Quick Start

Public BETA

Our security is strong, but our guidance is weak.

While we work on our practical guides we invite experienced internet privacy advocates and individuals with low risk to join and provide feedback.

Is this site for you?

Our secured server doesn’t collect any personally identifiable data but that’s only half the story. What you post, when you post, and how you post can all leak hints about who you are.

As we build our library we will have more guidance on advanced use but for now — unless you are already a privacy expert — we only recommend low-risk use, where being identified would be embarrassing but not dangerous.

We want all voices to be heard but safety comes first. As our learning library grows we will expand our recommended use. Learn more about our vision and why we built Domum Social.

Get a Tor Browser

Download and install the Tor Browser. Versions are available for Windows, MacOS, Linux, and Android.

For iOS, get the Onion Browser app from the Apple App Store. This is the Tor Project recommended browser for iOS, though it is made by an independent developer.

A note on Orbot

Orbot, published by the Tor Project, provides a gateway to the Tor network for iOS and Android.

It is required by the Onion Browser on iOS but the Tor Browser on other platforms makes it’s own direct connection without Orbot.

Yup, it’s that simple: click to install, no fancy setup required.

Go to our .onion site

Launch the browser you just installed.

Go to https://domum.social and click on the Tor Browser button icon - Click to access Domum Social via anonymous Tor network Tor Browser button icon - Click to access Domum Social via anonymous Tor network button. This is at the bottom of the mobile site and in the right column on the desktop site.

That’s it

You should see http://f3rz5puehnq7dfqqwajxu3izuovb6wqepof3prqesle76qyfivlfxgyd.onion in the location bar of your browser. You are now browsing anonymously.

We’ll have more articles soon on what Tor is and some simple examples of how to use it. The Tor Project Documentation is quite extensive and their information on understanding onion addresses explains why the URL above is so ugly and why it is secure even though it uses http and not https (it uses different encryption)