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nostr - Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays
The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.
It doesn't rely on any trusted central server, hence it is resilient; it is based on cryptographic keys and signatures, so it is tamperproof; it does not rely on P2P techniques, and therefore it works.
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Very short summary of how it works, if you don't plan to read anything else:
Everybody runs a client. It can be a native client, a web client, etc. To publish something, you write a post, sign it with your key and send it to multiple relays (servers hosted by someone else, or yourself). To get updates from other people, you ask multiple relays if they know anything about these other people. Anyone can run a relay. A relay is very simple and dumb. It does nothing besides accepting posts from some people and forwarding to others. Relays don't have to be trusted. Signatures are verified on the client side.
How to start using Nostr
Nostr client feature comparison
List of projects built on Nostr
This is needed because other solutions are broken:
The problem with Twitter
Twitter has ads;
Twitter uses bizarre techniques to keep you addicted;
Twitter doesn't show an actual historical feed from people you follow;
Twitter bans people;
Twitter shadowbans people;
Twitter has a lot of spam.
seeing it referenced somewhere. Once you're inside a Nostr social network you'll be able to see them interacting with other people and then you can also start following and interacting with these others.
FAQ
This is very simple. Why hasn't anyone done it before?
I don't know, but I imagine it has to do with the fact that people making social networks are either companies wanting to make money or P2P activists who want to make a thing completely without servers. They both fail to see the specific mix of both worlds that Nostr uses.
How do I find people to follow?
First, you must know them and get their public key somehow, either by asking or by seeing it referenced somewhere. Once you're inside a Nostr social network you'll be able to see them interacting with other people and then you can also start following and interacting with these others.
How do I find relays? What happens if I'm not con
What incentive is there for people to run relays?
Public domain.
The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.
It doesn't rely on any trusted central server, hence it is resilient; it is based on cryptographic keys and signatures, so it is tamperproof; it does not rely on P2P techniques, and therefore it works.
This is a work in progress. Join the Telegram group!
Very short summary of how it works, if you don't plan to read anything else:
Everybody runs a client. It can be a native client, a web client, etc. To publish something, you write a post, sign it with your key and send it to multiple relays (servers hosted by someone else, or yourself). To get updates from other people, you ask multiple relays if they know anything about these other people. Anyone can run a relay. A relay is very simple and dumb. It does nothing besides accepting posts from some people and forwarding to others. Relays don't have to be trusted. Signatures are verified on the client side.
How to start using Nostr
Nostr client feature comparison
List of projects built on Nostr
This is needed because other solutions are broken:
The problem with Twitter
Twitter has ads;
Twitter uses bizarre techniques to keep you addicted;
Twitter doesn't show an actual historical feed from people you follow;
Twitter bans people;
Twitter shadowbans people;
Twitter has a lot of spam.
seeing it referenced somewhere. Once you're inside a Nostr social network you'll be able to see them interacting with other people and then you can also start following and interacting with these others.
FAQ
This is very simple. Why hasn't anyone done it before?
I don't know, but I imagine it has to do with the fact that people making social networks are either companies wanting to make money or P2P activists who want to make a thing completely without servers. They both fail to see the specific mix of both worlds that Nostr uses.
How do I find people to follow?
First, you must know them and get their public key somehow, either by asking or by seeing it referenced somewhere. Once you're inside a Nostr social network you'll be able to see them interacting with other people and then you can also start following and interacting with these others.
How do I find relays? What happens if I'm not con
What incentive is there for people to run relays?
Public domain.