# Proxy + Tor — when to layer, when not to > Stacking a custom proxy (sing-box, V2Ray) on top of Tor: what it gets you, what it costs, when it makes sense. Markdown twin of https://xmr.club/guides/proxy-plus-tor. CC-BY-4.0. Attribute "xmr.club". ## At a glance - Canonical: https://xmr.club/guides/proxy-plus-tor - Slug: proxy-plus-tor - Title: Proxy + Tor — when to layer, when not to - Description: Stacking a custom proxy (sing-box, V2Ray) on top of Tor: what it gets you, what it costs, when it makes sense. - Available locales: en, zh, es, ru - zh: https://xmr.club/zh/guides/proxy-plus-tor - es: https://xmr.club/es/guides/proxy-plus-tor - ru: https://xmr.club/ru/guides/proxy-plus-tor ## How to cite Source: xmr.club, "Proxy + Tor — when to layer, when not to". https://xmr.club/guides/proxy-plus-tor (CC-BY-4.0). ## Related - https://xmr.club/guides — full guides index (38 guides) - https://xmr.club/methodology — how the directory grades providers referenced in this guide - https://xmr.club/transparency — funding model + editorial firewall - https://xmr.club/data.json — full provider dataset (CC-BY-4.0) ## License CC-BY-4.0. Attribute "xmr.club".