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57 changes: 56 additions & 1 deletion site/source/device-guides/mac/tor-mac.rst
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@@ -62,7 +62,62 @@ Enable Tor System-wide

.. tabs::

.. group-tab:: Sonoma & Sequoia (macOS 14 & 15)
.. group-tab:: Sequoia (macOS 15)

#. Install Homebrew Apache (this will install a webserver independent of the to be deprecated Mac OS webserver)

.. code-block:: bash

brew install httpd

#. Start Apache with:

.. code-block:: bash

brew services start httpd

#. Enable proxy autoconfig file (This will download the Start9 standard proxy config file. You can use your own if you prefer):

.. code-block:: bash

sudo curl https://start9.com/assets/proxy.pac --output /opt/homebrew/var/www/proxy.pac

#. Go to System Settings:

.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/systemSettings.png
:width: 40%
:alt: System Preferences

#. Click on *Network* and then select the interface on which you wish to enable Tor system-wide (both Ethernet and WiFi advised - do one then the other):

.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/ventura-settings.png
:width: 80%
:alt: Select Network

#. Click *Details*:

.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/ventura-network-advanced.png
:width: 80%
:alt: Click Advanced

#. Click "Proxies," then select "Automatic Proxy Configuration," add this URL: ``http://localhost:8080/proxy.pac``, then click "OK":

.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/ventura-proxies-corrected.png
:width: 80%
:alt: Select Proxys

Done! You have now enabled system-wide Tor potential.

We advise going back to step 4 and repeating this for Wifi/Ethernet depending on which interface you haven't done yet.

If you ever need to view the status of the tor service, enter the following into a Terminal:

.. code-block:: bash

cat /usr/local/var/log/tor.log || sudo cat /opt/homebrew/var/log/tor.log


.. group-tab:: Sonoma (macOS 14)

#. Enable proxy autoconfig file (This will download the Start9 standard proxy config file. You can use your own if you prefer):