user-1: Why is Bitcoin Core onion service created when I have not mentioned anything related in bitcoin.conf?
bitcoin.conf in Windows (data directory):
prune=2048

bitcoin.conf in Fedora (running bitcoind)
prune=2048
datadir=/mnt/hgfs/mainnet

/mnt/hgfs/mainnet -> E:\Core-Backup\bitcoin-mainnet (Shared folder in VM)
ls /mnt/hgfs/mainnet
anchors.dat   blocks      fee_estimates.dat     peers.dat
banlist.dat   chainstate  mempool.dat           settings.json
bitcoin.conf  debug.log   onion_v3_private_key

Logs:
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z tor: Got service ID 64randomchars, advertising service 64randomchars.onion:8333
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z msghand thread start
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z addcon thread start
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z net thread start
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z AddLocal(64randomchars.onion:8333,4)


user208: Bitcoin Core will construct a Tor hidden service by default, if a Tor control port is found and Tor is configured to allow it.
You can use torcontrol=0 to disable it.

-1: <p>Why is Bitcoin Core onion service created when I have not mentioned anything related in <code>bitcoin.conf</code>?</p>
<p>bitcoin.conf in Windows (data directory):</p>
<pre><code>prune=2048
</code></pre>
<p>bitcoin.conf in Fedora (running bitcoind)</p>
<pre><code>prune=2048
datadir=/mnt/hgfs/mainnet
</code></pre>
<p>/mnt/hgfs/mainnet -&gt; E:\Core-Backup\bitcoin-mainnet (Shared folder in VM)</p>
<pre><code>ls /mnt/hgfs/mainnet
anchors.dat   blocks      fee_estimates.dat     peers.dat
banlist.dat   chainstate  mempool.dat           settings.json
bitcoin.conf  debug.log   onion_v3_private_key
</code></pre>
<p>Logs:</p>
<pre><code>2021-06-12T01:19:40Z tor: Got service ID 64randomchars, advertising service 64randomchars.onion:8333
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z msghand thread start
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z addcon thread start
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z net thread start
2021-06-12T01:19:40Z AddLocal(64randomchars.onion:8333,4)
</code></pre>
 208: <p>Bitcoin Core will construct a Tor hidden service by default, if a Tor control port is found and Tor is configured to allow it.</p>
<p>You can use <code>torcontrol=0</code> to disable it.</p>
