Tor Configuration Manager (TCM) is a personal utility that turns Tor and torsocks management into a clean control panel. Install, edit, restore, and extend Tor workflows without rummaging through config files in the dark. TCM protects your baseline with immutable defaults, generates working copies for your customizations, and keeps recovery one click away.
Defaults Safe Mode
TCM treats its default templates like ROM. It never edits them. When you restore, you restore cleanly.
Backups
Before any live write, TCM makes a timestamped backup so you can revert instantly.
Expansion ready
Plugins are first-class. IP rotation ships by default, and more modules can be added over time.
TCM checks whether tor and torsocks are installed, and if not, can install them with a guided one-click flow (apt-based systems).
Edit live system files without guesswork: /etc/tor/torrc and /etc/tor/torsocks.conf. No “mystery automation”. You see exactly what changes.
Defaults act as a “fast fix” return-to-baseline. If experimentation goes sideways, restore templates and restart Tor quickly.
Workflow: 1) Generate a control password hash 2) Append a custom control block to torrc 3) Generate plugin copies from defaults 4) Test run rotation safely
RIVIT workflow: 1) ControlPort (9051) NEWNYM 2) Circuit settle delay 3) SOCKS verify (9050) 4) Display results
Typical safety loop: - Backup live torrc/torsocks.conf - Apply edits intentionally - Restart tor - If anything breaks: restore defaults instantly