Nostr Web Client

adding .mp4 to the end.

https://haven.bitcoin-calendar.org/06a8772cf9e6e0eff68cf9d5fa219c18129db9cf63955d9064b8cb75331b4267.mp4

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Bitcoin Calendar 7mo ago

Self hosting media in a Nostr-native way is harder than it seems. Today I logged into Blossom Drive - the web UI to interact with Blossom server by nostr:nprofile1qqszv6q4uryjzr06xfxxew34wwc5hmjfmfpqn229d72gfegsdn2q3fgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uf948ut to see most of my media uploads vanish from my media folder. Luckily it was just the preview functionality that went missing, not the blobs themselves.

Another GUI I use is bouquet by nostr:nprofile1qqst03hkj9w04xnzllm2rupxqn0g3s3ud3kx6xu0vtrucyr5nuc8aqgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsjgg85r , but it struggled to display uploaded mp4 files (specifically the GUI preview).

The cool (but obviously way less visual and intuitive way) thing is that I can still browse blobs.

So as I uploaded a video file I took the blob, added .mp4 at the end of the link and voila, the file can now be shared and it supports preview functionality.

I guess the moral of my story is twofold:

1. We are so early

2. Self sovereignty is hard to reach, but possible. You just need to really want to do it.

https://blossom.hzrd149.com

https://bouquet.slidestr.net

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florian 7mo ago

Thanks for trying it out! You are right, we are early. There are a few things broken in bouquet especially with video uploads. Now that blossom support is spreading it will become better 🌸🙏

hzrd149 7mo ago

I'm sorry there are flaws in blossom drive that make the app loose blobs and I should have put more warnings on the app. but the "blossom drive" app was just an experiment to show how the blossom protocol could be used. I never intended for users to actually start using it.

It does work, but as you have found it tends to loose track of blobs a lot. this is a flaw in how its designed and cant easily be fixed without redesigning and rebuilding the whole app.

If you want to keep on using it, it will continue to work (that the beauty of nostr app) but I just wanted to let you know I'm not maintaining it anymore and don't have plans to redesign it.