Feature idea: Tor site builder to make .onion sites easier to create

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Hey everyone,

I know OnionShare exists and it’s great for temporary sharing, but the sites it creates aren’t real permanent .onion websites. They disappear as soon as the host closes the app, and they’re not meant for long‑term hosting or public access.

What I’m suggesting is something different:

A Tor site builder — a simple tool where users can:

  • Generate a v3 .onion address

  • Pick a template (blog, static page, simple forum, file drop, etc.)

  • Edit the content visually

  • Have the tool automatically configure the hidden service

  • Optionally host it locally or export it for a VPS

Basically:
A no‑code .onion website creator, so people who aren’t developers can still run a small hidden service.

Is anything like this being worked on, or would this be possible as a community project?

Thanks.

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I’d keep the first version much narrower: generate a static site plus the onion service config, not a forum or file-drop. As soon as it accepts uploads/accounts/comments, the hard part becomes abuse handling, updates, backups, and avoiding metadata leaks from the host. A wizard that creates the v3 address, writes the HiddenService lines, exports static files, and clearly explains that a local host goes offline when your machine sleeps would already help non-developers without hiding the risky parts.

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Thanks for the feedback — that makes sense.
Starting with a static‑only version sounds like a good first step.

A wizard that generates the v3 onion address, writes the HiddenService config, and exports a simple static site is definitely doable.

Once that’s stable and safe, dynamic features could be explored later with proper security considerations.

Appreciate the guidance — this helps shape what a realistic v1 could look like.

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Not what you are requesting, but we have something similar, and we call it Onionspray. “Onionspray is a tool to set up Onion Services for existing public websites, working as a HTTPS rewriting proxy.”

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