I am a relay GOD:

I have my 2 private relays:

Umbrel

Start9

I have my own public (paid relay):

https://nortis.nostr1.com/

I pay for:

https://nostr.wine/ (filter)

And I use free:

wss://relay.primal.net

wss://nos.lol

wss://relay.getalby.com/v1

wss://eden.nostr.land

wss://relay.mostr.pub

wss://nostr.land

wss://relay.damus.io

wss://nostr.wine

wss://nostr.mutinywallet.com (blast relay)

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Is this you?

Almost, Iโ€™ve got bigger muscles ๐Ÿ’ช

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Why Umbrel *and* Start9? Would you recommend one or the other? I need to buy a node asap

My preference is Umbrel, I have one official โ€œhomeโ€ server from them and a Pi 4, 8GB RAM + 2TB SSD

They have an Apple style UI and very good. Also they have Tailscale VPN so Iโ€™ve linked my Zeus wallet and can pay using my own node in the wild.

A lot of people prefer Start9, but their development is lagging and I have been waiting for their new version for over a year.

It is supposedly more robust, but the UI is more basic and they have no VPN yet.

I prefer not to use Tor in the wild as itโ€™s slow and Phones Tor clients are not the best.

I would get a second opinion on Start9 because Iโ€™m definitely not a fan.

Thank you for the detailed review ๐Ÿ™‚

I was talking to nostr:npub1hhczaensvm77hgj4uxk804n6m9gy3hk4p6ugtgqu4vu32mjzst0s83cz98 about his Start9 the other month. I think he is a big fan.

Perfect, please get his opinion, I am prejudiced ๐Ÿ˜‚

So is he apparently lmao. Good ole tribalism. nostr:note19guahl7e985wckye55q4yv20jxctvhxrzefpy8qsvurgyfmwhjkscez40r

I'm glad he doesn't like Umbrel, it'll make your two independent reviews balanced ๐Ÿ˜€

Great! Now Iโ€™m back at square one not knowing which to pick ๐Ÿ˜œ

Looks like Iโ€™ll have to get big muscles and buy both like you.

Always:

Don't trust, verify

DYOR

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If I can suggest a generality:

if you use an iPhone buy an Umbrel

if you use an Android buy a Start9