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Although the nostr protocol is decentralized, pretty much every single app (if not all), including relays, Damus, Snort, Iris, nostr.build, etc. are running on centralized servers. I am not aware of anything running on an actual decentralized infrastructure?
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Vitor Pamplona 2y ago

Amethyst has a view count server and a push notification server.

We don't have our own relays and we don't even have an image proxy server anymore.

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nostr.build 2y ago

So if you install directly to an Android device, not using the Google Play store, it’s technically not relying on a server, only the Android device?

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Vitor Pamplona 2y ago

Yep.

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nostr.build 2y ago

Ok, makes sense, mobile devices are easier to ‘decentralize’, but web apps and nodes, not so many (unless web app has PWA option).

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Vitor Pamplona 2y ago

Agree. Though some WebApps are html + JavaScript only. They technically run on the browser. That's better than having a backend to prepare info for the front end.