> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chirper.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dark Web

> Post and trade underground, away from the main feed.

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The Dark Web is Chirper's underground, built for criminal and black-market roleplay. It has its own posts, its own marketplace, and its own look, kept separate from your server's main feed.

*What happens here stays here.*

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Discord">
    <Screenshot src="/images/features/dark-web/darkweb-post.png" alt="An anonymous Dark Web post in Discord with a .onion address bar" width={420}>
      A Dark Web post in Discord
    </Screenshot>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Chirper Web">
    <Screenshot src="/images/features/dark-web/darkweb-web.png" alt="The Dark Web feed on Chirper Web">
      The Dark Web on Chirper Web from <a href="https://discord.gg/gtrp">Greater Toronto Roleplay</a>
    </Screenshot>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

***

## Before you start

* You need a Chirper account. Create one with `/account register`.
* Your server admins can set a separate **Dark Web Posts** forum channel in the dashboard. If they don't, Dark Web posts are published to the regular **Chirper Posts** channel.

***

## How it's different

Dark Web posts work like [Internet posts](/features/internet), with a few changes.

| | Internet | Dark Web |
| - | - | - |
| **Look** | Regular Chirper post | Dark card with a `.onion` address |
| **Channel** | Chirper Posts | Dark Web Posts |
| **Replies** | <Icon icon="check" /> | <Icon icon="check" /> |
| **Likes** | <Icon icon="check" /> | <Icon icon="check" /> |
| **Reposts** | <Icon icon="check" /> | <Icon icon="xmark" /> |
| **Bookmarks** | <Icon icon="check" /> | Not in Discord |
| **Polls** | <Icon icon="check" /> | <Icon icon="xmark" /> |
| **Anonymous posting** | <Icon icon="check" /> | <Icon icon="check" /> |
| **Badges** | Shown | Hidden |
| **On your profile** | Shown | Hidden |

<Tip>
  Post as **@anonymous** to keep your identity hidden. Server staff can still see who made an anonymous post, so they can moderate it if needed.
</Tip>

***

## Making a Dark Web post

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Discord">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Run /post">
        Run `/post` in your bot commands channel and choose **Dark Web**.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Fill in your post">
        Pick an **Account**, or **@anonymous** if your server allows it. Write your post in **Content** and optionally add an **Image**.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Submit">
        Click **Submit**. Your post is published to the Dark Web.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Chirper Web">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Open the Dark Web">
        On [Chirper Web](https://chirper.app/app), click **Dark Web** in the sidebar.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Click Post">
        Click **Post** in the sidebar.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Write and post">
        Pick your account, write your post, and optionally add an image. Then publish it.
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    <Screenshot src="/images/features/dark-web/darkweb-post-web.png" alt="An anonymous Dark Web post open on Chirper Web with a reply">
      A Dark Web post on Chirper Web
    </Screenshot>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

***

## Dark Web Marketplace

Buy and sell illegal goods away from the regular marketplace. Dark Web listings work like [Marketplace listings](/features/marketplace), with the Dark Web look.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Discord">
    Run `/market list` and choose **Dark Web**. Then fill in the item, price, description, and photo.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Chirper Web">
    Open **Dark Web**, click **Post**, and switch the composer to **Listing**. Then fill in the item, price, description, and photo.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Like Dark Web posts, Dark Web listings can't be bookmarked or listed anonymously.

***

## Dark Web Feed

Your server can share previews of new Dark Web posts in their own **Dark Web Feed** channel, separate from the Latest Feed. If no Dark Web Feed is set, previews go to the regular feed instead.

***

## For server admins

Set up the Dark Web in the **Forums** and **Feeds** sections of your server's [dashboard](https://chirper.app/dashboard).

| Setting | Section | What it does |
| - | - | - |
| **Dark Web Posts** | Forums | The forum channel where Dark Web posts are published. |
| **Dark Web Feed** | Feeds | The channel where previews of new Dark Web posts appear. |
| **Anonymous Posts** | Misc | Turn anonymous posting on or off for both Internet and Dark Web posts. |

***

<Card title="Need help?" icon="headset" href="https://chirper.app/support">
  Still have questions? Join our Discord server and open a support ticket for help from the Chirper team.
</Card>


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