watchtower-tor setup moved to be experimental

h2ogeek · Aug 19, 2019 · fe1b077 · fe1b077
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diff --git a/watchtower-tor.md b/watchtower-tor.md
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+This setup is not proved to be working yet. Need to use the clearnet IP of the watchtower even if the nodes are behind Tor.
+
+## Setup for nodes behind Tor
+
+Both nodes (the watchtower and the client) must be behind Tor to be able to communicate.
+
+### Tor Watchtower setup
+
+* Take note of your node's Tor address by copying address after the `@` in the `uris` when running `$ lncli getinfo` (using my example here).
+
+* Change the lnd.conf:  
+  ` # nano /mnt/hdd/lnd/lnd.conf`
+* insert the lines on the end of the file: 
+    ```
+    [Watchtower]
+    watchtower.active=1
+    watchtower.listen=0.0.0.0:9911
+    watchtower.externalip=uorbu2ucom46pcrx.onion:9911
+    ```
+
+* Edit the Tor config file of the watchtower:  
+    `sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc`
+
+    add the lines:
+    ```
+    # Hidden Service v3 for incoming LND WatchTower connections
+    HiddenServiceDir /mnt/hdd/tor/lndWT9911
+    HiddenServiceVersion 3
+    HiddenServicePort 9911 127.0.0.1:9911
+    ```
+
+* restart Tor and lnd with systemctl:  
+    `sudo systemctl restart tor`  
+    `sudo systemctl restart lnd`
+
+* Take note of the watchtower-pubkey by running `$ lncli tower info`.
+
+### Tor Watchtower Client setup    
+* Change the lnd.conf:  
+  ` # nano /mnt/hdd/lnd/lnd.conf`
+* insert the lines on the end of the file:   
+
+  ```
+    [Wtclient] 
+    wtclient.private-tower-uris=033b6d3d94b331b3e5d336cc368584bac5600f0376d97f455fa53877faee443272@uorbu2ucom46pcrx.onion:9911
+    ```
+    * The details of a test node are prefilled. Connections are welcome, but there are no guarantees for this service.
+    * Use the `watchtower-pubkey` noted previously from `$ lncli tower info`.
+    * The host is the Tor address of the Watchtower node.
+
+* restart lnd with systemctl:  
+    `sudo systemctl restart lnd`
+
+* Filter the log continuously with (CTRL+C to exit):  
+   `# tail -f -n 10000 /mnt/hdd/lnd/logs/bitcoin/mainnet/lnd.log | grep WT`
+    
+    Example output on the client side: 
+
+    ```
+    2019-07-26 10:30:08.041 [INF] WTCL: Client stats: tasks(received=8 accepted=8 ineligible=0) sessions(acquired=0 exhausted=0)
+    2019-07-26 10:30:34.105 [DBG] WTCL: Processing backup(8fd5d5dc97fc6e52da36bd527357a9c87f2a2529379f9f50241e35ab0c95c404, 6315)
+    2019-07-26 10:30:34.106 [DBG] WTCL: SessionQueue(026d7b4f4fd7dcdb5a2acce00a8d1cca5bbaeb7e9d89a30ded7d4b62b7b50b3399) deciding to accept backup(8fd5d5dc97fc6e52da36bd527357a9c87f2a2529379f9f50241e35ab0c95c404, 6315) seqnum=0 pending=8 max-updates=1024
+    2019-07-26 10:30:34.108 [INF] WTCL: Queued backup(8fd5d5dc97fc6e52da36bd527357a9c87f2a2529379f9f50241e35ab0c95c404, 6315) successfully for session 026d7b4f4fd7dcdb5a2acce00a8d1cca5bbaeb7e9d89a30ded7d4b62b7b50b3399
+    2019-07-26 10:31:08.041 [INF] WTCL: Client stats: tasks(received=9 accepted=9 ineligible=0) sessions(acquired=0 exhausted=0)
+    ```
diff --git a/watchtower.md b/watchtower.md
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ Run the commands in the node\`s terminal
   ```
   [Watchtower]
   watchtower.active=1
-  watchtower.listen=0.0.0.0:9911
+  
   ```
-    * The IP address `0.0.0.0` is used to accept connections from everywhere
-    * the port 9911 is the default setting, but can be set to any other unused port  
+    * the watchtower listens on the port 9911 by default, but can be set to any other unused port with: `watchtower.listen=0.0.0.0:PORT` in the config file.
+    * The IP address `0.0.0.0` is used to accept connections from everywhere (default setting)
 
 * allow the port through the firewall:  
 ` # ufw allow 9911`  
@@ -113,67 +113,6 @@ Run the commands in the node\`s terminal
     ```
 Sit back and enjoy that now there is no way to cheat your node even when it is offline!
 
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-
-## Setup for nodes behind Tor
-
-Both nodes (the watchtower and the client) must be behind Tor to be able to communicate.
-
-### Tor Watchtower setup
-
-* Change the lnd.conf:  
-  ` # nano /mnt/hdd/lnd/lnd.conf`
-* insert the lines on the end of the file: 
-    ```
-    [Watchtower]
-    watchtower.active=1
-    watchtower.listen=0.0.0.0:9911
-    watchtower.externalip=uorbu2ucom46pcrx.onion:9911
-    ```
-    The Tor address can be checked with: `$ lncli getinfo` (using my example here)
-
-
-
-* Edit the Tor config file of the watchtower:  
-    `sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc`
-
-    add the lines:
-    ```
-    # Hidden Service v3 for incoming LND WatchTower connections
-    HiddenServiceDir /mnt/hdd/tor/lndWT9911
-    HiddenServiceVersion 3
-    HiddenServicePort 9911 127.0.0.1:9911
-    ```
-
-* restart Tor and lnd with systemctl:  
-    `sudo systemctl restart tor`  
-    `sudo systemctl restart lnd`
-
-### Tor Watchtower Client setup    
-* Change the lnd.conf:  
-  ` # nano /mnt/hdd/lnd/lnd.conf`
-* insert the lines on the end of the file:   
-
-  ```
-    [Wtclient] 
-    wtclient.private-tower-uris=033b6d3d94b331b3e5d336cc368584bac5600f0376d97f455fa53877faee443272@uorbu2ucom46pcrx.onion:9911
-    ```
-    * The details of a test node are prefilled. Connections are welcome, but there are no guarantees for this service.
-    * Use the `watchtower-pubkey` noted previously from `$ lncli tower info`.
-    * The host is the Tor address of the Watchtower node.
-
-* Filter the log continuously with (CTRL+C to exit):  
-   `# tail -f -n 10000 /mnt/hdd/lnd/logs/bitcoin/mainnet/lnd.log | grep WT`
-    
-    Example output on the client side: 
-
-    ```
-    2019-07-26 10:30:08.041 [INF] WTCL: Client stats: tasks(received=8 accepted=8 ineligible=0) sessions(acquired=0 exhausted=0)
-    2019-07-26 10:30:34.105 [DBG] WTCL: Processing backup(8fd5d5dc97fc6e52da36bd527357a9c87f2a2529379f9f50241e35ab0c95c404, 6315)
-    2019-07-26 10:30:34.106 [DBG] WTCL: SessionQueue(026d7b4f4fd7dcdb5a2acce00a8d1cca5bbaeb7e9d89a30ded7d4b62b7b50b3399) deciding to accept backup(8fd5d5dc97fc6e52da36bd527357a9c87f2a2529379f9f50241e35ab0c95c404, 6315) seqnum=0 pending=8 max-updates=1024
-    2019-07-26 10:30:34.108 [INF] WTCL: Queued backup(8fd5d5dc97fc6e52da36bd527357a9c87f2a2529379f9f50241e35ab0c95c404, 6315) successfully for session 026d7b4f4fd7dcdb5a2acce00a8d1cca5bbaeb7e9d89a30ded7d4b62b7b50b3399
-    2019-07-26 10:31:08.041 [INF] WTCL: Client stats: tasks(received=9 accepted=9 ineligible=0) sessions(acquired=0 exhausted=0)
-    ```
 
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