How can I get a custom NOSTR @ name
The Other Stuff of Nostr doesn't have to be scary. Two simple apps to help unlock Nostr's potential of a portal digital social identity are nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg and nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5.
Install these apps on your Android or iOS phone. Login with your NSEC private key. Zap, comment, share, and be social to experience Nostr's interoperability. One profile. One social identity. It'll just click.
Fountain:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.fountain.app
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fountain-podcast-player/id1576394424
Wavlake:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wavlake.mobile
Discussion
There are several services you can use to verify yourself. I'm sorry I do not know the names or URLs off the top of my head. Doing so is 100% optional and more of a vanity thing than any sort of requirement. Maybe someone else can point you to the list of NIP-05 providers.
#askNostr
If you #selfhost a website or blog, and have access to the file manager, you can put a very simple json file into a hidden directory (/.well-known) and verify yourself. You can also provide your own avatar this way, rather than using a service like gravatar. This is what I did.
I figured out how to do this by asking perplexity.ai about avatar and NIP-05 URIs.