# Alternative P2P realtime chat method \[without revealing your LAN & WAN IP\]

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/alternative-p2p-realtime-chat-method-without-revealing-your-lan-wan-ip/3554>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Tags:** privacy, p2p\
**Created:** [February 9, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/alternative-p2p-realtime-chat-method-without-revealing-your-lan-wan-ip/3554 "2025-02-09T12:38:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![peppa](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@peppa](https://forum.delta.chat/u/peppa)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/alternative-p2p-realtime-chat-method-without-revealing-your-lan-wan-ip/3554/1 "2025-02-09T12:38:43Z")

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I don’t know how feasible this is, but I had an idea for alternative P2P realtime chat connection method for users who don’t want to reveal the IP address. Once Tor is supported in core, maybe a realtime chat app can spin up an onion site when it is first started, and then communicates thru the onion sites? There would be disadvantages like a delay when starting the app and slightly higher latency, but maybe this option could make a nice alternative for users who don’t want to reveal the IP address. I don’t know if this is something easy or difficult to do.

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