Getting started
Pick an app, get your keys, find people to follow, send your first post. This is the path from "heard about it" to "actually using it."
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Your Nostr identity is a key pair, not an account. Switching clients keeps everything: followers, posts, DMs, profile. The full playbook.
8 min readEverything a new user needs in one guide. Not just signup. What to do in week one, week two, week four. Milestones from tourist to regular.
7 min readExport Threads data, create a Nostr identity, and rebuild your audience on an open protocol where Meta has no control. A migration guide.
8 min readNostr's censorship resistance is not marketing. It is a consequence of how the protocol is built. What gets protected, what does not.
7 min readWhat Nostr protects, what it leaks, and the specific threat models it handles well or badly. A frank security assessment in 2026.
7 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 readStart-to-finish walkthrough for a brand new Nostr account. Pick a client, generate keys, back them up, and be posting in under five minutes.
7 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 readNostr itself costs nothing. Some things on top (premium names, paid relays, wallets) have fees. The full pricing breakdown for 2026.
6 min readHonest reasons people actually switch to Nostr in 2026. Ownership, zaps, censorship resistance, the small community, and real problems it solves.
8 min readThe shortest path from zero Nostr knowledge to a working account. Five minutes to sign up, fifteen more to understand what you are using.
6 min readUnder the hood, Nostr is 200 lines of spec. Events, signatures, relays, subscriptions. Every moving piece with concrete examples.
9 min readOpen an app, get a pair of keys, follow some people, post. What starting Nostr looks like in 2026, with the details nobody warns you about.
9 min readNostr is a simple, open protocol for social media and identity. No company runs it, no account can be deleted by anyone but you. Plain English.
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