Nostr Web Client

June nostr.build hosting bill was $162, the cheapest bill I’ve had since we started, even though it was a record traffic and upload month with big pops. The ‘data-out’ issue has been resolved by implementing imgproxy and high performance caching.

On top of that, we sold 15 accounts in June totaling 618k SATs (~$180) which pays the bill completely.

We are now looking at Bunny.net (accepts BTC) to start providing a global CDN and improved video streaming services.

Thank you all for supporting nostr.build, from big bill donation support (not needed any more!!) to purchasing accounts nostr:note1q9wm8ejpewdzjmzzve9utctq39e0qdkmguamw5d5tvqf6x20cnjsutg4x5 , this community is proof we can make things work by supporting each other, and not needing a centralized entity. We are ALL truly building something incredible together, even if just by welcoming new people, answering questions, zaps..

Special thanks to nostr:npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w for stepping up and solving our data-out issues! He just saved you any future big-bill donations!!

(Check out the data-out chart since nostr.build started, June doesn’t even register compared to the last 5 months 🤯)

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rejon 2y ago

amazing

SovereigntyQuest 2y ago

Awesome news. Thanks for your dedication to keeping things evolving and improving.

StackSats.IO 2y ago

Finally got around to paying for my account but stuck in the payment workflow

nostr.build 2y ago

Did that the other day.. I tested and it was fine, last few were fine.. Must be intermittent. Payment received!

You can register here:

https://nostr.build/register

signal_and_rage 2y ago

Wow

Roberto 2y ago

Congrats brother!!! 🚀

CensorThis 2y ago

Would you ever run a relay from home?

nostr.build 2y ago

Running anything from home risks privacy and reliability, I need a vpn and better uptime etc, prefer to run remotely..

Have not thought to run a relay yet, still so busy with nostr.build, but might be interesting to run some sort of media related relay? Maybe it only posts notes with images attached?

CensorThis 2y ago

Is Nostr.build not a relay?

jascha 2y ago

No is image/video hosting. I'm doing another live stream later today on setting up a strfry relay. Will be posted on nostr:npub16fcy8ynknssdv7s487nh4p2h4vr3aun64lpfea45d7h4sts9jheqevshgh

cr0bar 2y ago

Not at home, but have one on a server in a data centre 👍

CensorThis 2y ago

Would you do one from home though? Local ATT internet?

cr0bar 2y ago

It depends on your purpose, are you planning to make it public or just for yourself to archive your notes? If it’s the latter, sure… I probably would do.

CensorThis 2y ago

Public, community, with pretty tight censored controls.

cr0bar 2y ago

Probably not. I’d stick it on a cheap vps somewhere.

CensorThis 2y ago

Any reccos?

I bought a mini PC to host, but open to other options.

Just figured it’d be easiest and cheapest to run home relay.

cr0bar 2y ago

The only issue with running a home one is it’s sat on your network and if the relay server has vulnerabilities, it could leave you exposed. There’s plenty of cheap Linux VPS providers. Hundreds of them. Or you could check out nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 ‘s new offering.

CensorThis 2y ago

Thanks for the heads up.

I’m not particularly tech savvy, so learning.

What type of vulnerabilities would I have to worry about?

cr0bar 2y ago

Worst case scenario is the server the relay is on gets taken over and joins a botnet or its used as a jump box to attempt to access other devices such as your laptop/desktop. I mean that is really worst case, and the chance of it happing is low. Firewalls etc can remediate some of it. But why risk it? 😁👍

CensorThis 2y ago

Got it.

So, access to server could create access to all devices on the local network.

So, if I do it I should do it with my neighbors Wi-Fi.

cr0bar 2y ago

Port forwarding might be an issue 🤔

CensorThis 2y ago

Port forwarding?

cr0bar 2y ago

Allowing access to a local network device (your relay) from outside via a public network. Typically local devices have a local IP which aren’t addressable from outside your network. You use port forwarding to pass say port 443 from your outside IP to your internal device.

Ian ☀️⚡️ 2y ago

I had a similar idea, I'd like a relay that has some automatic censoring for things that are just obnoxious... But then I had more thoughts, this basically leads to me, or you, controlling one space, a little like an admin on a discord server but on steroids. And then if everyone has the same idea to run his own relay to host his own "safe space" we're straying away from the initial concept imo, but would still prefer that rather than fearing to run into porn or gore stuff.

How can we have decentralized "common sense" censorship?

Ian ☀️⚡️ 2y ago

Or maybe the censoring we'd like to see for ourselves should happen on the client rather than the relay 🤔

CensorThis 2y ago

Sorry, what’s the difference?

Ian ☀️⚡️ 2y ago

Well let's say you want to ban graphic content because it bothers you. You can either:

- Ban graphic content from your relay and experience nostr only from your relay (and other relays that also ban graphic content) from any client you want

- have access to all the relays you want, but use only clients that will filter out messages that have graphic content

It's like a backend vs frontend type of difference, I hope it's clearer