# Is it safe to enable Remote Tor access? (LNbits) **URL:** \ **Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [April 3, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/is-it-safe-to-enable-remote-tor-access-lnbits/16056 "2024-04-03T10:08:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ghoost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ghoost/32/4892_2.png) [@Ghoost](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Ghoost)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/is-it-safe-to-enable-remote-tor-access-lnbits/16056/1 "2024-04-03T10:08:11Z")
Hi everyone. I have LNbits installed on my Umbrel home and to be able to import a wallet from LNbits I need to enable access via Clear Net or via Tor. As I understand it, in order to access LNbits via Tor, I need to enable Tor remote access on my Umbrel. Is it safe to enable this option? Thank you for your help. ---
**Author:** ![Ghoost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ghoost/32/4892_2.png) [@Ghoost](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Ghoost)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/is-it-safe-to-enable-remote-tor-access-lnbits/16056/2 "2024-04-03T10:50:09Z")
I just saw in this guide : [How to configure Umbrel LNbits app without Tor](https://community.umbrel.com/t/how-to-configure-umbrel-lnbits-app-without-tor/604) that I can configure an access to LNbits through the clearnet but I can’t figure what is the best approach. Tor connection or clearnet access with reverse proxy. Also, why do I need to configure a reverse proxy ? Can I just configure a port forwarding to redirect the traffic to my LNbits instance ? Instead of ```auto [Internet] - [Home Router/Firewall] - [Front-End Gateway] - [Umbrel] ``` I will have ```auto [Internet] - [Home Router/Firewall] - [Umbrel] ``` **Edit : OK I found that it is better for privacy and DDOS attack protection to use a reverse proxy so that the umbrel node is never requested directly**