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Host Hidden Service on the RaspberryPi

How to install

sudo apt install tor

Configure

sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc

Look for this section

############### This section is just for location-hidden services ###

## Once you have configured a hidden service, you can look at the
## contents of the file ".../hidden_service/hostname" for the address
## to tell people.
##
## HiddenServicePort x y:z says to redirect requests on port x to the
## address y:z.

#HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/
#HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:80
  • Now uncomment the following lines

    • HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/

    • HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:PORT

Host hidden service

  • Start a example node

    • Start a example node project with npx
      • sudo apt-get install npm
      • sudo apt-get install nodejs
      • sudo npm install --global serve
      • npm i npx
      • npx serve -l 5000

  • With express

    • Create an express-project
    • Set the port to the port set in the config-file
      • Start the server with for example: node server.js

  • Change the port in torrc

    • sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc
      • Change: HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:PORT to HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:5000

  • Get the domain:

sudo cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/hostname

Troubleshooting:

  • Check if tor is running:
sudo service tor status
  • Stop tor:
sudo service tor stop
  • Start tor:
sudo service tor start
  • Restart tor:
sudo service tor restart