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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Otherwise, you can install the Tor Browser from [here](https://www.torproject.or
## Starting Tor
To connect to onion addresses you need th enable the tor proxy. To do so you need to have tor currently running, this
To connect to onion addresses you need to enable the tor proxy. To do so you need to have tor currently running, this
can be checked by using the command `sudo systemctl status tor`. This should give you an output similar to:
```bash
@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ $ sudo systemctl status tor
If the output says `Active: active`, then it is running and good to go.
On mac osx you can use the command `brew services list` to ensure tor is running. This should give you an output similar to:
```bash
$ brew services list
Name Status User Plist
tor started $username /Users/username/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.tor.plist
```
If tor satus is `started`, then it is running and good to go.
## Enabling the Tor proxy
Enabling the tor proxy allows you to create outgoing connections over tor. This is needed if you want to sync the
@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ CookieAuthFileGroupReadable 1
```
Add or uncomment those, save, and restart Tor (usually `systemctl restart tor`
or `sudo systemctl restart tor` on most systemd-based systems, including recent Debian and Ubuntu, or just restart the
or `sudo systemctl restart tor` on most systemd-based systems, including recent Debian and Ubuntu, `brew services restart tor` on mac osx, or just restart the
computer).
On some systems (such as Arch Linux), you may also need to add the following line: