# Daemon Tor does not connect
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401
**Category:** Core Tor
**Created:** [October 24, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401 "2024-10-24T16:26:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@AnonymousMhl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/AnonymousMhl)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/1 "2024-10-24T16:26:29Z")
Hello friends, although I followed the step by step guide on how to install the Tor daemon on my linux Debian 12, I still can’t get it to connect to the TOR network, I show you below the logs to try to figure out how I can get it started:
```auto
systemctl status tor
```
```auto
● tor.service - Anonymizing overlay network for TCP (multi-instance-master)
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/tor.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (exited) since Thu 2024-10-24 10:38:42 CEST; 7h ago
Process: 725 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 725 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CPU: 2ms
Oct 24 10:38:42 debian.anonymous.org systemd[1]: Starting tor.service - Anonymizing overlay ne>
Oct 24 10:38:42 debian.anonymous.org systemd[1]: Finished tor.service - Anonymizing overlay ne>
~
```
> $sudo -u debian-tor tor --verify-config \>
Oct 24 18:42:03.570 [notice] Tor 0.4.8.12 running on Linux with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.14, Zlib 1.2.13, Liblzma 5.4.1, Libzstd 1.5.4 and Glibc 2.36 as libc.
Oct 24 18:42:03.570 [notice] Tor can’t help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at [Am I totally anonymous if I use Tor? | Tor Project | Support](https://support.torproject.org/faq/staying-anonymous/)
Oct 24 18:42:03.570 [notice] Read configuration file “/etc/tor/torrc”.
Configuration was valid
root@debian:/home/anonymous#
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### Author:  [@tobrop](https://forum.torproject.org/u/tobrop)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/2 "2024-10-24T16:51:18Z")
Even if an old thread, maybe you find some hints in [Tor Systemctl Service Won’t Turn Start](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-systemctl-service-wont-turn-start/1141). For example the one with `/var/log/tor/notices.log` or `journalctl -u tor@default`.
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### Author:  [@AnonymousMhl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/AnonymousMhl)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/3 "2024-10-24T17:28:29Z")
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### Author:  [@AnonymousMhl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/AnonymousMhl)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/4 "2024-10-24T17:46:00Z")
I tried to follow the link you indicated “ [“Tor Systemctl Service Won’t Turn Start”](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-systemctl-service-wont-turn-start/1141) " but there seems to be no solution for my problem.
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### Author:  [@AnonymousMhl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/AnonymousMhl)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/5 "2024-10-24T18:11:20Z")
> [@tobrop](#):
>
> Even if an old thread, maybe you find some hints in [Tor Systemctl Service Won’t Turn Start](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-systemctl-service-wont-turn-start/1141)
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### Author:  [@tobrop](https://forum.torproject.org/u/tobrop)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/6 "2024-10-24T18:19:03Z")
Check what is already running on the ports.
`sudo netstat -tulpen | grep "\:9050"`
` sudo netstat -tulpen | grep "\:9051"`
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### Author:  [@AnonymousMhl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/AnonymousMhl)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/7 "2024-10-24T19:07:46Z")
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### Author:  [@tobrop](https://forum.torproject.org/u/tobrop)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/8 "2024-10-24T20:17:16Z")
Everything looks as expected and correct. tor is running.
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### Author:  [@AnonymousMhl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/AnonymousMhl)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/9 "2024-10-25T00:03:23Z")
Ok, finally everything works, I installed Tor project tool “NYX” which shows TOR bandwidth, surely I will have to improve some configuration parameter in /etc/tor/torrc configuration.
I need to use tor daemon as Hidden Service to configure socks5 on telegram.
I have already set up 127.0.0.1 port 9050.
I thank you for your support and timeliness.
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### Author:  [@AnonymousMhl](https://forum.torproject.org/u/AnonymousMhl)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/10 "2024-10-25T00:03:26Z")
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### Author:  [@tobrop](https://forum.torproject.org/u/tobrop)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/daemon-tor-does-not-connect/15401/11 "2024-10-26T14:04:40Z")
For the sake of completeness, show service status with
> systemctl status tor@default.service
(not `systemctl status tor`) and for detailed log
> journalctl -eu tor@default.service