Nostr Relay Hosting with Bitcoin/Lightning Payment Gate
Nostr is a censorship-resistant decentralized protocol for notes and contacts. Running your own relay lets you control the moderation policy, optionally gate write access behind Lightning payments, and contribute to the network. AnubizHost hosts Nostr relays on NVMe from $140/mo.
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Why Self-Host Nostr
Public relays have varied moderation policies and capacity. Your own relay gives you a reliable, policy-aligned endpoint for your client. Many people run personal relays plus join 5-10 public ones for discovery.
Lightning Payment Gate
NIP-42 plus AUTH plus Lightning invoice gating lets you charge sats for write access. This combats spam while supporting your operating costs. Pair with our combined Bitcoin+Lightning plan to settle payments directly.
Software Stack
Common relay implementations: strfry (high-performance C++), nostr-rs-relay (Rust), Khatru (Go). We install strfry by default; alternatives on request.
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$140/mo for Bitcoin + Nostr relay. Add Lightning bundle for $180/mo to enable payment gating. See Lightning.
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