I just set up a bunch of my own relays with it. I'm running my own instance. NIP-42 auth makes relay.tools a no-brainer. Worked out some additional documentation for it too. Should be posted tomorrow. It leaves me hopeful for better relay configuration options.
Got my first relay set up using relay.tools by nostr:npub10npj3gydmv40m70ehemmal6vsdyfl7tewgvz043g54p0x23y0s8qzztl5h . Woot!
Relatively easy to set up. I love the configurability. Some of the options include:
- public or private
- free or paid
- keywords, tags, and pubkeys to include or block
Validation: I see there are at least ~ 30 searchable paying customers so far.
Here’s what I’m trying to figure out. For this to be a profitable business, who will be the customers? Businesses running RaaS (relays as a service)? Or everyday plebs?
If I wanted to run a RaaS, looks like this would be a super easy way to get it up and running quickly. So that seems a feasible model. Although I wonder how many customers like that exist. Probably not a lot. Enough to sustain relay.tools as a business? Maybe not.
As a pleb … why would I want this service? Maybe to have a guaranteed backup of the stuff I want. Nice to have. But do I NEED it? Not really.
So here’s the question: How do we turn a service like relay.tools into something every nostr user MUST HAVE?
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Discussion
What additional relay configuration options would you like to see as a user?
Specifically on Amethyst and other clients. The ability to manage relay lists on mobile. On Damus you can't even use other relays which is why you only publish there. On Amethyst I can see which relays you have published to, as well as publish to many relays, or choose which to publish to.
nostr:nprofile1qqszrdqezqk63lqt4yzgftkfxjl4tdatea67akeezf8g6a0yj86p5hspzfmhxue69uhkummnw3eryvfwvdhk6tcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7du7yvl has a bounty out for list support in amethyst so I'm hoping I can work that to my advantage and finally be able to customize my feeds from the app
You can’t use other relays on damus?
Maybe you can? I don't really use it. I'm still clinging to the relay but getting rate limited to shit. Do you use a mobile client?
I use damus, and I can update my relay list on damus. Works as far as I can tell.
Not long ago I realized I had to quit and restart damus for the updated relays list to take effect. Not sure if that’s still necessary or not.
Of course you can