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{{project_name_short}} Onion Website - How to consistently access the {{project_name_short}} website through its Tor Onion Service
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= Introduction =
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| text    = <u>Note</u>:

Consistent use of the {{project_name_short}} onion service affords several benefits. It provides alternative end-to-end encryption which is independent from {{kicksecure_wiki
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}} certificate authorities and the mainstream Domain Name System and it also reduces the load on Tor exit nodes.
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The onion domain of {{project_name_short}} is <code>{{project_onion}}</code>.

{{CodeSelect|code=
{{project_onion}}
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Or in machine readable format ([[API]]), here is a raw link that only shows the onion: {{Archive_link
|url=https://www.{{project_clearnet}}/w/index.php?title=Template:Project_onion&action=raw
|onion=http://www.{{project_onion}}/w/index.php?title=Template:Project_onion&action=raw
|text=raw
}}

To use <code>.onion</code> services when browsing <code>{{project_clearnet}}</code> follow the links below to the {{project_name_short}} homepage, forums, download, debian repository, issue tracker, or the {{project_name_short}} Debian repository.

* [https://www.{{project_clearnet}} homepage] [http://www.{{project_onion}} onion]
* [https://forums.{{project_clearnet}} forums] [http://forums.{{project_onion}} onion]
* [https://download.{{project_clearnet}} download] [http://download.{{project_onion}} onion]
* [https://deb.{{project_clearnet}} debian repository] [http://deb.{{project_onion}} onion]

[https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/advanced/onion-location/ <code>Onion-Location</code>]: Tor Browser 9.5 and later features, an opt-in for using onion sites automatically for participating websites. The system administrator of individuals websites can choose to configure this. <ref>
* {{archive_link
|url=https://newsletter.torproject.org/archive/2020-06-30-tor-browser-makes-onion-services-easier-to-find-use/
|onion=http://a4ygisnerpgtc5ayerl22pll6cls3oyj54qgpm7qrmb66xrxts6y3lyd.onion/archive/2020-06-30-tor-browser-makes-onion-services-easier-to-find-use/
|text=Tor Browser 9.5 makes onion services easier to find and use
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* https://support.torproject.org/onionservices/onion-location/
</ref> Direct connects to onion services are harder to track than the <code>Onion-Location</code> opt-in method, which must make DNS requests and web server connections from an exit node before being able to switch to the onion service. The <code>{{project_clearnet}}</code> is participating, setting the <code>Onion-Location</code> header.

= Forcing onion =
There is currently no known method. This remains [[undocumented]].

* A) One way might be to configure the browser to block DNS requests to <code>{{project_clearnet}}</code>. But this is browser specific.
* B) Another way might be to configure the operating system to block DNS requests to <code>{{project_clearnet}}</code>. For example on Linux based operating systems using the <code>/etc/hosts</code> file. But this is operating system dependent as well as browser dependent because some browsers such as Firefox in USA use DNS over HTTPS (DoH) or Tor Browser using Tor which results in the browser not asking the operating system to resovle the DNS.

It not using special precautions: Some resources from the clearnet <code>{{project_clearnet}}</code> address might be utilized when navigating the onion address. <ref>
The reason is MediaWiki and discourse are using the primary {{project_name_short}} https domain. These webapps do not support multiple domains for the same website. See also [[Trust#Web_Application_Shortcomings|Web Application Shortcomings]] and [[Privacy Policy Technical Details#Privacy on the Website|Privacy on the  {{project_name_short}} Website]].
</ref> Also note that on a few occasions in the past it was not possible to log in to the {{project_name_short}} forums using the onion address. <ref>
https://forums.whonix.org/t/onion-forum-site-redirects-to-clearnet/197
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This suggests the {{project_name_short}} forums onion address could become (temporarily) inaccessible in the future.
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= Forum Discussion =
* https://forums.whonix.org/t/forcing-onion-on-whonix-org/510

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