Nostr Web Client

At the beginning when I didn't understand Nostr.

Every time I visited a Nostr site, I created a new npub because I assumed it was tied specifically to that site and couldn’t be used elsewhere.

Now I’ve ended up with a bunch of npubs but it has helped me understand how Nostr works.

Honestly, I’m not a fan of using a single npub to log into every Nostr site since each site is different and often serves a unique purpose.

It reminds me of when Google tried to push a single login for every website — it sounds good in theory, but in practice, it doesn’t really work well.

but for now... npubs everywhere..

https://media.letsfo.com/images/2025/07/16/robot-npub-nostr.webp

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Purple Smoke 5mo ago

This is not practical if you are a content creator. If you use same npub everywhere, your followers on Amethyst will also be your followers on zap stream or any other client.

If you use different npub then your current followers will never know that you also stream on zap stream or post pictures on olas or use any other client.

Google sign-in is different. It only allows you to login but nostr is different. Your whole identity, your followers, your notes and other stuffs, everything is linked to your npub. And you take it with you when you move from one client to another.

I think this is a superpower of nostr and I love it.

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mar 5mo ago

yes that's right. I'm realizing that now. Maybe in the future I will delete all my npubs and just use one.