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Reference articles on nostr.blog are reviewed by the whole team before publishing. That means at least two people have used every wallet, client, or relay covered, and the facts in the piece have been checked against the specification or a live test. Collective byline means every claim in the article passed a second pair of eyes.
Active in the Nostr ecosystem since 2023.
Desktop Nostr is a smaller scene than mobile, but serious users need it. Gossip, Coracle, and PWAs: what each one does, and which fits your workflow.
8 min readNostr has no moderation team, but spam is not unsolved. What actually works: proof of work, paid relays, web-of-trust filters, mute lists.
7 min readBrowser-based Nostr clients need no install and work on any device. Which ones are worth using, what they do well, and when native is better.
6 min readNostr DMs use encryption but the privacy model has gaps. What NIP-04, NIP-44, and NIP-17 gift wraps protect, and when to use Signal instead.
7 min readThree popular Lightning wallets for Nostr users compared. Custodial vs non-custodial, setup friction, Nostr integration, and which one fits you.
6 min readWallet of Satoshi is the easiest Lightning wallet to set up and common for Nostr zapping. How to pair it, what it does well, and its limits.
6 min readA practical guide to running a Nostr relay on a cheap VPS. Which software, how to configure it, what it costs, and why you might want to.
7 min readAmethyst is the densest feature set of any Nostr client. What it does well, where its complexity trips up new users, and whether you should install it.
6 min readNIPs are how Nostr evolves. Each is a proposal for a feature or convention. What NIPs are, which ones matter, and how to read them.
7 min readAndroid has the richest Nostr client scene of any platform. Amethyst, Primal, Voyage, and the signer apps that make daily Nostr use safer.
5 min readPaid relays promise spam-free feeds, higher retention, better uptime. What they actually deliver in 2026, which are worth using, when free is fine.
6 min readEvery Nostr app available on iOS, ranked by usability. Damus, Primal, Nostur, the web path through Safari, and when to use each.
5 min readRelays are the small, independent servers that hold Nostr posts and forward them. What they do, why the design is unusual, and how to choose.
7 min readA side-by-side of the two most installed Nostr clients. Signup flow, feed design, zap UX, and the tradeoffs between a neutral reader and an opinionated product.
6 min readA practical comparison of the Nostr clients worth using today. Mobile, web, desktop, long-form specialists. What each one does well and where they fall short.
7 min readThree different answers to the same problem. How Nostr, Bluesky, and Mastodon differ on identity, architecture, moderation, and who picks which.
9 min readThe complete setup for a Lightning wallet that zaps cleanly on Nostr. Which wallet, how to fund it, how to pair it, and troubleshooting tips.
7 min readNWC bridges your Nostr client and your Lightning wallet. It lets your feed zap without the wallet being baked in. How the pairing works.
7 min readThe Bitcoin layer that makes sub-cent tips practical. How Lightning works, why Nostr uses it for zaps, and what you need to send and receive sats.
8 min readNostr is decentralized in specific ways and not in others. What the protocol guarantees, what client behavior adds, and what 'decentralized' means.
6 min readNostr is a protocol, not a platform. The distinction shapes everything about how it works, why it cannot be captured, and what it can do.
7 min readThe two prefixes every Nostr user sees. One is your public identity. The other is a secret that owns your account. How to tell them apart.
6 min readEvery Nostr account is a pair of keys. One you share, one you guard. What they are, what they do, how they are encoded, and how not to lose them.
8 min readUnder the hood, Nostr is 200 lines of spec. Events, signatures, relays, subscriptions. Every moving piece with concrete examples.
9 min readNIP-05 is the email-shaped identifier you use on Nostr: alice@nostr.blog. What it actually does, what it does not, and how to get one.
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