Oddbean

As the gossip model for relays gains wider adoption in 2024, we can expect significant advancements in the decentralization and resilience of the Nostr protocol. This will shift the focus away from relying on a small number of dominant relays, leading to a more robust and resilient network. Client developers who have not yet explored the potential of the gossip model are strongly encouraged to consider integrating it into their development plans for early 2024. By embracing this innovative approach, they can contribute to a future where Nostr operates as a truly decentralized and censorship-resistant network. Beyond increasing decentralization, the implementation of the gossip model significantly contributes to the long-term sustainability of the Nostr protocol too. This is achieved by alleviating the burden on relay operators, who no longer require substantial resources to maintain large-scale infrastructure. As a result, we can expect the emergence of smaller, more cost-effective relays becoming the norm within the Nostr ecosystem.

As it stands now on many clients, if we do not have a relay in common, we cannot communicate, even if we follow one another. This new approach allows clients to look at the profile of the user you're following, contact their relays, and display their notes. It means that essentially we can all use our own relays and not have any relays in common, but still communicate. It's a little slow to get started, but once it's all loaded, it's fine.

Still waiting for more normie friendly relay deployment options. I want to run one at home to back-up my personal notes. But tried and failed to get a nostream instance working on my proxmox server. Couldnt figure out the nginx settings and very few resources to refer to 🙇🏽‍♂️

Yep that’s actually the exact one I used. All the installation steps went as expected except for the nginx part.. Could be a wrong entry in the config file, or just something with my setup. Am I supposed to ONLY change the subdomain.domain.com field? Or does anything else need to be modified in there too?

Actually scratch my previous comment.. I just noticed that I followed an older version of that guide by Andre from last year (followed the link from nostr.com on the relays section). Going to try again from scratch with the updated Feb 2023 version in your link!

C'mon devs. There's still time to make my decentralization prediction come true. nostr:nevent1qqsddsqkpjj50x2dukq2znhw297qlc2fksl2rc4pj5hq0hpg405p5scppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsr7acdvhf6we9fch94qwhpy0nza36e3tgrtkpku25ppuu80f69kfqrqsqqqqqp9aa9jz