Receive via TOR using the CLI Wallet

Contents :

• Requirements
• Installing TOR
• Receive via TOR using the CLI Wallet

Requirements

To follow this tutorial, you will need the following:

• Up-to-date MWC CLI-Wallet Software: https://github.com/mwcproject/mwc-wallet/releases
• Up-to-date mwc-node Software: https://github.com/mwcproject/mwc-node/releases
• An active Internet Connection
• Up-to-date TOR Installation

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Installing TOR

To use TOR with the CLI Wallet we need to install TOR first.

The Installation depends on your OS, you can use the following command on linux:

sudo apt install tor

Or the following on macos:

brew install tor

On Windows you will need to Download and execute the Setup of TOR.

Important: This should make Tor available to the CLI-Wallet via the %path% Variable, on Windows you might need to manually set it tho, see How to do that here!

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Receive via TOR on mwc-wallet

First let's lay out the overall procedure, more detailed instructions with screenshots are below:

1. Start your Node and wait for it to Sync
2. Open a Commandline or Shell and navigate to your Wallet's Folder
3. Set your wallet to listen
4. Confirm typing your password

• Start your Node and make sure it is fully synchronised before continuing!

  

  
  

• Open a Commandline or shell in your Walletfolder and then execute the following command:

  Let this terminal open and running during the whole withdrawal process

  mwc-wallet listen
<enter password>

  

  
  

• You can now receive transactions over TOR.

Note that a typical TOR address is similar to: http://amitymlh12345clypgvjgc2scaxvqf1234lokxtujvswtqnb74rnyd.onion you can see yours in the listening wallet terminal
(The CLI might only display the "inner" part without http:// or .onion)

• Once the payement is received you will see a corresponding Output in the listening Wallet Terminal

Note that the transaction is still UNCONFIRMED and it's in AWAITING FINALIZATION - you can check the status by executing mwc-wallet info