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8)     <a href="<page index>">Home &raquo; </a>

9)     <a href="<page docs/documentation>">Documentation &raquo; </a>
10)     <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-osx>">Mac OS X Client</a>
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13)     <h1>Running the <a href="<page index>">Tor</a> client on Mac OS X</h1>

14)     <br />
15)     
16)     <p>
17)     <b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor client on
18)       Mac OS X. If you want to relay traffic for others to help the network
19)       grow (please do), read the <a
20)       href="<page docs/tor-doc-relay>">Configuring a relay</a> guide.</b>
21)     </p>
22)     
23)     <hr />
24)     <a id="installing"></a>
25)     <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
26)     <br />
27)     
28)     <p>
29)     The install for Macintosh OS X bundles

30)     <a href="<page index>">Tor</a>,

31)     <a href="<page projects/vidalia>">Vidalia</a> (a graphical interface for Tor),

32)     <a href="<page torbutton/index>">Torbutton</a>,

33)     and <a href="http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/">Polipo</a> (a web proxy)
34)     into one package, with the four applications pre-configured to work
35)     together.
36)     Download either the <a href="../<package-osx-bundle-stable>">stable</a>
37)     or the <a href="../<package-osx-bundle-alpha>">experimental</a> version
38)     of the OS X bundle for Intel, or look for more options on the <a href="<page
39)     download/download>">download page</a>.
40)     </p>
41)     
42)     <p>Once you've downloaded the dmg, double-click and let it mount.
43)     Browse to the now open Vidalia Bundle in Finder.  It's easy to install the bundle; simply drag and drop the Vidalia
44)     onion icon to the Applications folder.  Optionally, double click the
45)     "install torbutton" script and let it install torbutton into Firefox.
46)     You can also get Torbutton from Mozilla Add-ons by searching for
47)     "torbutton".</p>
48)     
49)     <p>When you are finished installing, you can start Vidalia by selecting its icon
50)     from your Applications folder. A dark onion with a red X in your dock means
51)     Tor is not currently running. You can start Tor by selecting Start from the
52)     "Tor" menu at the top of your screen.
53)     </p>
54)     
55)     <p>When Tor is running, Vidalia's dock icon will look like the following:
56)     </p>
57)     
58)     <p><img alt="vidalia running tor"

59)     src="$(IMGROOT)/screenshot-osx-vidalia.png"

60)     border="1"/></p>
61)     
62)     <p>Polipo is installed as part of the Tor bundle package
63)     installer. Once it is installed, it will start automatically when your
64)     computer is restarted.
65)     You do not need to configure Polipo to use Tor &mdash; a custom Polipo 
66)     configuration for Tor has been installed as part of the installer package.
67)     </p>
68)     
69)     <hr />
70)     <a id="using"></a>
71)     <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
72)     <br />
73)     
74)     <p>After installing, you need to configure your
75)     applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
76)     
77)     <p>You should use Tor with Firefox and Torbutton, for best safety.
78)     Torbutton was installed for you.  Click on the red "Tor Disabled" toggle button to
79)     turn Tor on, and you're all set: </p>
80)     
81)     <p><img alt="Torbutton plugin for Firefox"

82)     src="$(IMGROOT)/screenshot-torbutton.png"

83)     border="1"/></p>
84)     
85)     <p>
86)     If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, see the <a

87)     href="<wikifaq>#SocksListenAddress">FAQ

88)     entry for running Tor on a different computer</a>.
89)     </p>
90)     
91)     <p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just
92)     point them at Polipo (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS
93)     directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
94)     your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a

95)     href="<wikifaq>#SOCKSAndDNS">this

96)     FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications
97)     that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at <a
98)     href="http://www.taiyo.co.jp/~gotoh/ssh/connect.html">connect</a> or
99)     <a href="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/">socat</a>.</p>
100)     
101)     <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the

102)     <a href="<wiki>/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify

103)     HOWTO</a>.
104)     </p>
105)     
106)     <hr />
107)     <a id="verify"></a>
108)     <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
109)     <br />
110)     
111)     <p>
112)     Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
113)     sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on
114)     <a href="https://check.torproject.org/">the
115)     Tor detector</a>
116)     and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
117)     (If that site is down, see <a

118)     href="<wikifaq>#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this

119)     FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
120)     </p>
121)     
122)     <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
123)     ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
124)     your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
125)     your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
126)     it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a

127)     href="<wikifaq>#FirewalledClient">this

128)     FAQ entry</a>.
129)     </p>
130)     
131)     <p>If it's still not working, look at <a

132)     href="<wikifaq>#ItDoesntWork">this

133)     FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
134)     
135)     <p>
136)     Once it's working, learn more about
137)     <a href="<page download/download>#Warning">what Tor does and does not offer</a>.
138)     </p>
139)     
140)     <hr />
141)     <a id="server"></a>
142)     <a id="relay"></a>
143)     <h2><a class="anchor" href="#relay">Step Four: Configure it as a relay</a></h2>
144)     <br />
145)     
146)     <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
147)     people who run relays, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
148)     at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
149)     Tor to be a relay too. We have many features that make Tor relays easy
150)     and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
151)     you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
152)     IP addresses.</p>
153)     
154)     <p>Having relays in many different places on the Internet is what
155)     makes Tor users secure. <a

156)     href="<wikifaq>#RelayAnonymity">You