What Is NOSTR? Meetup
Date: 2023-01-12
Presenter: Round Rock Bitcoiners
Outline & Notes
What Is NOSTR? Meetup #8 Summary
Date: January 12, 2023
NOSTR
- Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays
- Decentralized network based on cryptographic keypairs
- Not peer-to-peer: users interact via relays
- Every user identified by Public Key; every post signed and validated
- NIP-01 lays out core protocol
How It Works
- Users run a client (app); anyone can run a relay (server)
- Clients publish signed data to relays of their choice
- To follow someone, client queries relays for posts by public key
- On startup, client pulls data chronologically from known relays
Round Rock Bitcoiners on Nostr
- NIP-05: roundrockbitcoiners@nostrplebs.com
- Npub: npub17ysayggwumkpkpgsq75axd7ed9guw03wz9jldz5d0zrkgz0cja2qd09tzu
- Relay: wss://nostr.roundrockbitcoiners.com
Recommended Clients
| Client | Platform | Features | | Damus | iOS | Closest to Twitter; Lightning tipping | | Snort.Social | Mobile Web | Good UI; Kiwi browser + nos2x on Android | | Astral.ninja | Desktop Web | Full desktop UI; Alby integration |
Key Management
- Alby: Chrome/Firefox extension for signing and wallet connection
- Nos2x: dedicated signing extension
Advanced Concepts
- nostrnode-cli: send encrypted RPC commands to Bitcoin Core, Core Lightning, Join Market via Nostr events
- Nostr 2.0: Layer 2 off-chain data storage, incentivizing relays to become full nodes
Slides in this Deck
- Deck Overview (All Slides)
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