[or-cvs] r22313: {website} Document that webroot and HiddenServiceDir are supposed to b (website/trunk/docs/en)

Sebastian Hahn tor-svn-commits at sebastianhahn.net
Mon May 10 10:30:57 UTC 2010


Author: sebastian
Date: 2010-05-10 10:30:56 +0000 (Mon, 10 May 2010)
New Revision: 22313

Modified:
   website/trunk/docs/en/tor-hidden-service.wml
Log:
Document that webroot and HiddenServiceDir are supposed to be different things better.

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/tor-hidden-service.wml
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--- website/trunk/docs/en/tor-hidden-service.wml	2010-05-10 10:02:38 UTC (rev 22312)
+++ website/trunk/docs/en/tor-hidden-service.wml	2010-05-10 10:30:56 UTC (rev 22313)
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@
 <ul>
 <li><var>HiddenServiceDir</var> is a directory where Tor will store information
 about that hidden service.  In particular, Tor will create a file here named
-<var>hostname</var> which will tell you the onion URL.  You don't need to add any
-files to this directory.</li>
+<var>hostname</var> which will tell you the onion URL.  You don't need to
+add any files to this directory. Make sure this is not the same directory
+as the hidserv directory you created when setting up thttpd, as your
+HiddenServiceDir contains secret information!</li>
 <li><var>HiddenServicePort</var> lets you specify a virtual port (that is, what
 port people accessing the hidden service will think they're using) and an
 IP address and port for redirecting connections to this virtual port.</li>



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