UPDATE: We've deployed our first updated relay with improved spam prevention and syncing to our other relays in the network. This server also represents our first steps in making our network even more resilient and heterogeneous by using a new colocation server in Montreal, Canada, donated by nostr:npub1rhaxmxxgs5jkw4zesrptnwd5nrknh5lkaxnlzzegz9vphlgfdlqsjmej47. We have firewall IP rules for known spammers and antiduplication, rate-limiting, and banned lists (known spam like airdrops and bot comments).
The server is not added to our geo latency DNS, but you can add using wss://ca.relayable.org. It synced with our other relays and will still have the same content. Please provide any feedback to us via DM.
We are a bit different. We have a network of relays around the world with no single point of failure. We also stream from other relays to promote decentralization more on the data side. 🤙
Yes, putting a note together on the postmortem will share.
UPDATE:
We have stopped streaming from relays that were hit by the recent spam attacks. Tomorrow we are deploying our upgraded relays which apply our policies to relays we stream from. Once deployed we will reenable our streaming from other relays.
We also have the offending IPs of who was doing the spam attack. More on that to come. 💜🤙
Every one I found today came through nostr:npub16fcy8ynknssdv7s487nh4p2h4vr3aun64lpfea45d7h4sts9jheqevshgh.
We've stopped streaming from the offending relays.
Happy Father's Day! #dadchain
Good Dads are like good Relays. Reliable.
Yes, we are setting up working on more detailed report to share.
We got this.
In case anyone wants to celebrate 1,000,000 Zaps with us. 💜⚡
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We have just doubled our capacity for our US relays. Keep hearing rumors of #nostr being dead but from the hockey stick growth seeing might be only seen on Apple News. 🤣
What paid relays am I using? Well, mostly the same ones that I've been using for 5 months with the exception of the nostr:npub1vxfg5aqvj3juvzflry2t9m8fn7u4r0dttjtv099ntn2l2e0h9n3qzxhunh BitBlockBoom relay. All of them have been very stable and work quite well.
wss://eden.nostr.land
wss://puravida.nostr.land
wss://atlas.nostr.land
wss://relay.orangepill.dev
wss://nostr.milou.lol
wss://nostr.wine
wss://relay.bitblockboom.com
Why use a paid relay?
That's simple! I like to pay for services that I'm using. I know that running equipment costs money. Also, using paid relays allows me to reduce potential spam in the Global or Universe feed.
If you really want to pay... 🤣
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Welcome all the new #nostr users!!!
#grownostr #welcomenostr #plebchain #introductions #relay #welcome #nostrhelp
Also have doc on adding Tor access to strfry if anyone comes across this needing it. We do need more Tor accessble relays!
Yes, we do. It still uses an allow list for now but feel free to DM us if not already on list. 🤙
Please do not pay this invoice. We are a nonprofit and have no legsl team to defend us.
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Still in awe that nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq just basically instazapped me 500k when I posted that goal. Thank y’all so much.
I’ll still be taking donations through end of July And depending on how zaps feel after Damus’ change, I may put another incentive out there, or better yet, get a community vote to decide.
Might have a think tank on nests soon… 
We can't compete with this level of fundraising. 💜🤙
