Host your own Anon hidden service!
A super simple guide to spinning up a Anon hidden service.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS was used for the making of this guide.
You can install the standalone Anon daemon using the following command
. /etc/os-release
sudo wget -qO- https://deb.en.anyone.tech/anon.asc | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/anon.asc
sudo echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/anon.asc] https://deb.en.anyone.tech anon-live-$VERSION_CODENAME main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anon.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install anonYou need to look for a anonrc file which will most probably be in the /etc/anon directory. open it in an editor. you'll need to use sudo because it is a protected file.
#nano
nano /etc/anon/anonrc#vim
vim /etc/anon/anonrcLook for the following lines.
############### This section is just for location-hidden services ###
## Once you have configured a hidden service, you can look at the
## contents of the file ".../hidden_service/hostname" for the address
## to tell people.
##
## HiddenServicePort x y:z says to redirect requests on port x to the
## address y:z.
#HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/anon/hidden_service/
#HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:80
you need to uncomment these lines and update accordingly
HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/anon/hidden_service/
HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:PORT
Where PORT is the port number on which your application is accessible on the localhost.
For this guide, we're going to use a simple directory listing server.
So our anonrc file now looks like following
HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/anon/hidden_service/
HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:5000
Now that everything is configured, you can restart the Anon service by using the following command.
systemctl restart anonUpon restarting anon with the hidden service configuration, a new .anon address will be generated for you. you can get the address using the following command
cat /var/lib/anon/hidden_service/hostnameIf you have Python 3 installed, you can use the following command to start a python http server.
First cd in to a directory that you want to start the http.server in.
mkdir webdir
cd webdir
echo -e "hello world" >> ./test.html
python3 -m http.server --bind 127.0.0.1 5000Tip: Use a separate session to keep the other terminal free for further configuration or testing.
Anyone can now visit the address on the Anyone Network to use your website.
If you want to test your connectivity through socks proxy on localhost, you can curl the hostname using --socks-hostname
Curl the test.file
curl --socks5-hostname 127.0.0.1:9050 http://<hostname>:80/test.htmlShow document info only.
curl -I --socks5-hostname 127.0.0.1:9050 http://<hostname>:80Generating a vanity .anon address with mkp224o
This version of mkp224o is a fork of a tool originally designed to generate Tor v3 .onion addresses with custom prefixes, making it useful for creating branded or more memorable hidden service addresses. It is changed to work with compatible forks; such as the Anyone protocol tools. Allowing generation of .anon addresses in the same format.
To install mkp224o, you'll need to compile it from source. Here's how you can do it on a Debian-based system:
# Install dependencies
apt install gcc libc6-dev libsodium-dev make autoconf
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/cl0ten/mkp224o.git
cd mkp224o
# Prepare the build system
./autogen.sh
./configure
# Compile the tool
makeFor other systems or more detailed instructions, refer to the forked mkp224o GitHub repository.
Once installed, you can generate a vanity address using the following command:
./mkp224o test -t 4 -v -n 3 -yHere's what each option means:
test- The desired prefix for your .anon address. Replace this with your chosen prefix.-t4 - Use 4 threads for processing. Adjust this number based on your CPU cores.-v- Enable verbose output to see the progress.-n3 - Stop after finding 3 matching addresses.-y- Output the results in YAML format, which includes the keys and hostname.
The tool will output YAML-formatted keys for each matching address.
Converting YAML Keys with yaml2hs
After generating your desired vanity address, you'll have YAML-formatted keys. To convert these into the format anon expects, use the yaml2hs script.
- Interactive mode Run the script and input the keys when prompted.
python3 yaml2hs.py --interactive- Direct Input Provide the keys as command-line arguments.
python3 yaml2hs.py -p "<base64_public_key>" -s "<base64_secret_key>" -o output_directoryReplace <base64_public_key> and <base64_secret_key> with the corresponding values from the YAML output. The script will generate hs_ed25519_public_key and hs_ed25519_secret_key files in the specified directory (default is "keys").
Integrating the Custom address into Your Anyone Hidden Service
- Move a copy of the generated keys to your hidden service directory.
cp keys/hs_ed25519_* /var/lib/anon/hidden_service/- Apply the changes by restarting
anon.
systemctl restart anon.serviceYou can find the new hostname in the <HiddenServiceDir>/hostname file.
cat /var/lib/anon/hidden_service/hostname