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Setting up your own self-hosted chat on the Tor network has never been this easy. Guests open your .onion link in Tor Browser — no port forwarding, no cloud account, and no complicated setup. OffCode Tor Chat is designed to make secure Tor Hidden Service hosting simple.

Messages are encrypted in-browser with WebCrypto AES-256-GCM (PBKDF2-v2, 600k iterations) before reaching the server — ChatServer relays and stores ciphertext only. Password rooms use separate KDF domains so the host cannot derive the key; open rooms are public encrypted channels.

Host with Server Manager on Windows, or headless Docker (ChatServer + Tor HS). Password rooms are server-blind E2EE (the host cannot derive the room key). Open rooms still encrypt in the browser, but the key is derived from the room id: intentional public channels. Hidden rooms stay off the public list and use invite links; add a password for private E2EE. Creators get Settings for close joins, slow mode, lock later, and delete room, plus a Profile recovery code (My rooms for hidden). Required message TTL, E2EE attachments, and optional Full Vanguards complete the stack.