# From hybrid to tor only - how? **URL:** \ **Category:** Bitcoin and Lightning\ **Created:** [February 15, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/from-hybrid-to-tor-only-how/21432 "2025-02-15T22:07:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Orville](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/orville/32/4066_2.png) [@Orville](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Orville)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/from-hybrid-to-tor-only-how/21432/1 "2025-02-15T22:07:53Z")
I want to stop publishing my IP and go back to tor only. I have toggled the hybrid mode button back to off, and restarted the node a couple of times, but Amboss, Mempool and LNDg still see my clearnet IP. What to do? ---
**Author:** ![my\_bitcoin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/my_bitcoin/32/5762_2.png) [@my\_bitcoin](https://community.umbrel.com/u/my_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/from-hybrid-to-tor-only-how/21432/2 "2025-02-16T22:18:55Z")
I assume you mean local ip. Like 192.x.x.x This is normal behaviour and how you should be accessing your node locally. Tor is for outside to inside. Use a vpn and your local ip when youre away and its much faster and still secure. Tor hides your ip from others. ---
**Author:** ![Orville](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/orville/32/4066_2.png) [@Orville](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Orville)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/from-hybrid-to-tor-only-how/21432/3 "2025-02-17T05:58:24Z")
I mean my IP on clearnet. (like 157.xxx.xxx.xx) When the node operates on clearnet, as it does in hybrid mode, the (external) clearnet IP is published for lightning explorers like Amboss and Mempool to use. That is how the explorers can know the nationality of the nodes. It looks like my clearnet address keeps being published even though I am back to tor only. ---
**Author:** ![my\_bitcoin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/my_bitcoin/32/5762_2.png) [@my\_bitcoin](https://community.umbrel.com/u/my_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/from-hybrid-to-tor-only-how/21432/4 "2025-02-17T06:18:40Z")
I can tell you mine is not. Close the port on your router so nobody can connect to it on clearnet. That will at least stop that, Maybe it takes time to fall off.? I dunno. Ive always used tor only and forced everything through Sorry for the misunderstanding ---
**Author:** ![Orville](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/orville/32/4066_2.png) [@Orville](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Orville)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/from-hybrid-to-tor-only-how/21432/5 "2025-02-21T05:50:29Z")
I can see in my config file that the parameter externalhosts is still set to my old dns, which I am not maintaining. What is the default value for that parameter with tor only? Is it just empty, or can I remove that parameter completely? And how do I edit lnd.conf with the latest version of Umbrel? ---
**Author:** ![Bon\_Scott](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/bon_scott/32/3237_2.png) [@Bon\_Scott](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Bon_Scott)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/from-hybrid-to-tor-only-how/21432/6 "2025-02-21T19:16:35Z")
Solved on my end; details… At [http://umbrel.local:2100/](http://umbrel.local:2100/) I’ve configured: Advanced Settings, Peer Settings Outgoing Connections to Clearnet Peers OFF Outgoing Connections to Tor Peers ON Make All Outgoing Connections to Clearnet Peers Over Tor OFF Outgoing Connections to I2P Peers ON Using the above, my [http://umbrel.local:3002/peers](http://umbrel.local:3002/peers) (Bitcoin Core 28.0.0 on umbrelOS 1.3) shows: NetType Count onion 22 i2p 4 not\_pub 1 Network: Host 10.21.21.8:8332 Peers 26 (16 in; 10 out) ipv4 (none) ipv6 (none) onion (10.21.22.10:9050) i2p (10.21.22.11:7656) Addresses: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.onion:8333(score: 4) \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.b32.i2p:0(score: 4) So… Consider similar, then reboot, then re-check [http://umbrel.local:3002/peers](http://umbrel.local:3002/peers) ---
**Author:** ![Orville](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/orville/32/4066_2.png) [@Orville](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Orville)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/from-hybrid-to-tor-only-how/21432/7 "2025-02-23T09:39:52Z")
I removed the externalhosts parameter from the config file and the DDNS settings from my router, which gave the result I wanted.