RTL_TOR_setup.md

Connect to RTL remotely over Tor

This guide will allow you to remotely connect to RTL over Tor. This can work on any platform, the below example is for serving an android and windows client.

Server Setup

Install Tor on the same local machine as RTL. see the tor project wiki here On Debian based distros: $> sudo apt install tor

Edit /etc/tor/torrc (Debian based distro) configuration file, and add the following lines:

HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/rtl-service-v3/
HiddenServiceVersion 3
HiddenServicePort 3000 127.0.0.1:3000

Change /var/lib/tor/rtl-service-v3/ to any directory you want to store the hidden service credentials.

Save the changes to the torrc file and restart tor. $> sudo systemctl restart tor or sometimes: $> sudo systemctl daemon-reload

View the contents of the file /var/lib/tor/rtl-service-v3/hostname. You need to be root. It will show an onion address. This is your address. On Debian based distro: $> su -c "cat /var/lib/tor/rtl-service-v3/hostname"

Client setup: Android

Install Tor browser (or any other compatible browser) for Android from the app store

Open the tor enabled browser and type in the onion address (example z1234567890abc.onion:3000) Only you have access to this website! All traffic in the tor enabled browser will go over Tor (which is slower than clearnet).

Client setup: Windows Tor Browser (not updated)

Download and install Tor Browser for windows: https://www.torproject.org/download/

In Windows, edit "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"\Desktop\Tor Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\torrc

Add the following line. Replace the onion address, password(cookie), and mydevice with your credentials:

HidServAuth 1234567890abcdefg.onion abcdef01234567890+/K mydevice

Save and exit.

Now open Tor Browser, type in the 1234567890abcdefg.onion:3000 address!