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4) #include "head.wmi" TITLE="Mac OS X Install Instructions"

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9) 
10) <h1>Running the <a href="<page index>">Tor</a> client on Mac OS X</h1>
11) <br />
12) 
13) <p>
14) <b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor client on
15)   Mac OS X. If you want to relay traffic for others to help the network
16)   grow (please do), read the <a

17)   href="<page docs/tor-doc-server>">Configuring a server</a> guide.</b>

18) </p>
19) 
20) <hr />
21) <a id="installing"></a>
22) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
23) <br />
24) 
25) <p>
26) The latest stable and experimental releases of Tor for Macintosh

27) OS X bundle <a href="<page index>">Tor</a>,
28) <a href="http://www.vidalia-project.net/">Vidalia</a> (a GUI for Tor),
29) and <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</a> (a filtering web proxy)
30) into one package, pre-configured to work together.

31) <a href="<page download>">Download one from the download
32) page</a>.
33) </p>
34) 
35) <p>Our Tor installer should make everything pretty simple. Below is a
36) screenshot of the setup page:
37) </p>
38) 
39) <img alt="tor installer splash page"

40) src="../img/screenshot-osx-installer-splash.png"

41) border="1">
42) 

43) <p>When the installer is finished, you can start Vidalia by selecting its icon
44) from your Applications folder. A dark onion with a red X in your dock means
45) Tor is not currently running. You can start Tor by selecting Start from the
46) "Tor" menu at the top of your screen.
47) </p>
48) 
49) <p>When Tor is running, Vidalia's dock icon will look like the following:

50) </p>
51) 

52) <img alt="vidalia running tor"
53) src="../img/screenshot-osx-vidalia.png"
54) border="1">

55) 
56) <p>Privoxy is installed as part of the Tor bundle package

57) installer. Once it is installed, it will start automatically when your
58) computer is restarted.
59) You do not need to configure Privoxy to use Tor — a custom Privoxy

60) configuration for Tor has been installed as part of the installer package.
61) </p>
62) 
63) <hr />
64) <a id="using"></a>
65) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
66) <br />
67) 
68) <p>After installing Tor and Privoxy, you need to configure your
69) applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
70) 

71) <p>If you're using Firefox (we recommend it), simply install the <a

72) href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2275/">Torbutton

73) plugin</a>, restart your Firefox, and you're all set:
74) </p>
75) 
76) <img alt="Torbutton plugin for Firefox"
77) src="../img/screenshot-torbutton.png"
78) border="1">

79) 

80) <br />
81) 

82) <p>

83) (<a href="http://freehaven.net/~squires/torbutton/">Learn more about
84) Torbutton here</a>.
85) If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, see the <a

86) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SocksListenAddress">FAQ
87) entry for running Tor on a different computer</a>. If you need to
88) use a browser other than Firefox, you'll have to <a href="<page
89) docs/tor-doc-web>">configure its proxy settings yourself</a>.)
90) </p>

91) 
92) <h3>Apple Safari</h3>
93) 

94) <p>If you want to use Tor with Safari, you need to change your
95) Network Settings. Select your Network Preferences from the Apple |
96) Location menu:</p>
97) 
98) <img alt="Network settings"

99) src="../img/screenshot-osx-choose-network.png"

100) border="1">
101) 
102) <p>Select the Network Interface on which you want to enable Tor. If you use
103) more than one Interface you must change the proxy settings for each
104) individually.</p>
105) 
106) <img alt="Network preferences"

107) src="../img/screenshot-osx-choose-interface.png"

108) border="1">
109) <p>
110) 
111) <p>Select and enter 127.0.0.1 and port 8118 for both
112) Web Proxy (HTTP) and your Secure Web Proxy (HTTPS).
113) You should also do this for "FTP Proxy" and "Gopher Proxy"; see <a
114) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FtpProxy">this
115) note</a> about Tor and ftp proxies. Leave your Use Passive FTP Mode
116) (PASV) setting as is.</p>
117) 
118) <img alt="Proxy settings"

119) src="../img/screenshot-osx-proxy-settings.png"

120) border="1">
121) 
122) <p>Using privoxy is <strong>necessary</strong> because <a
123) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">browsers
124) leak your
125) DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly</a>, which is bad for
126) your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your
127) web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.</p>
128) 
129) <p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just
130) point them at Privoxy (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS
131) directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
132) your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a
133) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">this
134) FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications
135) that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at <a
136) href="http://www.taiyo.co.jp/~gotoh/ssh/connect.html">connect</a> or
137) <a href="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/">socat</a>.</p>
138) 
139) <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the
140) <a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify
141) HOWTO</a>.
142) </p>
143) 
144) <hr />
145) <a id="verify"></a>
146) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
147) <br />
148) 
149) <p>
150) Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
151) sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a

152) href="http://torstat.xenobite.eu/">Tor

153) detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
154) (If that site is down, see <a
155) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this
156) FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
157) </p>
158) 
159) <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
160) ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
161) your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
162) your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
163) it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a
164) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">this
165) FAQ entry</a>.
166) </p>
167) 
168) <p>If it's still not working, look at <a
169) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ItDoesntWork">this
170) FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
171) 
172) <hr />
173) <a id="server"></a>
174) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#server">Step Four: Configure it as a server</a></h2>
175) <br />
176) 
177) <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
178) people who run servers, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
179) at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
180) Tor to be a server too. We have many features that make Tor servers easy
181) and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
182) you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
183) IP addresses.</p>
184) 
185) <p>Having servers in many different places on the Internet is what
186) makes Tor users secure. <a
187) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerAnonymity">You
188) may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
189) since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
190) computer or were relayed from others.</p>
191) 

192) <p>Read more at our <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-server>">Configuring a server</a>

193) guide.</p>
194) 
195) <hr />
196) <a id="uninstall"></a>
197) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#uninstall">How To Uninstall Tor and Privoxy</a></h2>
198) <br />
199) 

200) <p>The Tor 0.1.0.x series and beyond have a command line or
201) Terminal-based uninstaller.  If you want to remove Tor on OSX, here's how:</p>

202) 
203) <p>Change your application proxy settings back to their original values.
204)    If you just want to stop using Tor, you can end at this point.</p>
205) 

206) <p>If you want to completely remove Tor, and your account has Admin
207) Privileges, then proceed as follows:</p>
208) <ol>
209) <li> Open up a Terminal or x-term session.</li>
210) <li> cd /Library/Tor</li>
211) <li> sudo -s</li>
212) <li> ./uninstall_tor_bundle.sh</li>
213) </ol>
214) <p>Tor and Privoxy are now completely removed from your system.</p>

215) 

216) <p>If you're using a version of the Tor installer that doesn't come

217) with the uninstall_tor_bundle script, you will need to manually

218) delete the following:</p>
219) <ul>
220) <li>/Library/Tor</li>
221) <li>/Library/Privoxy</li>
222) <li>/usr/bin/tor</li>
223) <li>/usr/bin/tor_resolve</li>
224) <li>/var/log/tor</li>
225) <li>/usr/share/man/man1/tor.1</li>
226) <li>/usr/share/man/man1/tor-resolve.1</li>
227) <li>/usr/share/man/man1/torify.1</li>
228) <li>/Library/Receipts/Privoxy.pkg/</li>
229) <li>/Library/Receipts/privoxyconf.pkg/</li>
230) <li>/Library/Receipts/Tor.pkg/</li>
231) <li>/Library/Receipts/torstartup.pkg/</li>
232) </ul>
233) 

234) <hr />
235) 

236) <p>If you have suggestions for improving this document, please <a
237) href="<page contact>">send them to us</a>. Thanks!</p>