Thank you! Where does one pay for relays? I don't really understand them at all, and even the page in Amethyst where I can see the relays doesn't let me see the whole page so idk what's going on 😅
Is setting up my own relay something that would be feasible for someone not super great at tech?
I see how this can be super confusing, it was even confusing for me! And I am a tech person :D
Maybe running a relay for yourself may a bit too much... It involves some knowledge about servers, hosting and such. Nostr devs are always working on makig things easier, but there is still ways to go. maybe you can find a tech friend that can help you set it up, or even run one for you!
To post to custom relays, you can add the relay address (starts with wss://) under the relay settings in your nostr app .
for paid relays, usually you have to go to the relay website, input your NPUB and pay a fee via lightning. most use a monthly payment subscription. here is a list of relays, you can see which are free and which are paid by looking at the price: https://nostrwat.ch/
hope this helps!
thank you so much this helps a lot!!!
Even If you are not super technical person that's not a problem at all. Especially in this age where AI is answering all your questions.
You can tun your relay easily. Get one of the smallbtable computers and convert it to Umbrel or start9 home server. They are primarily a bitcoin nodes but you decide what you will runn on it and both have an option for having a personal relay.
I'm not sure if blaster relays are still a thing but they blast your notes to other relays spreading it all over.
Another thing is to try viewing your account in other clients.
I doubt your notes were simply deleted because I can still find my first note from end of 2022.
Your notes are somewhere. You just need to find them somehow. Try nostr.band search option.
Thank you so much!!
Oh, I completely forgot! We have [Citrine](https://github.com/greenart7c3/Citrine/releases/tag/v0.8.0). Don't be scared of the Github webpage. On the bottom of the page you have releases. Download and instal the Universal one on your android.
This is a relay running on your android phone only and only you can post to it. It is storing the events you posted, replied etc. That's your best and easiest option to keep your notes safely stored as a backup.
Copy the address of your citrine app (by clicking the addres on top of the screen in the app will copy it) and paste it to local relays in Amethyst.
Remember that this local relay is only living on your device as a backup and whatever you post to it others wont be able to see that which is logical since the address is local and not something accessable over the web. Therefore other relays are needed to broadcast to Nostr network.
This local relay is just as a backup if other goes fown or they wipe all the data, you still have a backup which you can broadcast to other if necessary.
#citrine #relay #backup
Currently using it working well 👌
Has a new paid relay that I'd recommend: nostr.land IIRC
