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Nostr

Introduction​

Nostr is a decentralized network protocol for a distributed social networking system. The name is an acronym for "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays". It was designed with goals of censorship-resistance in mind.

Prerequisites​

  • Make sure you have a wallet
  • From the sidebar click on Applications
  • Click on Nostr

Deployment​

  • Enter a name for your deployment or keep the default name

  • Select a capacity package:

    • Small: {cpu: 1, memory: 2, diskSize: 25 }
    • Medium: {cpu: 2, memory: 4, diskSize: 50 }
    • Large: {cpu: 4, memory: 16, diskSize: 100 }
    • Or choose a Custom plan

  • Choose the network

    • Public IPv4 flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv4
    • Public IPv6 flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv6
    • Planetary Network flag gives the virtual machine an Yggdrasil address
    • Mycelium flag gives the virtual machine a Mycelium address

  • Rented By Me flag to retrieve nodes currently reserved by you

  • Rentable flag to retrieve nodes that can be reserved as dedicated nodes

  • Certified flag to retrieve only certified nodes

  • Choose the node

    • Automated

      • Choose the location of the node

        • Region
        • Country
        • Farm Name

      • Click on Load Nodes

      • Click on the node you want to deploy on

    • Manual selection
      • Select a specific node ID

  • Choose a domain

    • Use a custom domain by enabling Custom Domain
    • Choose a gateway domain for your instance

  • Click Deploy

After deployment, you can see a list of all your deployed instances.

To access the Nostr instance, click on the Actions button called Visit.