Hidden service behind NAT?

[Hideki Saito]

>  
> Do you need to be a TOR server to run a hidden service?  The doc seems 
> to allow clients.
>  
> Is running a hidden service behind NAT has similar problems to running a 
> server?  I don't think TOR knows my public IP and I couldn't find a 
> place to enter it.
> 

You should be able to run HiddenService behind NAT.
I used to do it all the time.

No, it's not requirement that you run as a server.