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> :information_source: **NOTE:** This is a draft in progress, so that I can get some feedback from early reviewers. It is not yet ready for learning.
You've got a working Tor service, but if you want you can make changes to it.
You've got a working Tor service, but over time you may wish to reset or otherwise adjust it.
## Reset Your `bitcoind` Onion Address
If you ever want to reset your onion address for `bitcoind`, just remove the `onion_private_key` in your data directory, such as `~/.bitcoin/testnet`:
```
$ cd ~/.bitcoin/testnet
$ rm onion_private_key
```
Wehn you restart, a new onion address will be generated:
When you restart, a new onion address will be generated:
```
2020-07-22T23:52:27Z tor: Got service ID pyrtqyiqbwb3rhe7, advertising service pyrtqyiqbwb3rhe7.onion:18333
2020-07-22T23:52:27Z tor: Cached service private key to /home/standup/.bitcoin/testnet3/onion_private_key
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## Reset Your RPC Onion Address
If you want to reset your onion address for RPC access, you similarly delete the `HiddenServiceDirectory` and restart Tor:
If you want to reset your onion address for RPC access, you similarly delete the appropriate `HiddenServiceDirectory` and restart Tor:
```
$ sudo rm -f /var/lib/tor/standup/
$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/tor/standup/
$ sudo /etc/init.d/tor restart
```
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addnode=address.onion
addnode=address.onion
```
Afterward, restart `tor` and `bitcoind`
Afterward, restart `tor` and `bitcoind`.
You should now be communicating exlusively on Tor. But, unless you are in a hostile state, this level of anonymity is probably not required. It also is not particularly recommended: you might greatly decrease your number of potential peers, inviting problems of censorship or even correlation. And, this setup may give you a false sense of anonymity that really doesn't exist on the Bitcoin network.
You should now be communicating exlusively on Tor. But, unless you are in a hostile state, this level of anonymity is probably not required. It also is not particularly recommended: you might greatly decrease your number of potential peers, inviting problems of censorship or even correlation. You may also see lag. And, this setup may give you a false sense of anonymity that really doesn't exist on the Bitcoin network.
> :warning: **WARNING:** This setup is untested! Use at your own risk!
## Summary: Changing Your Bitcoin Hidden Services
You probably won't need to fool with your Onion services once you've investigated them but in case you do, here's how to reset a Tor address that has become compromised or to move over to exclusive-Tor use for your `bitcoind`.
You probably won't need to fool with your Onion services once you've verified them, but in case you do, here's how to reset a Tor address that has become compromised or to move over to exclusive-Tor use for your `bitcoind`.
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