This is how Secure Scuttlebutt works. Scuttlebutt was the inspiration for much of what is nostr. I think we could get to efficient gossip between apps / relays which would help a lot. That said, scuttlebutt started out 100% peer to peer and offline first, and then evolved to have pubs which are like relays. We need relays for the network to function efficiently. But there’s no reason apps can’t be local micro-relays.
Then you also get cool things like syncing over mesh networks, censorship evasion, and nostr working when the internet goes down or is non-existent.
This is the closest I've seen to that idea
https://github.com/Ruulul/hyper-nostr
The strfry relay also does syncing.
> syncing over mesh networks, censorship evasion, and nostr working when the internet goes down or is non-existent
Does it work under these conditions too?
Your last paragraph reminded me of this project because it's built on tech that doesn't depend on DNS. I know we're far from a state-level attack but fun to think about nostr over other transports
#p2p #nostr #relay
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mad someone did it, a holepunch.to relay
Just got an idea, whenever anyone hears first about nostr, what do they do? Google I think is the main route people go through
You then get to the nostr website only to see a developer focused documentation which I think is a problem for non dev people and adoption in general
Can we talk more about
“Then you also get cool things like syncing over mesh networks, censorship evasion, and nostr working when the internet goes down or is non-existent.“
Cause one of the things irl frens tell me a lot is what happens when the internet goes down or ceases to exist bc of some apocalyptic shit happens, what happens to bitcoin and nostr are they usable at that point ? Or gone with the internet.. and then this is where mesh networks kick in to my brain sooo yea I’d love to discuss this further idk maybe on a nest or something
✅ This is on my list
LFG! has anybody talked about it on podcasts yet ? I’d love to hear more about everyone’s train of thought on this 🙌
i think the solution is some apps start experimenting with adding p2p, holepunch.to looks a good framework
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