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<h1>Running Tor on Mac OS X</h1>
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<h2>These are advanced installation instructions for running
Tor in a command line. The recommended way to use Tor is to simply download the
<a href="<page projects/torbrowser>">Tor Browser Bundle</a> and you
are done.
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<p>Even though the Tor Browser Bundle comes with a regular Tor, and you could use the graphical interface to configure Tor as a relay and bridge easily, it will only run as long as you keep the Tor Browser open. The following instructions will set up Tor without graphical interface or a browser. Many people prefer this over TBB when they host hidden services or relay traffic for other Tor users.
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Install Homebrew</a></h2>
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The advanced Tor without any graphical user interface can be installed using <a href="http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew">the Homebrew package manager</a>. It is most suitable if you want to use Tor as a SOCKS proxy for applications other than web browsing, or run a Tor relay/bridge to help other Tor users. If you use the command-line Tor, you might be interested in <a href="<page projects/arm>">arm</a>, a command-line Tor monitor and alternative to the Vidalia GUI.
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<p>If you don't have Homebrew installed, open a terminal window and run:</p>
<pre>ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"</pre>
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<h2>Step Two: Install Tor</a></h2>
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<p>In a terminal window, run:</p>
<pre>brew install tor</pre>
<p>You will find the Tor configuration file at <tt>/usr/local/etc/tor/torrc</tt>.</p>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Verify your download</a></h2>
<p>As with any application, you should make sure it came unmodified from the orginal source. Unfortunately, Homebrew does not come with integrated verification for downloads, and anyone could submit a modified Tor! Currently, we don't have good instructions on how to verify the Tor download on Mac OSX. If you think you do, please <a href="<page about/contact>">let us know</a>!</p>