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doc: update -externalip documentation in tor.md
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@@ -62,14 +62,19 @@ The directory can be different of course, but virtual port numbers should be equ
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your bitcoind's P2P listen port (8333 by default), and target addresses and ports
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should be equal to binding address and port for inbound Tor connections (127.0.0.1:8334 by default).
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-externalip=X You can tell bitcoin about its publicly reachable address using
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this option, and this can be a .onion address. Given the above
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configuration, you can find your .onion address in
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-externalip=X You can tell bitcoin about its publicly reachable addresses using
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this option, and this can be an onion address. Given the above
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configuration, you can find your onion address in
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/var/lib/tor/bitcoin-service/hostname. For connections
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coming from unroutable addresses (such as 127.0.0.1, where the
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Tor proxy typically runs), .onion addresses are given
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Tor proxy typically runs), onion addresses are given
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preference for your node to advertise itself with.
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You can set multiple local addresses with -externalip. The
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one that will be rumoured to a particular peer is the most
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compatible one and also using heuristics, e.g. the address
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with the most incoming connections, etc.
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-listen You'll need to enable listening for incoming connections, as this
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is off by default behind a proxy.
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