Create and host a Tor hidden service in Windows with Vanity Address

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From http://naturetome2v7rpsvy4ba3cve35y6llpfcpomvj4bwbrgz472e47bjyd.onion/wiki/pmwiki.php/NatureVault/Tor#host (thanks to mkp224o I got the address!). Let me know of I missed a step or there is a better way.

Download (https://www.torproject.org/download/) and Install Tor browser in say C:/Tor

Start Tor browser and connect to network to check. Close tor browser.

Get expert bundle (http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/download/tor/) and extract it into the C:\Tor\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor

Navigate to C:\Tor\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor and create a new 'torrc' file (don't touch the current one in C:\Tor\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor)

To do this, right click in the folder and create new text file. You will need "show extensions" in options selected. Delete the entire NewDocument.txt name and replace with only the word: torrc

Right click it and open in notepad. Add lines:

HiddenServiceDir C:\Tor\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\hidden_service
HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:8080

To torrc file. '8080' can be replaced by whatever port your webserver uses.

Create hidden_service folder (if it doesn't exist) C:\Tor\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\hidden_service

Use mkp224o to generate a vanity address .onion.

Place the files generated by mkp224o into the hidden_service folder.

Open command prompt and navigate to C:\Tor\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor
Type the following:

tor.exe --service install -options -f "C:\Tor\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\torrc"

and hit enter

Now you can use the commands tor.exe --service stop or tor.exe --service start or tor.exe --service remove

Now you can navigate to your .onion address in any Tor browser or window.