mirror of
https://github.com/Start9Labs/documentation.git
synced 2026-03-26 02:11:55 +00:00
e2f97bc1c3
Restructure Tor and LAN setup, add to FAQ. Co-authored-by: Matt Hill <matthewonthemoon@gmail.com>
97 lines
2.9 KiB
ReStructuredText
97 lines
2.9 KiB
ReStructuredText
.. _firefox-tor-desktop:
|
||
|
||
**************************************
|
||
Setting up Firefox with Tor on Desktop
|
||
**************************************
|
||
|
||
.. warning::
|
||
This guide assumes you have completed :ref:`setting up Tor<running-tor>`. Please visit this section first before you proceed as it is required for Firefox to properly work with Tor.
|
||
|
||
1. Open Firefox.
|
||
|
||
2. Enter ``about:config`` in the URL bar. Accept any warnings that may appear about accessing advanced settings.
|
||
|
||
3. Search for ``dom.securecontext.whitelist_onions`` and set the value to ``true``.
|
||
|
||
.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/firefox_whitelist.png
|
||
:width: 80%
|
||
:alt: Firefox whitelist onions screenshot
|
||
|
||
4. Download a `Proxy Auto Config` file to inform Firefox how to use the Tor daemon running on your computer. You can get Start9's standard file by following the OS-specific instructions below:
|
||
|
||
Windows:
|
||
|
||
Click `here <https://registry.start9labs.com/sys/proxy.pac>`_ to get the file and save the file somewhere you won’t delete it. For this example:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block::
|
||
|
||
C:\Program Files\Tor Browser\proxy.pac
|
||
|
||
Mac:
|
||
|
||
Open the `Terminal` App on your Mac. You can find it in your list of Applications. In the terminal, enter:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block::
|
||
|
||
brew install wget
|
||
|
||
And then:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block::
|
||
|
||
wget -P /usr/local/etc/tor https://registry.start9labs.com/sys/proxy.pac
|
||
|
||
Linux:
|
||
|
||
From a terminal, enter:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block::
|
||
|
||
sudo wget -P /etc/tor https://registry.start9labs.com/sys/proxy.pac
|
||
|
||
|
||
5. Now open your Firefox web browser, and select options (Windows), or preferences (Mac/Linux):
|
||
|
||
.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/firefox_options_windows.png
|
||
:width: 80%
|
||
:alt: Firefox options screenshot
|
||
|
||
Select :menuselection:`Settings --> Options`
|
||
|
||
|
||
6. Search for the term “proxy” in the search bar in the upper right, then select the button that says `Settings…`:
|
||
|
||
.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/firefox_search.png
|
||
:width: 80%
|
||
:alt: Firefox search screenshot
|
||
|
||
7. This should open a menu that will allow you to configure your proxy settings. Select `Automatic proxy configuration URL` and paste in the path to your PAC file from earlier, prefixed with ``file://``. For example:
|
||
|
||
Windows:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block::
|
||
|
||
file://C:/Program Files/Tor Browser/proxy.pac
|
||
|
||
Mac:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block::
|
||
|
||
file:///usr/local/etc/tor/proxy.pac
|
||
|
||
Linux:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block::
|
||
|
||
file:///etc/tor/proxy.pac
|
||
|
||
8. Then, check the box labeled `Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5`:
|
||
|
||
.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/firefox_proxy.png
|
||
:width: 80%
|
||
:alt: Firefox proxy settings screenshot
|
||
|
||
9. Click ``OK`` and then restart Firefox for the changes to take effect.
|
||
|
||
10. You’re all set! You should now be able to navigate to `.onion` URLs in Firefox. This means you can bookmark Cups Messenger, and use your Bitwarden Tor address in the `Bitwarden Firefox Plugin <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bitwarden-password-manager/>`_.
|