| Nyx is a command-line monitor for Tor. With this you can get detailed real-time information about your relay such as bandwidth usage, connections, logs, and much more. |
| start with installing it. |
sudo apt install nyx |
| Next uncomment the following lines in your '/etc/tor/torrc' file by removing the leading hash tags |
#ControlPort 9051
#CookieAuthentication 1 |
| Now add yourself to the debian-tor group so Nyx has permission to read the status of TOR |
sudo adduser $USER debian-tor |
| Finally restart the system |
sudo shutdown -r now |
| That's it! Now you should be able to launch Nyx using the following command |
nyx |
| Here's a lovely screenshot of Nyx in action |
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| Uninstalling Nyx |
| Remove yourself from the debian-tor group |
sudo deluser $USER debian-tor |
| Comment out the following two lines in your '/etc/tor/torrc' file by adding a single hashtag in front of them |
ControlPort 9051
CookieAuthentication 1 |
| Finally, Uninstall Nyx |
sudo apt remove nyx |
| Note |
| Fore more info |
man nyx |
| Or visit the Nyx website |
| https://nyx.torproject.org/ |