HelloZeroNet / HelloZeroNet/ZeroNet

Issues running on Tails

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Description

I encountered these three:
1. It seems Tails has restrictive Tor SOCKS proxy rules so that apps that don't work properly don't use it.
When ZeroNet is started Tor SOCKS proxy refuses connection. I couldn't find what is making Tor Socks proxy refuse connections (I looked at https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/config/chroot_local-includes/etc/ferm/ferm.conf and https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/config/chroot_local-includes/etc/tor/torrc). I did not try to run ZeroNet as root.
2. uPnP punching also doesn't work (as amnesia user with and without sudo).
3. When ZeroNet is started without Tor and Tor proxy, it also cannot connect (running as amnesia, with or without sudo).

Basically no matter how you run it (except possibly as root), it cannot establish connections and work.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the three reported startup modes on Tails: Tor SOCKS proxy, UPnP, and no Tor or proxy, using the ferm.conf and torrc files linked in the report as initial context. Trace why ZeroNet cannot establish connections in each mode; done means identifying a reproducible cause and confirming a connection path that works without relying on running as root.

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Assessment

Domain
networking, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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