# Zcash on Tor : A Community Funded Proposal **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Collaborations\ **Created:** [March 12, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-on-tor-a-community-funded-proposal/14651 "2017-03-12T16:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![xyZcash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/xyzcash/32/7599_2.png) [@xyZcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/xyZcash)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-on-tor-a-community-funded-proposal/14651/27 "2017-08-13T20:06:47Z")
**All Zcash on Tor server provision has been successfully secured until the middle on September.** Ongoing community support and additional contributions are always welcome! :zcash: 😍 If anyone uses Zcash over Tor and is able to set-up their own [addnode=.onion](http://addnode=.onion) hidden\_service address (using the existing guides) then we can look to add these nodes into our server lists. You might PM me if you don’t want your node linked to your forum account. Even if your [addnode=.onion](http://addnode=.onion) Zcash node is only online for making occasional transactions - it will certainly be of benefit to the network as a whole, through increased diversification of connectivity! > [@Set-up Guide for running Zcash on Tor (Ubuntu / Debian Linux Desktop)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/set-up-guide-for-running-zcash-on-tor-ubuntu-debian-linux-desktop/18748): > > Part 1 - Tor and nyx N.B. This guide will enable the user to effectively run 2 versions of Tor on a single Linux desktop i.e. the Tor expert bundle (for Zcash) and the Tor Browser Bundle for browsing! First we will install Tor (the expert bundle) and nyx. EDIT: Arm is now nyx ! See: [https://nyx.torproject.org/](https://nyx.torproject.org/) Open a new Terminal Ctrl + alt + T sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Restart your system if necessary. Add the correct package repository before you can fetch Tor. N.B… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-on-tor-a-community-funded-proposal/14651)._