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Onion Services: base applications

The Onion Services underlying technology is provided by the following software projects:

  • Arti: the newer implementation of the Tor protocols.
  • C Tor: the legacy, first implementation of the Tor protocols.
  • Onionbalance: a load balancer system for Onion Services.
  • Onimages: containers with built-in Onion Service capabilities.
  • Onionmine: generates Onion Service keys and certificates.

For a detailed list of Onion Service features for each implementation, check these comparisons.