HelloZeroNet / HelloZeroNet/ZeroNet

[feature suggestion] "--tor inside" option to run ZeroNet in the VM connected to Tor

Open
#474 1 comment 2 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
18.8k
Forks
2.3k
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

Currently these options are supported: `--tor {disable,enable,always}`.
`--tor always` is designed to run alongside the Tor process, and means that ZeroNet will use the Tor controller port to create the hidden service and Tor's SOCKS5 port to connect to the peers.

However, people sometimes also run Tor-connected VMs. This is actually the most secure way to connect to the Tor network, see for example the Whonix and Qubes projects. The suggested `--tor inside` option will work the same way as `--tor always` works with these exceptions:
- NetZero will not use SOCKS5, instead it will just connect to all peers directly, and perform DNS queries directly too, dark and clear nets alike.
- NetZero will not use the Tor controller port, instead the HS address and port will be supplied as an additional, required argument, for example `--tor_hidden_service {hs1}.onion:{port1}{:{hs2}.onion:{port2}{:...}}`. User will create hidden service(s) and route it/them to that port(s).

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

Assessment

This issue has not been assessed yet.

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.