What is Nostr?
The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.
It doesn't rely on any trusted central server, hence it is resilient; it is based on cryptographic keys and signatures, so it is tamperproof; it does not rely on P2P techniques, therefore it works.
Everybody runs a client. It can be a native client, a web client, etc. To publish something, you write a post, sign it with your key and send it to multiple relays (servers hosted by someone else, or yourself). To get updates from other people, you ask multiple relays if they know anything about these other people. Anyone can run a relay. A relay is very simple and dumb. It does nothing besides accepting posts from some people and forwarding to others. Relays don't have to be trusted. Signatures are verified on the client side.
Super Testnet will be going over the following:
How to build a nostr app
How to connect to nostr
How to listen for messages
How to send public messages
How to send encrypted messages
Reference material:
Nostr github:
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr
Super Testnet github:
https://github.com/supertestnet
Super Testnet Nostr Slideshow:
https://github.com/supertestnet/nostr...
Come build at PlebLab:
https://pleblab.com
Join us for our next workshop:
https://www.meetup.com/pleb-lab/
The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.
It doesn't rely on any trusted central server, hence it is resilient; it is based on cryptographic keys and signatures, so it is tamperproof; it does not rely on P2P techniques, therefore it works.
Everybody runs a client. It can be a native client, a web client, etc. To publish something, you write a post, sign it with your key and send it to multiple relays (servers hosted by someone else, or yourself). To get updates from other people, you ask multiple relays if they know anything about these other people. Anyone can run a relay. A relay is very simple and dumb. It does nothing besides accepting posts from some people and forwarding to others. Relays don't have to be trusted. Signatures are verified on the client side.
Super Testnet will be going over the following:
How to build a nostr app
How to connect to nostr
How to listen for messages
How to send public messages
How to send encrypted messages
Reference material:
Nostr github:
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr
Super Testnet github:
https://github.com/supertestnet
Super Testnet Nostr Slideshow:
https://github.com/supertestnet/nostr...
Come build at PlebLab:
https://pleblab.com
Join us for our next workshop:
https://www.meetup.com/pleb-lab/
