Add nostr over Tor Relay Support [feature request]

[alltheseas]

User Story

As an advanced Damus user who is configuring relays, I would like to connect to nostr relays over tor on Damus, so that I can increase my privacy/censorship resistance.

Acceptance Criteria

1. Damus supports connecting to nostr relays over Tor network

@BenGWeeks

[BenGWeeks]

In progress.

[BenGWeeks]

Related: iCepa/Tor.framework#78 (comment)

[alltheseas]

Tor relays nostr:

ws://2pbkpndvpeebljfvjew6auq63lndzszqnntct5aqfmazslerzxe75kad.onion

From relayable

npub16fcy8ynknssdv7s487nh4p2h4vr3aun64lpfea45d7h4sts9jheqevshg

One more: note1fl7fx63spk2jgwhk2zacrh7fct8mg88uvjx346e3qhjeqm0q2gxqlg3507

[BenGWeeks]

Related: daltoniam/Starscream#971

[alltheseas]

@jb55 advised connection to Damus relay can take place over Tor.

I don't know the steps to join Damus relay via Tor, and I dont know if the same process might work for other relays.

[jb55]

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 01:24:15PM -0700, alltheseas wrote: @jb55 advised connection to Damus relay can take place over Tor.

some users like Snowden are still having issues connecting to the damus relay via Amethyst, even though I turned off all cloudflare tor blocking. Still need to debug this... might remove cloudflare altogether soon since I'm not getting much out of it.

[alltheseas]

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 01:24:15PM -0700, alltheseas wrote: @jb55 advised connection to Damus relay can take place over Tor.
some users like Snowden are still having issues connecting to the damus relay via Amethyst, even though I turned off all cloudflare tor blocking. Still need to debug this... might remove cloudflare altogether soon since I'm not getting much out of it.

What are the steps to test connecting to Damus relay over Tor?

[alltheseas]

@TheSameCat2 has a Tor relay tested over Damus

https://damus.io/note12us7mynfdfluvyh9t028czxmfylys432t92ul92yafwndfsc2knqk0g6sn

[TheSameCat2]

@alltheseas @jb55 note that this relay is on CloudFlare, but with DNS proxy disabled.

There still seem to be some issues allowing signup with a paid relay, since the URL is different (callbacks, etc) but from the client end the connection has remained stable once added.

Let me know if any team devs would like free access for testing.

[TheSameCat2]

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 01:24:15PM -0700, alltheseas wrote: @jb55 advised connection to Damus relay can take place over Tor.

some users like Snowden are still having issues connecting to the damus relay via Amethyst, even though I turned off all cloudflare tor blocking. Still need to debug this... might remove cloudflare altogether soon since I'm not getting much out of it.

What are the steps to test connecting to Damus relay over Tor?

Download Orbot, and allow it to add a VPN configuration. Tor on iOS uses the VPN to intercept traffic. Once connected, add an onion addressed relay, using insecure websockets (ws://).

Other relays should also work if they don't block exit node traffic. Out of my list, I believe all but two worked.

[alltheseas]

https://damus.io/note1ncyzyxpdysm2sw57wantxzmsceqftp42rzseky53jfslwyg2a9dq3f8ta0

Tor cloudflare relay settings discussion

[alltheseas]

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 01:24:15PM -0700, alltheseas wrote: @jb55 advised connection to Damus relay can take place over Tor.

some users like Snowden are still having issues connecting to the damus relay via Amethyst, even though I turned off all cloudflare tor blocking. Still need to debug this... might remove cloudflare altogether soon since I'm not getting much out of it.

What are the steps to test connecting to Damus relay over Tor?

Download Orbot, and allow it to add a VPN configuration. Tor on iOS uses the VPN to intercept traffic. Once connected, add an onion addressed relay, using insecure websockets (ws://).

Other relays should also work if they don't block exit node traffic. Out of my list, I believe all but two worked.

@BenGWeeks

[alltheseas]

https://damus.io/note1552mcx9qdu9r2cg8tpc0fzpktecut6g25s56s2z9a8mlp4ntvyvsrp9tep

One more tor relay

[alltheseas]

@alltheseas to test post relay fix update

note1qqqqrtx7hrzz4sfxgmt76magzw7n595nt8agt7qef4ayp0eetcgq2yc0n6

https://damus.io/nevent1qqsqqqqp4n0t33p2cynyd4ldd75p80f6z6f4n759lqv567jqhuu4uyqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezu6twdaehgcfwvd3sz8rhwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kqzxrhwden5te0wajkccm0d4jjumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2dr956y

[alltheseas]

@BenGWeeks tor relays are reported as working

https://damus.io/nevent1qqszsp83mqv4llm3kq3kdz3nn2euff2hetqm8zuuex3nnl5nkql9glgpgdmhxw309ahx7um5wfkxzmnyxfnkgaehvuehjdehvd6xvar0wemxjmphxem8zatfwpuk6mehw3ekxarv0pcxjamtdejhv7nxd9jzummwd9hkuqfawaen5te0vf5hgcm0d9h8ydnyv56kc6mk0q68gurhv3kh5unyvej8qmrpx4ehjcfjv9n8wurrv93x5atsxfu8q6f4v36kccnpvsq5xamn8ghj7mmcw3exgetkv9mrvdr6xc68jc3h0qm8y6n8x3h8g7n3df5x2erdx43r27n2w96kcat8ddhxs7njxsmxu7fjw93xzepwdahxjmmwq9phwue69uhny6nndekxsenwv4kxjee4v93hzdnfv93hjerd0fjxyerdvumhsam4dekng7rvxechwcnk0fskxae5d3mhy6ndd3ukgtn0de5k7ms3ajvtr