ONION.live

Onionhosting refers to web hosting services specifically designed to host Tor hidden services, identified by their unique .onion addresses. The primary advantage is enhanced server anonymity, concealing the physical location and IP address of the hosting infrastructure by routing all traffic through the Tor network. This makes it a crucial tool for entities requiring strong privacy, security, and censorship resistance, such as whistleblowing platforms (like SecureDrop), journalists operating in hostile environments, privacy-focused forums, or activists. While enabling legitimate uses demanding confidentiality, the inherent anonymity also attracts illicit activities like darknet markets. Onionhosting providers often require cryptocurrency payments to further enhance user privacy but may present challenges regarding reliability, performance limitations due to Tor's inherent latency, and the level of trust required in the potentially anonymous hosting provider itself.