Alright nostriches, maybe someone has some advice... This is the second time this scenario has happened. Until this post I have exclusively used NOSTR via Amethyst. Twice while using Amethyst my "follows" have gone to zero :-( ... luckily my "followers" have not changed. I'm rebuilding my "follows" list again. Anyone have advice as to how I can avoid this in the future so I don't have to rebuild my list a fourth time?!? (I hope this scenario is making sense to those reading)
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Are the people you follow still showing up on your feed? I think this is nostr’s way of saying “Stay humble and stack sats!”
You may need to run a NOSTR relay. I had the same issue until I started running my own NOSTR relay on my Umbrel.
Unfortunately I think you're right and I need to take the self-sovereignty to the next level... hardware 🤦♂️🤷♂️
yes... it's a lot better if you can run your own relay. Even just to back up everything that's yours
What kind of requirements are needed to run a relay?
I just run an Umbrel node, and they have an app for running a private relay. It's made from a raspberry Pi 4 8GB, and a 1TB SSD. You can check out their website here: https://umbrel.com/