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

6) 
7) <div class="center">
8) 
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="http://www.vidalia-project.net/">Vidalia</a> (a GUI for Tor),
30) and <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</a> (a filtering web proxy)

31) into one package, with the three applications pre-configured to work
32) together.
33) Download either the <a href="../<package-osx-bundle-stable>">stable</a>
34) or the <a href="../<package-osx-bundle-alpha>">experimental</a> version
35) of the OS X bundle from the <a href="<page download>">download page.</a>.

36) </p>
37) 
38) <p>Our Tor installer should make everything pretty simple. Below is a
39) screenshot of the setup page:
40) </p>
41) 
42) <img alt="tor installer splash page"

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

44) border="1">
45) 

46) <p>When the installer is finished, you can start Vidalia by selecting its icon
47) from your Applications folder. A dark onion with a red X in your dock means
48) Tor is not currently running. You can start Tor by selecting Start from the
49) "Tor" menu at the top of your screen.
50) </p>
51) 
52) <p>When Tor is running, Vidalia's dock icon will look like the following:

53) </p>
54) 

55) <img alt="vidalia running tor"
56) src="../img/screenshot-osx-vidalia.png"
57) border="1">

58) 
59) <p>Privoxy is installed as part of the Tor bundle package

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

63) configuration for Tor has been installed as part of the installer package.
64) </p>
65) 
66) <hr />
67) <a id="using"></a>
68) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
69) <br />
70) 
71) <p>After installing Tor and Privoxy, you need to configure your
72) applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
73) 

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

75) href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2275/">Torbutton plugin</a>,
76) restart your Firefox, click on the red "Tor Disabled" toggle button to
77) turn Tor on, and you're all set: </p>

78) 
79) <img alt="Torbutton plugin for Firefox"
80) src="../img/screenshot-torbutton.png"
81) border="1">

82) 

83) <br />
84) 

85) <p>

86) (<a href="https://torbutton.torproject.org/">Learn more about

87) Torbutton here</a>.
88) If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, see the <a

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

90) entry for running Tor on a different computer</a>. If you need to
91) use a browser other than Firefox, you'll have to <a href="<page
92) docs/tor-doc-web>">configure its proxy settings yourself</a>.)
93) </p>

94) 
95) <h3>Apple Safari</h3>
96) 

97) <p>If you want to use Tor with Safari, you need to change your
98) Network Settings. Select your Network Preferences from the Apple |
99) Location menu:</p>
100) 
101) <img alt="Network settings"

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

103) border="1">
104) 
105) <p>Select the Network Interface on which you want to enable Tor. If you use
106) more than one Interface you must change the proxy settings for each
107) individually.</p>
108) 
109) <img alt="Network preferences"

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

111) border="1">

112) <br /><br />

113) 
114) <p>Select and enter 127.0.0.1 and port 8118 for both
115) Web Proxy (HTTP) and your Secure Web Proxy (HTTPS).
116) You should also do this for "FTP Proxy" and "Gopher Proxy"; see <a

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

118) note</a> about Tor and ftp proxies. Leave your Use Passive FTP Mode
119) (PASV) setting as is.</p>
120) 
121) <img alt="Proxy settings"

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

123) border="1">
124) 
125) <p>Using privoxy is <strong>necessary</strong> because <a

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

127) leak your
128) DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly</a>, which is bad for
129) your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your
130) web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.</p>
131) 
132) <p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just
133) point them at Privoxy (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS
134) directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
135) your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a

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

137) FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications
138) that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at <a
139) href="http://www.taiyo.co.jp/~gotoh/ssh/connect.html">connect</a> or
140) <a href="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/">socat</a>.</p>
141) 
142) <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the

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

144) HOWTO</a>.
145) </p>
146) 
147) <hr />
148) <a id="verify"></a>
149) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
150) <br />
151) 
152) <p>
153) Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make

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

155) <a href="http://torcheck.xenobite.eu/">the

156) Tor detector</a>
157) and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
158) #<a href="http://ipchicken.com/">this site</a>
159) #to see what IP address it thinks you're using.

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

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

162) FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
163) </p>
164) 
165) <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
166) ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
167) your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
168) your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
169) it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a

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

171) FAQ entry</a>.
172) </p>
173) 
174) <p>If it's still not working, look at <a

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

176) FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
177) 
178) <hr />
179) <a id="server"></a>

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

182) <br />
183) 
184) <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more

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

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

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

188) and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
189) you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
190) IP addresses.</p>
191) 

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

193) makes Tor users secure. <a

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

195) may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
196) since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
197) computer or were relayed from others.</p>
198) 

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

200) guide.</p>
201) 
202) <hr />
203) <a id="uninstall"></a>
204) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#uninstall">How To Uninstall Tor and Privoxy</a></h2>
205) <br />
206) 

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

209) 
210) <p>Change your application proxy settings back to their original values.
211)    If you just want to stop using Tor, you can end at this point.</p>
212) 

213) <p>If you want to completely remove Tor, and your account has Admin
214) Privileges, then proceed as follows:</p>
215) <ol>
216) <li> Open up a Terminal or x-term session.</li>
217) <li> cd /Library/Tor</li>
218) <li> sudo -s</li>
219) <li> ./uninstall_tor_bundle.sh</li>
220) </ol>
221) <p>Tor and Privoxy are now completely removed from your system.</p>

222) 

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

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

225) delete the following:</p>
226) <ul>
227) <li>/Library/Tor</li>
228) <li>/Library/Privoxy</li>
229) <li>/usr/bin/tor</li>
230) <li>/usr/bin/tor_resolve</li>
231) <li>/var/log/tor</li>
232) <li>/usr/share/man/man1/tor.1</li>
233) <li>/usr/share/man/man1/tor-resolve.1</li>
234) <li>/usr/share/man/man1/torify.1</li>
235) <li>/Library/Receipts/Privoxy.pkg/</li>
236) <li>/Library/Receipts/privoxyconf.pkg/</li>
237) <li>/Library/Receipts/Tor.pkg/</li>
238) <li>/Library/Receipts/torstartup.pkg/</li>

239) <li>/Library/StartupItems/Tor</li>
240) <li>/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy</li>

241) </ul>
242) 

243) <hr />
244) 

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