[tor-relays] Possible to run a tor bridge/relay via tor browser?

[Keifer Bly]

The screenshot that has "torrc" and not "torrc.txt" is where I am using the
built in torrc file, thank you.
--Keifer


On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 7:51 AM Keifer Bly <keifer.bly at gmail.com> wrote:

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>  torwithhmtorrc.PNG
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I-HgEGfPfajIsQvAwk0pzkTNGEeOheYW/view?usp=drive_web>
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>  torwbuiltintorrc.PNG
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AQxvTfvZ3OlfcF6D2jNP_wUzcrcZ4prS/view?usp=drive_web>
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> Hey, so here is something I have noticed. I ran tor.exe via CMD (Windows
> version of terminal). I wrote this to the torrc:
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> SOCKSPort 0                # no local SOCKS proxy
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> ORPort 80                # public bridge must have an open ORPort
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> ExtORPort auto             # configure ExtORPort for obfs4proxy
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> ExitPolicy reject *:*      # no exits allowed
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> BridgeRelay 1              # relay won't show up in the public consensus
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> PublishServerDescriptor 1  # publish to the bridge authority
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> # use obfs4proxy to provide obfs4 on port 9003, 443
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> ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec
> C:\Users\keife\Desktop\TotBrowser\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\PluggableTransports\obfs4proxy.exe
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> ServerTransportListenAddr obfs4 127.0.0.1:8080
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> ContactInfo keifer.bly at gmail.com
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> Then did tor.exe -f torrc.txt (including the file directories and all) and
> it worked, tor launched and red the configuration file, but when using the
> built in torrc file, this in turn caused tor browser to crash on start, see
> the screenshot:
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>
> However, when I created my own torrc.txt file then started from there, it
> worked, and tor browser also did not crash on start:
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> Though it did get stuck on loading  (probably due to the tor process
> already being in use in all). This is problem attic is what I am trying to
> do is have tor browser start, automatically installing updates (thus
> automatically updating tor and obfs4 as a result) then start the bridge). I
> guess I would want to have a torrc that could not be overwritten anyway,
> but having tor browser and tor running via terminal seemed to cause issues.
> Is there a way to configure tor browser to automatically install updates on
> start? If so, I could write a script to start tor browser, close it after a
> few minutes then start the relay when windows loads possibly.
>
>
> Sending screenshots so you can see when tor browser crashes and does not
> crash.
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>
> Thank you.
> --Keifer
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:24 AM teor <teor at riseup.net> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> On 30 Mar 2020, at 18:11, Keifer Bly <keifer.bly at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The file directoy is named “totbrowser” where tor browser is installed.
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>> Windows 10
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Keifer Bly <keifer.bly at gmail.com>
>> *Sent: *Monday, March 30, 2020 1:10 AM
>> *To: *tor-relays at lists.torproject.org <tor-relays at liststorproject.org>
>> *Subject: *RE: Re: [tor-relays] Possible to run a tor bridge/relay via
>> tor browser?
>>
>>
>>
>> So, I edited the tor install directory so there are no spaces in it, then
>> tried no quotes, single quotes, and double quotes, and it still crashers on
>> start. I wonder why:
>>
>>
>>
>> …
>>
>>
>>
>> # use obfs4proxy to provide obfs4 on port 9003, 443
>>
>>
>>
>> ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec
>> 'C:\Users\keife\Desktop\TotBrowser\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\PluggableTransports\obfs4proxy.exe'
>>
>>
>>
>> …
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a directory path:
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>> ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec C:\Users\keife\Desktop\Tor Browser test
>> relay\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\PluggableTransports
>>
>>
>>
>> You need to:
>>
>> * give tor the path to the obfs4 executable file
>>
>> * quote the path, because it contains spaces
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>>
>> It's important that you follow these instructions precisely:
>>
>> * give tor the path to the obfs4 executable file
>>
>> * quote the path with double quote characters "like this"
>>
>> * do not delete spaces, the path without spaces is a different path
>>
>>
>> If that doesn't work:
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>> * double each backslash character like this: \\
>>
>>
>> If that doesn't work:
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>> * run tor in a terminal, and send us your logs
>>
>>
>> We seem to be reaching the limits of your experience.
>>
>>
>> Perhaps there's some other way you can learn about file
>>
>> paths on Windows and Linux? And processes? And
>>
>> software updates?
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>>
>> I'm not sure we're the best people to learn system
>>
>> administration from. Perhaps a beginners sysadmin
>>
>> mailing list, chat, or course could help?
>>
>>
>> T
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