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<h1>Configuring Hidden Services for <a href="<page index>">Tor</a></h1>
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<p>Tor allows clients and relays to offer hidden services. That is,
you can offer a web server, SSH server, etc., without revealing your
IP address to its users. In fact, because you don't use any public address,
you can run a hidden service from behind your firewall.
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<p>If you have Tor installed, you can see hidden services in action
by visiting this <a href="http://duskgytldkxiuqc6.onion/">sample
site</a>.
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This page describes the steps for setting up your own hidden service
website. For the technical details of how the hidden service protocol
works, see our <a href="<page docs/hidden-services>">hidden service
protocol</a> page.
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#zero">Step Zero: Get Tor working</a></h2>
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<p>Before you start, you need to make sure:</p>
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<li>Tor is up and running,</li>
<li>You actually set it up correctly.</li>
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<p>Windows users should follow the <a
href="<page docs/tor-doc-windows>">Windows
howto</a>, OS X users should follow the <a
href="<page docs/tor-doc-osx>">OS
X howto</a>, and Linux/BSD/Unix users should follow the <a
href="<page docs/tor-doc-unix>">Unix howto</a>.
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