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### Connect to RTL remotely over Tor
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This guide will allow you to remotely connect to RTL over Tor. This can work on any platform, the below example is for serving an android and windows client.
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#### Server Setup
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Install Tor on the same local machine as RTL. see the tor project wiki [here](https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki)
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Edit the `torrc` configuration file, and add the following lines:
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```
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HiddenServiceDir /var/db/tor/rtl/
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HiddenServiceVersion 2
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HiddenServiceAuthorizeClient stealth mydevice
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HiddenServicePort 3000 127.0.0.1:3000
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```
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Change `/var/db/tor/rtl/` to any directory you want to store the hidden service credentials.
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Change `mydevice` to anything you want.
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Save the changes to the `torrc` file and restart tor.
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View the contents of the file `/var/db/tor/rtl/hostname`. It will show an onion address, an authentication password(cookie), and the associated `mydevice` label.
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#### Client setup: Android
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Download Orbot for android (add their repos to F-Droid here: https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/
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Open orbot. Click the `⋮`, select `hidden services ˃`, select `Client cookies`.
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Press the + button on the lower right. Type in the the onion address and secret cookie you revealed in file `/var/lnd/tor/rtl/hostname`.
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Go back to orbot's main screen, and select the gear icon under `tor enabled apps`.
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Add your favorite tor compatible browser (I use brave) `Brave`, then press back.
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Click `stop` on the big onion logo. Exit orbot and reopen it.
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Turn on `VPN Mode`. Start your connection to the tor network by clicking on the big onion (if it has not automatically connected already)
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Now open the tor enabled browser and type in the onion address (example `z1234567890abc.onion:3000`)
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Only you have access to this website! All traffic in the brave browser will go over Tor (which is slower than clearnet).
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To go back to clearnet browsing, turn off VPN mode in Orbot.
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#### Client setup: Windows Tor Browser
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Download and install Tor Browser for windows: https://www.torproject.org/download/
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In Windows, edit `"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"\Desktop\Tor Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\torrc`
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Add the following line. Replace the onion address, password(cookie), and mydevice with your credentials:
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```
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HidServAuth 1234567890abcdefg.onion abcdef01234567890+/K mydevice
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```
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Save and exit.
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Now open Tor Browser, type in the `1234567890abcdefg.onion:3000` address!
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