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<p>
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1. Verify that your clock is set correctly. If possible, synchronize
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-your clock with public time servers. Make sure name resolution works
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-(that is, your computer can resolve addresses correctly).
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+your clock with public time servers.
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</p>
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-<p>2. Edit the bottom part of your torrc. (See <a
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+<p>
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+2. Make sure name resolution works (that is, your computer can resolve addresses correctly).
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+</p>
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+
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+<p>
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+3. Edit the bottom part of your torrc. (See <a
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href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#torrc">this
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FAQ entry</a> for help.)
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Make sure to define at least Nickname and ORPort. Create the DataDirectory
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@@ -143,14 +147,14 @@ MyFamily option</a> in all your servers' configuration files.</em>
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</p>
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-3. If you are using a firewall, open a hole in your firewall so
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+4. If you are using a firewall, open a hole in your firewall so
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incoming connections can reach the ports you configured (ORPort, plus
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DirPort if you enabled it). Make sure you allow all outgoing connections,
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so your server can reach the other Tor servers.
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</p>
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<p>
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-4. Start your server: if you installed from source you can just
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+5. Start your server: if you installed from source you can just
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run <tt>tor</tt>, whereas packages typically launch Tor from their
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initscripts or startup scripts. If it logs any warnings, address them. (By
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default Tor logs to stdout, but some packages log to <tt>/var/log/tor/</tt>
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</p>
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<p>
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-5. Subscribe to the <a
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+6. Subscribe to the <a
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href="http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/">or-announce</a>
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mailing list. It is very low volume, and it will keep you informed
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of new stable releases. You might also consider subscribing to <a
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@@ -166,6 +170,19 @@ href="http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/">or-talk</a> (higher volume),
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where new development releases are announced.
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</p>
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+<p>
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+7. Have a look at the manual.
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+The <a href="http://tor.eff.org/tor-manual.html.en">manual</a> for the
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+latest stable version provides detailed instructions for how to install
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+and use Tor, including configuration of client and server options.
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+If you are running the CVS version the manual is available
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+<a href="http://tor.eff.org/tor-manual-cvs.html.en">here</a>.
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+</p>
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+<p>
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+8. Read
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+<a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/OperationalSecurity">this document</a>
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+to get ideas how you can increase the security of your server.
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<hr />
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<a id="two"></a>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#two">Step Two: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
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Thomas Sjögren