From 4bae84c94af43d0345b9ca9a1b0db3e57f3aa31c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vasil Dimov Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:57:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: add a hint to enable PoW defenses to manual hidden services --- doc/tor.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/tor.md b/doc/tor.md index e9db555fc98..7003fcfe300 100644 --- a/doc/tor.md +++ b/doc/tor.md @@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ Add these lines to your `/etc/tor/torrc` (or equivalent config file): HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/bitcoin-service/ HiddenServicePort 8333 127.0.0.1:8334 + # If `tor --list-modules` shows "pow: yes", then enable PoW protection. + # It is available in tor-0.4.8.1-alpha and newer when configured with + # `./configure --enable-gpl`. + HiddenServicePoWDefensesEnabled 1 The directory can be different of course, but virtual port numbers should be equal to your bitcoind's P2P listen port (8333 by default), and target addresses and ports