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πŸ§… Tor Control Management

The bot supports Tor integration, which is especially useful if you want to maintain privacy or bypass blocking on certain platforms. Tor Control is a feature that allows you to automatically change chains within the Tor network to provide greater anonymity and bypass platform restrictions when downloading media files.

πŸ›  Configuring Tor​

To enable and configure Tor, follow these steps:

1. Creating a Hashed Password​

To create a hashed password (HashedControlPassword), follow these steps:

  1. Install Tor if it’s not already installed:

    sudo apt update && sudo apt install tor

  2. Generate a Hashed Password: Use the tor --hash-password command to generate a hashed password. For example:

    tor --hash-password "your_password"

    This command will return a string like:

    16:660537E3E1CD49996044A3BF558097A981F539FEA2F9DA662B4626C1C2

    This is your hashed password, which you need to add to torrc.

  3. Add the Hashed Password to torrc: Open the Tor configuration file:

    sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc

    Add the following lines:

    ControlPort 9051
    HashedControlPassword 16:660537E3E1CD49996044A3BF558097A981F539FEA2F9DA662B4626C1C2

    Here, 16:660537E3E1CD49996044A3BF558097A981F539FEA2F9DA662B4626C1C2 is an example of the hashed password you generated in the previous step.

  4. Save the File and Restart Tor: After making changes, save the file and exit the editor. Then restart Tor:

    sudo systemctl restart tor
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    If the changes don’t take effect, try the following:

    sudo systemctl stop tor
    sudo systemctl start tor

2. Important Notes​

  • Security: Ensure your password is strong.
  • Restart Tor: Always restart Tor after modifying torrc to apply the changes.
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  • Always use the tor --hash-password command to generate a hashed password.
  • Ensure that ControlPort is only accessible locally or protected by a firewall to prevent unauthorized access.

3. Configure the Bot:​

  • In the appsettings.json file, add or modify the Tor section: 
    "Tor": {
      "Enabled": true,
      "TorControlPassword": "your_password",
      "TorSocksHost": "127.0.0.1",
      "TorSocksPort": 9050,
      "TorControlPort": 9051,
      "TorChangingChainInterval": 5
    }

πŸ”„ IP Address Rotation​

The bot supports automatic IP address rotation via Tor. This is useful if you want to avoid blocks or maintain anonymity.

  • TorChangingChainInterval: Specifies the interval (in minutes) at which the bot will change its IP address. For example, a value of 5 means the IP will change every 5 minutes.

⚠️ Important Considerations​

  • Performance: Using Tor may slow down content downloads due to the nature of the network.
  • Security: Ensure your Tor Control password is strong and stored securely.
  • Limitations: Some platforms may block requests coming through Tor. In such cases, you can temporarily disable Tor.

πŸ’‘ Tips​

  • If you don’t want to use Tor Control, set "Enabled": false in the bot’s configuration. You can still use Tor as a proxy via the "Proxy" parameter.
  • To test Tor functionality, you can use the curl command through Tor: 
    torsocks curl https://check.torproject.org