Receive via TOR using the CLI Wallet - mwcproject/docs GitHub Wiki

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Requirements

To follow this tutorial, you will need the following:

Installing TOR

To use TOR with the CLI Wallet we need to install TOR first.

The Installation depends on your OS, you can use the following command on linux:

sudo apt install tor

Or the following on macos:

brew install tor

On Windows you will need to Download and execute the Setup of TOR.

Important: This should make Tor available to the CLI-Wallet via the %path% Variable, on Windows you might need to manually set it tho, see How to do that here!

Receive via TOR on mwc-wallet

First let's lay out the overall procedure, more detailed instructions with screenshots are below:

  1. Start your Node and wait for it to Sync
  2. Open a Commandline or Shell and navigate to your Wallet's Folder
  3. Set your wallet to listen
  4. Confirm typing your password

  • Start your Node and make sure it is fully synchronised before continuing!

    nodesynced


  • Open a Commandline or shell in your Walletfolder and then execute the following command:

    Let this terminal open and running during the whole withdrawal process

    mwc-wallet listen
    <enter password>

    mwc-wallet


  • You can now receive transactions over TOR.

Note that a typical TOR address is similar to: http://amitymlh12345clypgvjgc2scaxvqf1234lokxtujvswtqnb74rnyd.onion you can see yours in the listening wallet terminal
(The CLI might only display the "inner" part without http:// or .onion)


  • Once the payement is received you will see a corresponding Output in the listening Wallet Terminal receivednotification_cliTor

Note that the transaction is still UNCONFIRMED and it's in AWAITING FINALIZATION - you can check the status by executing mwc-wallet info

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