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5) #include "head.wmi" TITLE="Tor: Mac OS X Install Instructions"

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

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

19) </p>
20) 
21) <hr />
22) <a id="installing"></a>
23) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
24) <br />
25) 
26) <p>

27) The install for Macintosh OS X bundles
28) <a href="<page index>">Tor</a>,

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

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

31) and <a href="http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/">Polipo</a> (a web proxy)

32) into one package, with the four applications pre-configured to work

33) together.
34) Download either the <a href="../<package-osx-bundle-stable>">stable</a>
35) or the <a href="../<package-osx-bundle-alpha>">experimental</a> version

36) of the OS X bundle, or look for more options on the <a href="<page

37) download>">download page</a>.

38) </p>
39) 

40) <p>It's easy to install the bundle; simply drag and drop the Vidalia
41) onion icon to the Applications folder.</p>

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) <p><img alt="vidalia running tor"

53) src="../img/screenshot-osx-vidalia.png"

54) border="1"/></p>

55) 

56) <p>Polipo 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 Polipo to use Tor — a custom Polipo 

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>You should use Tor with Firefox and Torbutton, for best safety.

72) Torbutton was installed for you.  Click on the red "Tor Disabled" toggle button to

73) turn Tor on, and you're all set: </p>

74) 

75) <p><img alt="Torbutton plugin for Firefox"

76) src="../img/screenshot-torbutton.png"

77) border="1"/></p>

78) 

79) <p>

80) If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, see the <a

81) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SocksListenAddress">FAQ

82) entry for running Tor on a different computer</a>.

83) </p>

84) 

85) <p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just
86) point them at Privoxy (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS
87) directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
88) your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a

89) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">this

90) FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications
91) that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at <a
92) href="http://www.taiyo.co.jp/~gotoh/ssh/connect.html">connect</a> or
93) <a href="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/">socat</a>.</p>
94) 
95) <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the

96) <a href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify

97) HOWTO</a>.
98) </p>
99) 
100) <hr />
101) <a id="verify"></a>
102) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
103) <br />
104) 
105) <p>
106) Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make

107) sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on

108) <a href="https://check.torproject.org/">the

109) Tor detector</a>
110) and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.

111) (If that site is down, see <a

112) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this

113) FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
114) </p>
115) 
116) <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
117) ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
118) your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
119) your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
120) it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a

121) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">this

122) FAQ entry</a>.
123) </p>
124) 
125) <p>If it's still not working, look at <a

126) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ItDoesntWork">this

127) FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
128) 

129) <p>
130) Once it's working, learn more about
131) <a href="<page download>#Warning">what Tor does and does not offer</a>.
132) </p>
133) 

134) <hr />
135) <a id="server"></a>

136) <a id="relay"></a>
137) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#relay">Step Four: Configure it as a relay</a></h2>

138) <br />
139) 
140) <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more

141) people who run relays, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have

142) at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your

143) Tor to be a relay too. We have many features that make Tor relays easy

144) and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
145) you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
146) IP addresses.</p>
147) 

148) <p>Having relays in many different places on the Internet is what

149) makes Tor users secure. <a

150) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#RelayAnonymity">You

151) may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
152) since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
153) computer or were relayed from others.</p>
154) 

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

156) guide.</p>
157) 
158) <hr />
159) <a id="uninstall"></a>
160) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#uninstall">How To Uninstall Tor and Privoxy</a></h2>
161) <br />
162) 

163) <p>There are two ways to uninstall the bundle from your computer, using
164) Finder or a command line or Terminal-based uninstaller.  If you want to remove Tor on OSX, here's how:</p>

165) 
166) <p>Change your application proxy settings back to their original values.
167)    If you just want to stop using Tor, you can end at this point.</p>
168) 

169) <p>If you want to completely remove Tor, and your account has Admin
170) Privileges, then proceed as follows:</p>

171) 

172) <ol>

173) <li>Drag /Applications/Vidalia to the Trash.</li>
174) <li>Remove /Library/Torbutton from your system.</li>
175) <li>In your home directory, go to Library, remove the Vidalia
176) directory</li>

177) </ol>

178) 

179) <p>Tor, Vidalia, and Polipo are now completely removed from your system.</p>
180) 
181) <p>If you're familiar with the command line or Terminal, you can
182) manually remove the following:</p>

183) <ul>

184) <li>/Applications/Vidalia.app/</li>

185) <li>/Library/Torbutton/</li>

186) <li>~/Library/Vidalia</li>
187) <li>~/.tor</li>

188) </ul>
189) 

190) <hr />
191) 

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