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Subject: Re: documentation/behavior unclear of (tor-hidden-service)
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ng0 <contact.ng0@cryptolab.net> skribis:

> On 17-03-06 11:13:32, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote:
>> Hi!
>>=20
>> ng0 <contact.ng0@cryptolab.net> skribis:
>>=20
>> > moving on, this could be improved:
>> > In case one aims for keeping the config public this is a bad idea but
>> > what about creating the hostname + private_key in $name as plain-file?
>> > Would this be overwritten by (tor-hidden-service) or would this just be
>> > bad practice but "whatever works for you"?
>>=20
>> Tor is stateful here: it creates the
>> /var/lib/tor/hidden-services/SERVICE directory once, and then never
>> touches it again.
>>=20
>> Do you think our documentation should be improved?  Could you suggest a
>> patch that improves things, while at the same time not paraphrasing too
>> much of Tor=E2=80=99s own documentation?

[...]

> What do you think about the private-key + hostname option? Too much
> of bad practice to implement it for the service?

What do you mean?

Now that I checked, I see the documentation explains exactly what I
wrote above, with a link to upstream=E2=80=99s documentation for details.  =
What
should we add?

> I was thinking of adding a (tor-relay-node) once I have the option to
> run a GuixSD system not in my home and/or other circumstances are
> solved which now prevent certain things.

Would be nice.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.