# \#onion-services-announce

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/tag/onion-services-announce/32.md

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## [Onion Service container images for ARM64 - testers needed! :)](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onion-service-container-images-for-arm64-testers-needed/22180)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onion-service-container-images-for-arm64-testers-needed/22180 "2026-09-24T11:09:02Z")

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Thanks to @akiel and a CI runner provided by OSUOSL, we do now have container images for ARM64 with Onion Service support enabled, as part of the experimental Onimages project. What we still don’t have is feedback on wh…

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## [Onionspray security release 1.8.3](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-security-release-1-8-3/22179)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-security-release-1-8-3/22179 "2026-09-23T21:52:43Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionspray 1.8.3, an application to serve regular websites as onionsites. This release fixes security issues. Please upgrade as soon as possible! Found a bug or have a fix? Please report to…

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## [Onionspray security release 1.8.2](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-security-release-1-8-2/22103)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-security-release-1-8-2/22103 "2026-09-09T14:39:06Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionspray 1.8.2, an application to serve regular websites as onionsites. This release fixes security issues addressed by Tor 0.4.9.12. Please upgrade as soon as possible! Found a bug or ha…

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## [Onionspray: work around for validation backend TLS certs using Let's Encrypt new Generation Y roots](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-work-around-for-validation-backend-tls-certs-using-lets-encrypt-new-generation-y-roots/21980)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
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**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-work-around-for-validation-backend-tls-certs-using-lets-encrypt-new-generation-y-roots/21980 "2026-08-12T14:58:55Z")

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A quick work around certificate checking issues on Onionspray backends relying on Let’s Encrypt certificates. This is not about HTTPS certificates for onionsites using Onionspray, but checking the certificates of the …

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## [Onionspray security release 1.8.1](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-security-release-1-8-1/21805)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
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**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-security-release-1-8-1/21805 "2026-06-29T15:35:49Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionspray 1.8.1, an application to serve regular websites as onionsites. This release fixes a security issue. Please upgrade as soon as possible! Found a bug or have a fix? Please report t…

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## [Onionspray security release 1.8.0](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-security-release-1-8-0/21673)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-security-release-1-8-0/21673 "2026-06-02T21:14:38Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionspray 1.8.0, an application to serve regular websites as onionsites. This release upgrades C Tor to 0.4.9.9, which fixes a security issue (TROVE-2026-020). Please upgrade as soon as pos…

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## [Onionspray Ansible role release 3.0.0](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-ansible-role-release-3-0-0/20755)

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**Author:** [@zoug](https://forum.torproject.org/u/zoug)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-ansible-role-release-3-0-0/20755 "2025-11-05T11:58:19Z")

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Hi there! We just released version 3.0.0 of the Onionspray Ansible role. It allows you to automate the installation and configuration of Onionspray, through Ansible. This release, the first official one, brings the rol…

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## [Onionspray release 1.7.0](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-release-1-7-0/20712)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-release-1-7-0/20712 "2025-10-23T12:35:50Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionspray 1.7.0, an application to serve regular websites as onionsites. This release brings many new features and also some fixes, which are listed in the 1.7.0 milestone. Found a bug or…

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## [Onionbalance release 0.2.4](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionbalance-release-0-2-4/18541)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionbalance-release-0-2-4/18541 "2025-04-24T22:52:02Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionbalance 0.2.4, a descriptor publisher and load balancer for Onion Services. This is a maintenance release aiming for the Debian trixie package. ChangeLog Packaging: Updated and im…

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## [Onionprobe release 1.4.0](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionprobe-release-1-4-0/18284)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionprobe-release-1-4-0/18284 "2025-04-08T16:46:50Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionprobe 1.4.0, a tool for testing and monitoring the status of Onion Services. ChangeLog Features Prometheus alerting improvements (tpo/onion-services/onionprobe#102): Tests for Prom…

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## [Announcing Onimages: Onion Service container images](https://forum.torproject.org/t/announcing-onimages-onion-service-container-images/18212)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/announcing-onimages-onion-service-container-images/18212 "2025-04-03T13:15:19Z")

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The new Onimages project offers fresh container images readily available to run Onion Services with runtimes such as Podman and Docker. Both C Tor and Arti images are provided, specifically tuned for Onion Service usag…

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## [Onionmine release 1.1.0](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionmine-release-1-1-0/18111)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionmine-release-1-1-0/18111 "2025-03-27T06:53:55Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionmine 1.1.0, a tool for generating Onion Service keys and TLS certificates. ChangeLog Features Commands: Major usability improvements. New add-filter command, for adding filter …

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## [Onionmine release 1.0.0](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionmine-release-1-0-0/18002)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionmine-release-1-0-0/18002 "2025-03-26T10:13:42Z")

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Greetings, We just released Onionmine 1.0.0, a tool for generating Onion Service keys and TLS certificates. After a while testing and using Onionmine, it was time to do it’s first release ever a release. ChangeLog Th…

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## [Onionprobe security release 1.3.0](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionprobe-security-release-1-3-0/17864)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
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**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionprobe-security-release-1-3-0/17864 "2025-03-12T17:24:38Z")

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We just released Onionprobe 1.3.0, a tool for testing and monitoring the status of Onion Services. This release fixes a security issue. Please upgrade as soon as possible! ChangeLog Fixes Standalone monitoring node: …

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## [Onionprobe release 1.2.1](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionprobe-release-1-2-1/16015)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionprobe-release-1-2-1/16015 "2024-11-27T14:31:05Z")

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We just released Onionprobe 1.2.1, a tool for testing and monitoring the status of Onion Services. This release brings a few fixes and some improvements. This release also requires a database migration for those using…

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## [Onionbalance release 0.2.3](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionbalance-release-0-2-3/16287)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionbalance-release-0-2-3/16287 "2024-12-11T09:21:30Z")

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We just released Onionbalance 0.2.3, a load balancer for Onion Services. ChangeLog Maintenance: Fix used-before-assignment (tpo/onion-services/onionbalance!4). Fix import on functional tests (tpo/onion-services/onionb…

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## [Onionspray release 1.6.2](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-release-1-6-2/16014)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
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**Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-release-1-6-2/16014 "2024-11-27T14:04:24Z")

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We just released Onionspray 1.6.2, an application to serve regular websites as onionsites. This is a maintenance release, with minor fixes and updates. ChangeLog v1.6.2 - 2024-11-27 Bump Tor to 0.4.8.13. Bump Open…

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## [Onionspray release 1.6.1](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-release-1-6-1/12083)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
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**Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionspray-release-1-6-1/12083 "2024-03-26T20:36:16Z")

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We just released Onionspray 1.6.1. This is a maintenance release, with some fixes and a few minor underlying features. Operators are advised to reconfigure and restart their services to apply template updates. The fu…

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## [Onionprobe release 1.2.0](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionprobe-release-1-2-0/12442)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/onionprobe-release-1-2-0/12442 "2024-04-25T08:52:03Z")

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We just released Onionprobe 1.2.0, a tool for testing and monitoring the status of Onion Services. This release requires a database migration for those using the monitoring node: ChangeLog v1.2.0 - 2024-04-24 Feature…

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## [Proof of Work (PoW) defense for Onion Service is released](https://forum.torproject.org/t/proof-of-work-pow-defense-for-onion-service-is-released/8887)

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**Author:** [@rhatto](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rhatto)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/proof-of-work-pow-defense-for-onion-service-is-released/8887 "2023-11-02T17:17:43Z")

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We are thrilled to announce that the Proof of Work (PoW) protection for Onion Services is now available for general adoption with the tor 0.4.8.4 stable release. If you’re an Onion Service operator, your feedback will h…
