Nostr Web Client

In a month of posting content on Nostr via nostr:nprofile1q9n8wumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn99ah8qatzx96r2amr8p5rxdm4dp4kzafew3ehwwpjwd48smnywycrgepndcu8qd3nx36hguryvem8xdr5d56hsmt5xfehzemtxejxkeflvfex7ctyvdshxapaw3e82egprpmhxue69uhkc6t8dp6xu6twvaex2mrp0yhxxmmdqqsfnz2sqsflkatdssmeztxr90s8xrd7r07xkhfwaa6eu9zkcguljpg0va3vj I've used 33gb of storage space

It's mainly clips of the podcast

Really highlights how much heavy lifting that the likes of IG, X, & YT etc do for you

They make it so easy

But at what cost?

Well it's simple

YOU'RE THE PRODUCT!

The real world costs associated with posting all this information is handled by the social media company, in favour of incentivising more usage, but also in exchange for control

You're on their land

They can kick you off anytime

So instead, here we are on Nostr

I've happily spent just over $400 aud on an annual 100gb storage package with nostr:nprofile1q9n8wumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn99ah8qatzx96r2amr8p5rxdm4dp4kzafew3ehwwpjwd48smnywycrgepndcu8qd3nx36hguryvem8xdr5d56hsmt5xfehzemtxejxkeflvfex7ctyvdshxapaw3e82egprpmhxue69uhkc6t8dp6xu6twvaex2mrp0yhxxmmdqqsfnz2sqsflkatdssmeztxr90s8xrd7r07xkhfwaa6eu9zkcguljpg0va3vj

Can't wait to see the creator ecosystem proliferate over here

Indeed I'd be very interested to see what investments can be made

Onwards

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Discussion

Chris Krause 10mo ago

I can also recommend https://satellite.earth/cdn, it's very inexpensive.

Jake Woodhouse 10mo ago

Thanks I’ll check it out

corndalorian 10mo ago

Do you compress your videos before uploading them? It will save you a lot on storage space/cost.

Jake Woodhouse 10mo ago

We have been yes. But obvs need to a better job of it

Will dig into the details

Thanks so much for the feedback. Helps a lot

Ray Buni 10mo ago

nostr:nprofile1qqszazzq4cvzptd37trn6zc7hvgdlx5tf35lqmsw9qnamf4ae3rzx8qzt2ejv spin up your own personal blossom 🌸 server / relay - control with whitelist

Jake Woodhouse 10mo ago

Thanks Ray! I need to have a look into this

🙏🏻

Ray Buni 10mo ago

Thanks Jake! Let me know if you need any help! You can use it with your own custom domain as well

72be341b... 10mo ago

Seriously? Spending $400/year on #storage to avoid being 'the product' isn’t the revolutionary flex you think it is. For most people, free social media isn’t a choice—it’s a either that or none. Nostr’s idealism is admirable, but romanticizing what's essentially a #paywall as 'liberation' reeks of privilege. And this is a protocol that's had a boatload of money dumped into it. #Decentralization won’t succeed by catering to the few who can afford it. Until it’s accessible—and I mean same feature set, not "hey I have npub"—to everyone, this isn’t progress. It’s just another exclusive club. Tell me you're out of touch without telling me you're out of touch.

nostr.build 10mo ago

We have a free service also, and plans cost from $69-$210 US dollars a year for extended services. Everything in this world cost something, and we have to pay for dev and storage even if others don’t. 🤙

72be341b... 10mo ago

You sell storage space. Yay free tier, but bias much? For most people, free social media isn’t a choice—it’s a either that or none. This dude romanticizing what's essentially a #paywall as 'liberation' is gross. Until it’s accessible—and I mean same feature set, not "hey I have an npub"—to everyone EQUALLY, this isn’t new and different. It’s just another exclusive club.

nostr.build 10mo ago

We support over 3000 free uploads a day, and not only tell people how to use our free service and compress videos for free, we are open source and encourage people to host their own media, use our open source, or other free nostr providers. We have pay-for accounts because people requested it, we don’t believe in ads, and it’s the only way for us to sustain all of the media we host and support nostr.

I really wish this world didn’t run on money, and everyone had as many ‘free’ resources as anybody would ever need, but that isn’t the case..

Logen 10mo ago

From the looks of it, your video dimensions and bit rate is pretty high for web viewing. It looks like most of them are 1920x1080 at 800 kbit/s = 96MB in size

I download one and compressed it to half the size 960x540 and lowered the bitrate to 300 kbit/s = 35 MB in size

https://v.nostr.build/a1VUHG7vJq7VrPZL.mp4

I have linked the 35MB compressed version. Can you tell a difference on mobile?

Jake Woodhouse 10mo ago

Thanks Logen! It still comes across well on mobile. I’ll look into this

🙏🏻

Logen 10mo ago

Your welcome! Thanks for the zap!

I used the app Permute on MacOS to downscale the video file. I can make a video to show you how if it would help 🫡

nostr.build 10mo ago

I agree with Logan, it will still look good on mobile at a higher compression rate, but even more accessible to people with lower bandwidths.