From 254d375c0343869859d123039c853addced8c422 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cryp Toon Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 21:05:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add TOR instruction to bitcoind doc page --- docs/_static/manuals.setup-bitcoind-connection.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/_static/manuals.setup-bitcoind-connection.rst b/docs/_static/manuals.setup-bitcoind-connection.rst index d345fc94..d3193f86 100644 --- a/docs/_static/manuals.setup-bitcoind-connection.rst +++ b/docs/_static/manuals.setup-bitcoind-connection.rst @@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ and remove the 'testnet=1' line. rpcbind=0.0.0.0 rpcallowip=192.168.0.0/24 +To increase your privacy and security, and for instance if you run a Bitcoin node on your home network, you can +use TOR. Bitcoind has TOR support build in, and it is ease to setup. +See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Setting_up_a_Tor_hidden_service + +If you have a TOR service running you can add these lines to your bitcoin.conf settings to only use TOR. + +.. code-block:: text + + proxy=127.0.0.1:9050 + bind=127.0.0.1 + onlynet=onion + Connect using provider settings -------------------------------