so apparently tor for Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't support v3 addresses and we need 16.04 because were using a old version of mastodon that allows ssl / https to be turned off.

unfortunately that means we are stuck with the v2 address ):

It's been a while but MasTorDon is coming back soon.

I still really wanna use the vanity v2 but a v3 is so much more secure. Might even do both.

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I spent the day working on a ubuntu vm that "VPN"s into the tor network to see if i could setup a mastodon bot. It didn't work giving an error 504 but it means it works in theory.

Along the way i discovered how to use tor as an http "proxy" via the torrc and that http_proxy is a variable in the env.production so federation is possible though still requires a lot of modifications to remove SSL / https.

Now that i fixed federation one way federation is possible for any clear net instance with hidden service support like on @MasTorDon (we can see them they cant see us) When / if all the SSL related code is removed it should allow it both ways as well as allow .onions that use the fork to communicate with each other in theory.

Also it seems like editing the env.production file as stated above fixed the text and poll limit code not updating as the text limit is now 1000 and the poll limit is now 10. They were 500 and 4.

@blacklight447 it's self hosted and all it costs is power so it's no problem. It's hosted on an old gaming PC i have and my bandwidth isn't bad 12 Mb up 200Mb down.

@jonah @MasTorDon

Yeah there are so many individual components that have to be modified to be served over http and I gotta find them all. It's like trying to find lots of needless in a big hey stack.

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mastordon43zyheh .onion is a mastodon instence hosted over a #tor #hidden #service that values #privacy, #anonymity and #freespeech (within reason).

We use our own fork that is slowly being modified for hidden service compatibility
github.com/mastordononion/mast.

Much better. No more email requirement = more privacy and anonymity.

@glitcher32 The problem with https over tor is that a certificate costs a LOT of money as there are only a few that offer certificates for .onion domains.
It's also redundant as pointed out here mastodon.lubar.me/@ben/1016544

@glitcher32 Yep. it will not load unless on standard. I'm not sure if java-script can be removed. If so I'm gonna need some help.

@glitcher32 I could be wrong. last time i cheeked tor blocked java script by default. Maybe it is required.

@glitcher32 It still needs a lot of work as there's a lot of code that needs to be altered to work properly over tor.

@glitcher32 the js stuff seems to not be needed as its blocked by default anyway but i took a look myself and it might have to do with the way the streaming service works.

Forgot to add you do not need a real email address.

It does have to be a valid email for the time being. My plan is to allow anything in the email field so it can be used as a second password.

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@glitcher32 oh you are probably on the home timeline. that only shows content from people you are following. the local timeline that looks like 3 people is where stuff is.

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