please use a VPN when using nostr. actually, you should really be using a VPN all the time, no reason not to (even banks and stuff now have been more lenient with them)

if you're an apple user, apple literally provides a free one (iCloud Private Relay) that is actually quite good. it's not technically a VPN but it does mask the IP -> site visit mapping

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Why exactly to use a VPN on Nostr? Are our IPs visible on the relays?

Yes, they are

Yes they are

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Iโ€™ve been using the iCloud private relay since it was implemented. It works flawlessly

which vpn works the best? proton?

I have Proton and it works well. Although, I normally use nostr on my phoneโ€”so I use the iCloud relay

Mullvad or ivpn

thanks ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿค™

Great tip.

Is iCPR in effect within apps or just safari?

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ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใƒซใƒฆใƒผใ‚ถใƒผใชใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใƒซใฏๆ–‡ๅญ—้€šใ‚Š็„กๆ–™ใฎใ‚‚ใฎ(iCloud Private Relay)ใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใฏๅฎŸ้š›ใซ้žๅธธใซๅ„ชใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚ŒใฏๆŠ€่ก“็š„ใซใฏVPNใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€IP -> ใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆ่จชๅ•ใƒžใƒƒใƒ”ใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’ใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฏใ—ใพใ™

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vpn is only really useful to workaround a geo-block

doesn't protect your ip from leaking when initially connecting to sites, database gets uploaded to a centralised server from the gov with most vpn providers + the free vpns are free for a reason

i hear tor is the way (app Orbot/tor supported browser e.g. brave tor browser)

please correct me if im wrong tho

Void.cat images break when using a VPN. Does it work for you since youโ€™re using it for your pfp?

i'm using a vpn, and it's fine for me! but also, i think i used the direct link and added .gif to the end

nvm, but make sure it's the link with the /d/ in it, but i am using vpn

The whole site gets blocked when I have mine on ๐Ÿซค. Iโ€™ve heard this from multiple people too. What provider are you using and do you have dedicated IP?

tbh, i'm just using iCloud Private Relay and Cloudflare WARP+

Got it, thanks

i switched to imgur

I can see your beautiful pfp now! I hope more people switch from void.cat

yeah! thanks for letting me know, i would have never known!!!