Portable Hidden Service

Assets

Link: https://github.com/Stevan06v/nextjs-hidden-service.git

This blog-post is about deploying a Next.js application via a Tor hidden service to the onion network.

About

The Next.js app showcases the power and flexibility of the Next.js framework, providing a robust and performant web application. By utilizing a Tor hidden service, the app can be accessed anonymously through the dark web, offering enhanced privacy and security.

The Architecture

Getting Started

To run the Next.js app locally, follow these steps:

• Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Stevan06v/nextjs-hidden-service.git

or just use this template repo.

In case you are working on a windows machine:

Run the docker-daemon and double click the start.cmd-file.

Open your tor-client and access the output hidden-service-url

Example output:

http://s5buptadf6hhh4dyfi6fah2stjrpz2ovdkquwv4xmjgrkzdmyhnciaqd.onion/

In case you are working on a linux based machine:

bash start.sh

Open your tor-client and access the output hidden-service-url

Example output:

http://s5buptadf6hhh4dyfi6fah2stjrpz2ovdkquwv4xmjgrkzdmyhnciaqd.onion/

Use it in your project

• COPY the DOCKERFILE out of my-next-app:

mv ./my-next-app/Dockerfile ./

• Remove /my-next-app/
• Create a new project
• COPY the DOCKERFILE into the new project
• Rename build: ./my-next-app/ in the docker-compose-file to your new project folder
  • For the folder /example it would be build: ./example