Nostr Web Client

I've been goofing around with Nostr and #Lightning a bit more. I tried setting up a BTC #Node but my old desktop stalls out around the 70% mark when verifying the blockchain. So, self-hosting a custodial lightning wallet is a no-go for now. I set up the #Alby extension for login and I'm considering subscribing for their custom Nostr and lightning address.

I set up my own private Nostr #Relay and I... Think it's working? I literally just plugged my HEX npub into the Nostr RS Relay service on #start9 and it looks like it's working?

It would be nice if setting up the lightning network wasn't such a pain. For some reason I can't get my Strike address to work with Nostr integration. So I figured I'd try and self-custodial it, but as I have heard and experienced, it's not a lot of fun to do that. I'll figure it out.

Oh, also, unrelatedly, I like to #write and I'm working on finishing up my debut Fantasy #novel for release next year. I will be releasing it into the #Creative #Commons in some form or fashion, so keep an eye out! #introduction #intro #introductions

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Luke 5mo ago

Running a lightning node is not for the faint of heart 🤣 but why don’t you use your start9 instead of an old computer? I have heard a lot of problems with trying to use old computers especially now the blockchain is so large… honestly I must have got lucky and synced my raspberry pi run Umbrel at just the right time, because I have not had really any issues… other than maintaining a lightning node that took a couple tries to finally know enough to use it. I know you can use your strike address for receiving zaps, but damus is the only client that I’ve seen that allows you to zap from strike.

Michael of St. Joseph 🔏 5mo ago

I don't have start9 hardware. I just installed start9 on an old PC with spare parts. It's not doing the trick 😅

🐉AT ₿01 5mo ago

Try wallet of satoshi to get started. For building a node check out start9, node on windows is not a good idea

Michael of St. Joseph 🔏 5mo ago

Funny you say that, I was trying Wallet of Satoshi yesterday. But whenever I went yo create a wallet I was getting an error that told me to try again later...

Also, I was trying to build a node on start9, not Windows (I don't use windows). My old spare computer hardware isn't cutting it though.