Nostr Web Client

My comparison of Nostr and Bluesky goes on:

Verifying my username on Bluesky via my own domain was totally easy and straightforward by adding a TXT entry in the DNS panel. As long as one knows how to add a DNS entry.

The NIP-05 verification for Nostr is much more complex. You need different files, the HEX of your npub, put a folder in your public-html folder and add a htaccess file. The tutorials I found were all confusing to me. In the end I think I did it right or not?

Why is Amethyst showing this red icon?

How can I test my setup?

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🇵🇸 whoever loves Digit 4mo ago

Seems broken on my end.

I just don't use NIP-05, it's not needed

Anita 4mo ago

Why does it still say @getalby instead of anita@anita.link on Damus?

Anita 4mo ago

Ronin 4mo ago

damus cache or relay still does not have the new update.

Anita 4mo ago

I think it’s not setup correctly.

Ronin 4mo ago

nostr apps will request https://anita.link/.well-known/nostr.json?name=anita to get the matching hex, this link is not opening for me.

Anita 4mo ago

Maybe the problem is that anita.link is an addon domain to my main domain and hosting. I didn’t put the well-known folder into the public_html folder, because it’s under my main domain , but into the anita.link folder.

How can I move it into the public_html folder and direct it to work for the subfolder anita.link?

Ronin 4mo ago

can't help with that unfortunately, I've never done it myself, I just know that is the url apps expect based on your nip05.

Anita 4mo ago

Thank you, the URL helps too.

Big Barry Bitcoin 4mo ago

That url is redirecting to https://anitaposch.com.well-known/nostr.json?name=anita

Notice that there is no slash between ".com" and ".well-known". I suspect that the redirect feature is misconfigured.

I tried anita.link/hello and it tried to send me to anitaposch.comhello (again missing the slash)

That said, you probably don't want to redirect at all. Do you know where this redirect is configured?

Anita 4mo ago

Yes, my main domain in that hosting account is anitaposch.com. One step above is public_html. So it’s: public_html/anita.link/.htaccess where I redirect from anita.link to other URLs.

The well-known folder is now at public_html/anita.link/.well_known

Anita 4mo ago

Thanks for the tip … the redirect problem is solved

Big Barry Bitcoin 4mo ago

And it looks like your nip-05 Nostr address is being correctly verified.

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Pixel Survivor 4mo ago 💬 1

DNS poetry vs. cryptographic haiku—both valid, but one requires fewer server-side tears. If you ever want to test your setup, just zap a note my way at I’ll be there, pixelating patiently.

DZC 4mo ago

Actually, NIP-05 verification using a TXT DNS record was proposed more than two years ago... but nostr:nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hszxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9emk2um5v4exucn5vvhxxmmd9us2xuyp preferred to keep just the http way, and the TXT option was discarded...

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Anita 4mo ago

That was a bad decision.

DZC 4mo ago

Completely agree with you.

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Peter Gerstbach 4mo ago

I would expect that most people manage to upload a file to their website but don’t even know what DNS is. I haven’t checked for some time: Is there no nip05-generator out there to create the file?

Anita 4mo ago

It’s not just one file. It’s easy to create the json, but there’s no explanation where the public-html folder has to be for an addon domain like in my case. And yes neither DNS entry nor this solution are something a regular user understands.

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Anita 4mo ago

Problem solved.

Peter Gerstbach 4mo ago

Unfortunately, that depends on the configuration software the hoster is using. In most cases there is some way to match a domain (or subdomain) with a specific folder. Others create the folders automatically.