platzhalter/tor repository overview

⁠platzhalter/tor Dockerfile

This repository contains the Dockerfile of Tor⁠ for running a TOR client in a docker container.

⁠Base Image

I based my image on the Debian 8 Jessie⁠ image.

⁠Usage

1. Create a folder containing your torrc⁠ file used by Tor⁠. Make sure you're using absolute filepaths to make sure Tor will always be able to parse your configs.
2. Run it doing: `docker run -p 127.0.0.1:9050:9050 -v /path/to/your/configuration/directory:/tor -d platzhalter/tor

⁠Hidden Services

• Place your hidden service configuration in the same folder as your torrc

  • If you don't have those, nevermind, just let Tor generate them automatically.

• Create a new network by doing docker network create --subnet=172.20.0.0/24

  • (Of course you can use any subnet you want to use. Just make sure it's not used by anything else to avoid collision.)

• From now on, you need to use the --net tor --ip 172.20.0.100 flags when starting the Tor container.

• Also, you need to configure all of your hidden services to use the same net by using the --net tor --ip 172.20.0.<somenumber> flags when starting them.

  • You don't need to expose their ports if you want them to be accessible via Tor only!

• After that, configure your torrc as follows:

  HiddenServiceDir /tor/<servicename>
  HiddenServivePort <port> 172.20.0.<number>:<port>
  HiddenServicePort ........
  

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⁠Notes

• You need at least Docker version 1.10.1 to assign static ip addresses to the machine.