# init(dataDirectory:cacheDirectory:socksPort:cookieAuthentication:controlPassword:extraArgs:ownsDataDirectory:) Memberwise initialiser with sensible defaults for every field. ``` init(dataDirectory: String, cacheDirectory: String? = nil, socksPort: PortPolicy = .ephemeral, cookieAuthentication: Bool = false, controlPassword: String? = nil, extraArgs: [String] = [], ownsDataDirectory: Bool = false) ``` ## Parameters `dataDirectory` Required filesystem path for Tor state. See [`dataDirectory`](/documentation/Tor/TorConfiguration/dataDirectory) for collision rules. `cacheDirectory` Optional consensus-cache path for warm-boot performance; defaults to `nil` (cache lives inside `dataDirectory`). `socksPort` SOCKS port policy. Defaults to [`PortPolicy.ephemeral`](/documentation/Tor/PortPolicy/ephemeral). `cookieAuthentication` Enable torrc `CookieAuthentication`. Defaults to `false` — the embedded control socket is pre-authenticated so this is rarely needed. `controlPassword` Optional `HashedControlPassword` value. `extraArgs` Escape-hatch argv pairs; defaults to `[]`. `ownsDataDirectory` Whether to delete `dataDirectory` on [`stop()`](/documentation/Tor/TorClient/stop()). Defaults to `false`. ## Discussion Construct a `TorConfiguration` directly when the convenience factories ([`makeDefault()`](/documentation/Tor/TorConfiguration/makeDefault()), [`ephemeral(cacheDirectory:)`](/documentation/Tor/TorConfiguration/ephemeral(cacheDirectory:))) do not fit — e.g. a stable app-scoped data directory combined with a fixed `9050` SOCKS port for downstream compatibility. All optional parameters default to the values that most embedded deployments want; override only what you need to change.