# BTCPay Server Docker Users Must Now Choose Tor During Updates to Keep Onion Access

Existing Tor data is preserved, but merchants who skip the setting lose their onion addresses, which shows how easily privacy features drop out of use when they stop being the default.

- Published: 2026-10-11T05:46:49.306Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-11/btcpay-server-docker-users-must-now-choose-tor-during-update
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/btcpays-docker-servers-must-opt-into-tor-to-keep-onion-access/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/seth-for-privacy-bitcoin-tips)

BTCPay Server is the open-source software many merchants use to accept bitcoin without a payment processor. Installations that run through its Docker deployment must now explicitly select Tor at their next setup or update to keep access thr…

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