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Tor, bridges and your own SOCKS5 proxy

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Where to find it

Preferences → Tor; individual accounts: Accounts → account → SOCKS5

Tor routes connections through the Tor network. A SOCKS5 proxy is an intermediary you specify. Neither replaces an XMPP account or message encryption. Integrated Tor is an application-wide setting and can override an account’s own proxy.

Lyrebird is the included helper for certain Tor bridges. It does not require a second chat account. Bridges are particularly useful when ordinary Tor connections are blocked.

What to do

For integrated Tor, open the Tor tab and enable it. Wait for connection progress.
If Tor is blocked, enable Use Bridges. Enter a valid list or request obfs4 or WebTunnel bridges.
Use Firewall Mode only with bridges on port 80 or 443. Read restart and status messages after changes.
For an account’s own proxy, enter its SOCKS5 address, port and required credentials in that account’s settings, then check its status.

What do the choices mean?

DNSSEC/DANE through a proxy

Also configure an HTTPS DNS resolver as described under Connection Security. Use a numeric proxy IP address where required by the interface.

MQTT and local devices

MQTT has its own broker settings. Local brokers may use a direct local route, so a green Tor status is not proof of routing for every external service.