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onionbalance-config(1)


NAME

   onionbalance-config - tool for generating onionbalance config files and
   keys

DESCRIPTION

   The onionbalance-config  tool  is  the  fastest  way  to  generate  the
   necessary  keys  and  config  files  to  get  your onion service up and
   running.

      $ onionbalance-config

   When called without any arguments, the config generator will run in  an
   interactive mode and prompt for user input.

   The  master  directory  should be stored on the management server while
   the other instance directories should be transferred to the  respective
   backend servers.

COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS

   onionbalance-config
   onionbalance  distributes the requests for a Tor hidden services across
   multiple Tor instances.

   usage: onionbalance-config [-h] [-i  IP]  [-p  PORT]  [-s  SOCKET]  [-c
   CONFIG]
                              [-v VERBOSITY] [--version]

   -h, --help
          show this help message and exit

   -i <ip>, --ip <ip>
          Tor controller IP address

   -p <port>, --port <port>
          Tor controller port

   -s <socket>, --socket <socket>
          Tor unix domain control socket location

   -c <config>, --config <config>
          Config file location

   -v <verbosity>, --verbosity <verbosity>
          Minimum  verbosity  level  for  logging.  Available in ascending
          order: debug, info, warning, error, critical).  The  default  is
          info.

   --version
          show program's version number and exit

FILES

   master/config.yaml
          This  is the configuration file that is used my the OnionBalance
          management server.

   master/<ONION_ADDRESS>.key
          The private  key  which  will  become  the  public  address  and
          identity  for your hidden service. It is essential that you keep
          this key secure.

   master/torrc-server
          A sample Tor configuration file which can be used with  the  Tor
          instance running on the management server.

   srv/torrc-instance
          A  sample  Tor config file which contains the Tor HiddenService*
          options needed for your backend Tor instance.

   srv/<ONION_ADDRESS>/private_key
          Directory containing the private  key  for  you  backend  hidden
          service  instance.   This  key  is  less  critical  as it can be
          rotated if lost or compromised.

SEE ALSO

   Full documentation  for  the  OnionBalance  software  is  available  at
   https://onionbalance.readthedocs.org/

AUTHOR

   Donncha O'Cearbhaill <donncha@donncha.is>



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