### **🚀 How to Configure and Use Tor on Ubuntu for Your Instagram Reel Downloader**
This guide will help you **properly configure and run Tor on Ubuntu**, so your script can switch IPs when needed.

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## **✅ Step 1: Install Tor**
Run the following commands to install Tor and related packages:
```sh
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y tor tor-geoipdb torsocks
```

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## **✅ Step 2: Configure Tor for Your Script**
### **🔹 Edit the Tor Configuration File**
Open the Tor configuration file in a text editor:
```sh
sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc
```

### **🔹 Enable ControlPort and Set Up Authentication**
Find the following lines **(or add them if they don’t exist)**:
```
ControlPort 9051
HashedControlPassword 16:A99A870299D5194560B392D679B27EF6D83E7C324ED30A31C324F7D758
CookieAuthentication 0
```
📌 **Explanation:**
- `ControlPort 9051`: Allows your script to communicate with Tor.
- `SocksPort 9050`
- `HashedControlPassword`: Your **Tor authentication password** (replace it with your own hashed password).
- `CookieAuthentication 1`: Disables cookie authentication (not needed for this setup).

### **🔹 Save the File and Exit**
- Press `CTRL + X`, then press `Y` and `ENTER` to save the file.

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## **✅ Step 3: Generate a New Hashed Password for Tor (Optional)**
If you want to use a **different password**, generate a new hashed password:
```sh
tor --hash-password "your_secure_password"
```
This will output something like:
```
16:4C77919D7AABB6D5E2E3CD5D83297B22A0DB48E2D08F27F0E8CD
```
- **Copy this hash** and **replace it in** `/etc/tor/torrc` under `HashedControlPassword`.

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## **✅ Step 4: Restart Tor to Apply Changes**
After modifying the `torrc` file, restart the Tor service:
```sh
sudo systemctl restart tor
sudo systemctl enable tor
```
Check if Tor is running:
```sh
sudo systemctl status tor
sudo netstat -tulnp | grep 9050
curl --socks5-hostname 127.0.0.1:9050 https://check.torproject.org/api/ip
if ip not show
tor
```
If everything is fine, you should see:
```
Active: active (running) since ...
```

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## **✅ Step 5: Verify Tor is Working**
To check if Tor is working, run:
```sh
torsocks curl ifconfig.me
```
- **If the IP is different from your regular IP**, Tor is working! 🎉
- **If not**, restart the service again:
  ```sh
  sudo systemctl restart tor
  ```

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## **✅ Step 6: Allow Your Script to Change Tor IP**
Your script sends a `NEWNYM` signal to Tor to change IPs. **To ensure this works**, try running:
```sh
echo -e 'AUTHENTICATE "your_secure_password"\nSIGNAL NEWNYM\nQUIT' | nc localhost 9051 (plain password)
```
- **If no errors appear**, Tor is properly configured.
- If **authentication fails**, double-check your `torrc` file and restart Tor.

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## **🚀 Optional: Automate Tor Restart (If Needed)**
If your Tor connection frequently fails, **create a cron job to restart Tor every hour**:
```sh
sudo crontab -e
```
Add this line:
```
0 * * * * systemctl restart tor
```
This **restarts Tor every hour** to refresh connections.

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## **🎯 Summary of Steps**
| **Step** | **Command** |
|---------|------------|
| ✅ Install Tor | `sudo apt install -y tor tor-geoipdb torsocks` |
| ✅ Edit Config | `sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc` |
| ✅ Add ControlPort | `ControlPort 9051` |
| ✅ Add Password | `HashedControlPassword 16:your_generated_hash` |
| ✅ Restart Tor | `sudo systemctl restart tor` |
| ✅ Check Tor Status | `sudo systemctl status tor` |
| ✅ Verify Tor Works | `torsocks curl ifconfig.me` |
| ✅ Test IP Change | `echo -e 'AUTHENTICATE "your_password"\nSIGNAL NEWNYM\nQUIT' | nc localhost 9051` |
| ✅ Run Python Script | `python3 your_script.py` |