Oddbean new post about login | logout Setting up a nostr relay should be easy https://video.nostr.build/ab1ce8f5c52e386cec7a25bc7ededabfd13d3acc307537560271430335c84763.mp4
Does it route the request from a third party service or completely stand-alone? I’m not very familiar with how this works so it is not obvious for me how does it work.
it requests to pull down the relaywiz binary from here: https://github.com/nodetec/relaywizard You can clone the repo yourself and compile the code if you’d like to with `go build`
If you don’t know enough to even get started setting up a relay I have you covered as well: checkout https://relayrunner.org and read the server sections: - Get a Server - Get a Domain Name - Remote Access
Christian If a person started a personal relay, in assuming it's limited by npub so other than the server provider/owner it's secure in terms of the data it's storing? And do old notes propagate to it or just new ones?
finally 😂 But my problem is actually that there's no instructions for how to use relays. I got the strfry server running and have no idea what to do with it. The process just sits there, staring at me. Couldn't figure out how to connect it to my website, how to query it or add it to my client, nothing. https://image.nostr.build/2a450734f683f60ef68948a54a41083b93bde3c1f780dc45c4ed14ebf41d7bbb.png
Yeah I agree. We keep hearing how dumb and easy relays are but have almost none detailed instructions about them on how to operate a relay. Someone should write a "nostr relays for dummies" book
https://relayrunner.org, the site is open source, if there’s something you’d like to see that isn’t covered click on the link in the top right and put in an issue. Or if you’re familiar with github and markdown, put in a PR.
many clients make that part difficult but with nostrudel at least, run it listening on 0.0.0.0:4869 and then you'll find it enables your cache relay in the settings and it will then start saving everything it pulls from requests to other relays into it, and pulling them back out, and not using the built-in crappy one that has a limit of 10000 events
I had Citrine working with Nostrudel. I guess I need to run Nostrudel on the remote server, too, then?
no, it has to be on the same pc as the client as it reaches it via localhost
where you deploy the client from doesn't matter, it's the web browser you are running - has to be on the same machine and be able to reach 127.0.0.1 and the relay has to be configured to listen on that address on port 4869
Okay, let me add that to the wiki...
it's a very cool feature, i hope more clients will support this... on mobile it would be citrine i think? that is a local relay cache i believe
Is your problem the networking aspect? Like setting up nginx or a domain name?
Everything, just everything. Give me a chance to get some subheadings into the wiki I started and fill in what I know, and then you'll see the gigantic knowledge gap.
sure no problem, also I had trouble decrypting your DM, not sure what the issue is there, but hopefully I can help fill in some gaps.
Me, 6 months ago: "I wish I could set up a nostr node easily." This Dude, yesterday: nostr:note1qsv7cd03z6998jmxyf375heh4fr9g38zh80nltmttxq03rrvcuzs8dnnle
great contribution, Christian. this I call ”onboarding folks” every moderately committed newbie should be able to set up a relay, thx to contribs in kind + helping hands at standby great space to see this happen
