In this guide we’ll look at installing and configuring Tor on a Raspberry Pi to act as a proxy server providing access to Tor for any machine on the local network.

However - this is not using the Tor Browser so you will need to ensure the browser you are using is ‘safe’.

You’ll want a plug-in or settings change to disable JavaScript - and may want to look into various other privacy related extensions- for example blocking WebRTC.

Before we start any project -

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade

Installing Tor

How to install the Tor software on your Raspberry Pi -

sudo apt-get install tor

Check your installation with -

sudo systemctl status [email protected]

Configure Proxy Server

We need to configure Tor to open a SOCKS proxy on a port of our choosing.

Edit the ‘torrc’ file -

sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc Scroll to lines 18 and 19 which be default with be commented out. Uncomment lines 18 and 19 and update accordingly -

SocksPort 666 # Desired port number

SocksPort 192.168.1.112:666 # IP of Raspberry Pi Uncomment and update line 49 as per the below -

RunAsDaemon 1 Reload the Tor service with the updated settings -

sudo systemctl restart tor.service

Configure your clients

You've now got a proxy server running on your local network which allows any of the machines in your home to access the internet anonymously and visit .onion sites.

I recommend using a Chrome plugin called 'Proxy SwitchyOmega' (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/proxy-switchyomega/padekgcemlokbadohgkifijomclgjgif) for proxy switching - to quickly switch between proxy servers - and setup rules for auto switching.