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title: Dark Web Gateway
description: "## What It Is Dark Web Gateway is an optional private access feature for Invisible-Internet hosting customers. It lets a customer or approved team member browse I2P and onion sites from a normal browser using a private managed gateway, without…"
url: "https://www.invisible-internet.com/docs/dark-web-gateway/"
updated: "2026-06-23"
category: "Hosting Packages & Features"
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# Dark Web Gateway

## What It Is

Dark Web Gateway is an optional private access feature for Invisible-Internet hosting customers. It lets a customer or approved team member browse I2P and onion sites from a normal browser using a private managed gateway, without installing Tor or I2P locally.

## Why It Is Useful

- Use one browser proxy profile instead of installing and maintaining local hidden-network software.
- Reach selected .onion and .i2p destinations through the hosting environment you selected.
- Test your own hidden-service routes from a customer-style browser setup.
- Keep access private to your customer/team workflow rather than publishing a public proxy.

## How Browser-Profile Access Works

The intended customer experience is a browser proxy profile, such as a FoxyProxy-style configuration, that sends hidden-network requests through a managed gateway. Internally, Invisible-Internet can place an authenticated gateway in front of local hidden-network forwarding so access can be controlled, revoked, and limited.

## Requirement

Dark Web Gateway is available only when Tor or I2P is selected for the hosting package. Without at least one hidden-network route, there is no hidden-network client for the gateway to use.

## What Is Not Included

- Public open proxy access
- Customer resale of proxy access
- Tor exit service
- VPN service
- Reverse proxy hosting
- General clearnet proxying
- Ad injection or page modification
- Guarantees of perfect anonymity or complaint immunity

## Future Upgrades

Future paid upgrades may include extra users, managed proxy profiles, credential rotation, dedicated gateway capacity, destination allow/block lists, access-control reporting, and priority setup support.

## Related Docs

- Tor Hidden Services
- I2P Hidden Services
- Hidden-Service Reachability
- What Is Not Included