Difference between revisions of "Running Bisq in China"
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| − | + | The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall Great Firewall of China] (GFW) makes it difficult to run Bisq from within mainland China. | |
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| + | This article outlines a workaround. | ||
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| + | == Requirements == | ||
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| + | You will need a working solution to access the internet already available to you, for example a VPN or a local proxy, and know its IP and port number; Bisq will be made to use that proxy to reach the Tor entry nodes. | ||
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| + | == Steps == | ||
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| + | You will edit the <code>torrc</code> default settings that Bisq uses to connect to Tor, and to this extent you will modify a file inside the main <code>jar</code> file of the application, <code>desktop-''version-number''-all.jar</code> | ||
| + | Depending on your operating system, this is where it should be locatedː | ||
| + | * Windowsː <code>Cː\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\Bisq\app\</code> | ||
| + | * Linuxː <code>/opt/bisq/lib/app/</code> | ||
| + | * MacOSː <code>$Home/Applications/Bisq.app/Contents/app/</code> | ||
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| + | A <code>jar</code> file is actually a zipped archive, that you can open with 7zip (a mac user reported WinZip working as well); inside the root of this archive, there is a file named <code>torrc</code> that you have to open in a text editor; its contents will be likeː | ||
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| + | ControlPort auto | ||
| + | CookieAuthentication 1 | ||
| + | DisableNetwork 1 | ||
| + | AvoidDiskWrites 1 | ||
| + | RunAsDaemon 1 | ||
| + | SOCKSPort auto | ||
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| + | Addː | ||
| + | Socks5Proxy YourProxyIP:port | ||
| + | on a new line, then save the file and make sure your archiving application updates the archive, then start Bisq. | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 4 February 2022
The Great Firewall of China (GFW) makes it difficult to run Bisq from within mainland China.
This article outlines a workaround.
Requirements
You will need a working solution to access the internet already available to you, for example a VPN or a local proxy, and know its IP and port number; Bisq will be made to use that proxy to reach the Tor entry nodes.
Steps
You will edit the torrc default settings that Bisq uses to connect to Tor, and to this extent you will modify a file inside the main jar file of the application, desktop-version-number-all.jar
Depending on your operating system, this is where it should be locatedː
- Windowsː
Cː\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\Bisq\app\ - Linuxː
/opt/bisq/lib/app/ - MacOSː
$Home/Applications/Bisq.app/Contents/app/
A jar file is actually a zipped archive, that you can open with 7zip (a mac user reported WinZip working as well); inside the root of this archive, there is a file named torrc that you have to open in a text editor; its contents will be likeː
ControlPort auto CookieAuthentication 1 DisableNetwork 1 AvoidDiskWrites 1 RunAsDaemon 1 SOCKSPort auto
Addː
Socks5Proxy YourProxyIP:port
on a new line, then save the file and make sure your archiving application updates the archive, then start Bisq.
