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chore(docs): add instructions for avoiding bootstrap node censorship 

Fix #5948
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Anthony Bilinski 2020-05-18 03:29:21 -07:00
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* [Keyboard Shortcuts](#keyboard-shortcuts)
* [Commandline Options](#commandline-options)
* [Emoji Packs](#emoji-packs)
* [Bootstrap nodes](#bootstrap-nodes)
* [Bootstrap Nodes](#bootstrap-nodes)
* [Avoiding Censorship](#avoiding-censorship)
## Profile corner
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`~/.config/tox/` on Linux, `%APPDATA%\Roaming\tox` on Windows, and
`~/Library/Application Support/Tox` on macOS.
## Avoiding Censorship
Although Tox is distributed, to initially connect to the network
[public bootstrap nodes](https://nodes.tox.chat) are used. After first run,
other nodes will also be saved and reused on next start. We have seen multiple
reports of Tox bootstrap nodes being blocked in China. We haven't seen reports
of Tox connections in general being blocked, though Tox makes no effort to
disguise its connections. There are multiple options available to help avoid
blocking of bootstrap nodes:
* Tox can be used with a VPN.
* Tox can be used with a proxy, including with Tor
* This can be done at [startup](#commandline-proxy-options) or
* By setting [connection settings](#connection-settings).
* [Custom bootstrap nodes](#bootstrap-nodes) can be set. Note that these
require the DHT key of the node, which is different from the longterm Tox
public key, and which changes on every start of a client, so it's best to use a
[bootstrap daemon](https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/tree/master/other/bootstrap_daemon).
[ToxMe service]: #register-on-toxme
[user profile]: #user-profile