the hostname file: - -``` -$ cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/hostname -``` - -### Set up the server - -Make some directory to hold your files. - -``` -$ mkdir -pv files -``` - -Since we're only doing this temporarily, we don't care too much about -security or where the files should go, but if you want to be careful, -you can issue the following to set the directory to read only after -you copy your files in: - -``` -$ chmod -R 644 files -``` - -Change into the directory and run Python's built-in http server: - -``` -$ cd files -$ python3 -m http.server -``` - -You'll see the server is being hosted on port 8000, which is what we -chose in the config file earlier. Just leave it running, or send it to -the background with Ctrl+Z and run "bg". - -And that's it! You are now the proud owner of a tor hidden service. Take -the hostname you copied down before and add ".onion" to the end and give -it to your friends so they can browse the files in the directory through -the Tor Browser. - -Be sure to watch the program log though... lest they get up to no good. -- cgit v1.2.3