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diff --git a/doc/TOR.md b/doc/TOR.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7ec02191 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/TOR.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Run +If you configured a system-wide SOCKS proxy, Dino will honor that setting. + +Otherwise, you can specifically set Dino to use Tor by starting it with +``` +$ torsocks dino +``` + +# DNS + +You can have your system route DNS requests through Tor by writing `nameserver 127.0.0.1` into your `/etc/resolv.conf`. + +XMPP uses `SRV` records by default, which cannot be queried through Tor. As a fallback, XMPP uses `A` records, which **can** be queried through Tor. Thus, make sure the domain of your server has an `A` record set to the IP of the XMPP server. Public servers are very frequently set up accordingly. + +# Anonymity and privacy distributions + +## Tails +* Download and install the Dino Debian package from [OBS](https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=network:messaging:xmpp:dino&package=dino). +* Start Dino from the console with `torsocks dino`. +* Don't worry about DNS - Tails forces all traffic through Tor. |