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Show HN: Nostria – A peer-to-peer social protocol that avoids centralized relays

8 points by shegby 1y ago

Nostria, a fully peer-to-peer social protocol designed to eliminate reliance on centralised message relays - a common bottleneck in the Nostr ecosystem. Led by long-time open-source contributor Sondre Bjellås (https://github.com/sondreb/ https://github.com/sondreb/), they are currently raising a small pre-seed round to develop the minimum viable product (MVP) and expand our user base. We would love to get feedback from the HN community: - What do you think of the approach? - Are there any technical issues you can see? - Is anyone here experimenting with alternative Nostr architectures?

shegby 1y ago
Here are some thoughts to kick off the discussion: I’ve seen a lot of discussion in the Nostr community about the limits of relay scaling — it seems like Nostria is tackling this issue head-on. I'm curious to know if others here have experimented with similar peer-to-peer models. I'm also wondering about offline message delivery, which I see as a potential challenge. How might a fully P2P protocol handle delayed delivery, especially for mobile users? Lastly, is it a fair concern that removing relays could increase complexity for developers who are used to the current Nostr model? I would love to hear how others are thinking about the trade-offs of decentralisation in social protocols.
oriettaxx 1y ago
headquarters in https://www.liberstad.com https://www.liberstad.com wow! super cool!
- shegby 1y ago
  Thanks! We can't wait to test Nostria's fully peer-to-peer design in an environment that shares our values of decentralisation and freedom. If you're interested in finding out more or would like to support the project, please take a look at our early fundraiser: https://www.nostria.app/funding https://www.nostria.app/funding. We would love to hear your thoughts!
shegby 1y ago
ANNOUNCEMENT: Nostria Successfully Completes $30,000 Pre-Seed Funding Round Using Angor Protocol. https://www.nostria.app/press/pre-seed-fund-raised https://www.nostria.app/press/pre-seed-fund-raised

8 points by shegby 1y ago

shegby 1y ago

Here are some thoughts to kick off the discussion: I’ve seen a lot of discussion in the Nostr community about the limits of relay scaling — it seems like Nostria is tackling this issue head-on. I'm curious to know if others here have experimented with similar peer-to-peer models. I'm also wondering about offline message delivery, which I see as a potential challenge. How might a fully P2P protocol handle delayed delivery, especially for mobile users? Lastly, is it a fair concern that removing relays could increase complexity for developers who are used to the current Nostr model? I would love to hear how others are thinking about the trade-offs of decentralisation in social protocols.

oriettaxx 1y ago

headquarters in https://www.liberstad.com https://www.liberstad.com wow! super cool!

shegby 1y ago
Thanks! We can't wait to test Nostria's fully peer-to-peer design in an environment that shares our values of decentralisation and freedom. If you're interested in finding out more or would like to support the project, please take a look at our early fundraiser: https://www.nostria.app/funding https://www.nostria.app/funding. We would love to hear your thoughts!

shegby 1y ago

ANNOUNCEMENT: Nostria Successfully Completes $30,000 Pre-Seed Funding Round Using Angor Protocol. https://www.nostria.app/press/pre-seed-fund-raised https://www.nostria.app/press/pre-seed-fund-raised