There are many misconceptions about the dark web, and most people think that it is not possible to create your own website on the dark web (The Onion network). Today we will set up a website on the Onion/Tor network for free.
As you can see above, I created my own website on the Tor network and accessed it using Tor Browser.
This tutorial consists of three steps
- Prepare your computer (not a step)
- Install nginx
- Install Tor
- Tor server setup
Ingredients
- An old computer 💻
- A stable Internet connection 🌐
- 2 hours ⌚
- Comfort using the terminal ⌨
Instructions
Find a spare computer that can be used as a server. Unlike normal internet, you don’t need a static IP. You will need to install a Linux-based operating system on the server. I tried the steps below on Ubuntu 18.04 Server LTS and I recommend you use the same as well.
It is also recommended to use SSH to connect to your server as there will be no GUI, you will not be able to open this article on the server and copy and paste the commands. Typing the commands will take time
nano /etc/tor/torrc
In the torrc file, go to the middle section and find the line
############### This section is only for hidden location services ###
And uncomment the following lines.
HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/ HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:80
In these lines
- HiddenServiceDir will tell Tor where to store the private_key