Hello! I’m using a standard installation of Docker Discourse on Ubuntu and want to setup a forum mirror in .onion Tor network. I have installed Tor on server and now I have myonionsite.onion address. #install apt install -y tor #uncomment in /etc/tor/torrc HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/myonionsite/ HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:8080 HiddenServiceVersion 3 #restart systemctl restart tor systemctl enable tor cat /var/lib/tor/myonionsite/hostname But this address show default nginx page, not my community. Need help :pleading_face: :pray:

There is a TOR template for discourse: templates/web.onion.template.yml main # Adds another server on port 80 for hidden service hosting run: - exec: cmd: # Check DISCOURSE_ONION variable has been configured - if [ -z "$DISCOURSE_ONION" ]; then echo "DISCOURSE_ONION ENV variable is required and has not been set."; exit 1; fi - exec: cmd: # Copy default nginx file - "cp $home/config/nginx.sample.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/onion.conf" # Remove duplicate entries that would crash the server - replace: filename: "/etc/nginx/conf.d/onion.conf" from: /upstream[^\}]+\}/m to: "" - replace: This file has been truncated. show original It was last updated 6 years ago so I’m not sure if it’d still work but if it still works, this should get you going. Read the template to understand how it works. You’ll need to include the template in your app.yml and define DISCOURSE_ONION link (which is your .onion address. Further discussion: Template for serving through an .onion address with Docker

Doesn’t work or am I doing something wrong… My steps: apt install tor edit file /etc/tor/torrc HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/ HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:8080 HiddenServiceVersion 3 restart systemctl restart tor systemctl enable tor check my onion domain cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/hostname go to cd /var/discourse/ and edit app.yml add templates web.onion.template.yml add DISCOURSE_ONION look like: DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME example.com DISCOURSE_ONION example.onion ./launcher rebuild app After these settings, the forum is not available in clearnet and in Tor. Maybe I need change post? :pensive:

Maybe I need install new nginx? 1. apt install nginx tor

[imagem] Bhanu Sharma: DISCOURSE_ONION Hi mate, did you find solution to setting up TOR correctly ?

The web.onion.template.yml needs some updates in order to work. Please try this patch. Besides that, you probably also need to point HiddenServicePort to 80 127.0.0.1:80 instead of 80 127.0.0.1:8080.

[imagem] rhatto: Besides that, you probably also need to point HiddenServicePort to 80 127.0.0.1:80 instead of 80 127.0.0.1:8080. How we can do it if we are not exposing Discourse directly because using aproxy like Nginx?

Using the container IP should work? (:

Can Discourse theoretically serve the same instance under two domains?(.com and .onion) For instance, can it generate links dependent on what domain it is being accessed from. What would be the “primary” domain name (i.e. for links in emails). Etc.

Como criar espelho no Tor com domínio .onion?

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meglio (Anton) 29 Junho , 2025 23:41 9

O Discourse pode teoricamente servir a mesma instância sob dois domínios? (.com e .onion)

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