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Here is how I would start from scratch to have the best private nostr device and experience. Time to level up npub! Buy an unlocked pixel 7 or higher with cash Flash with #Graphene OS Download Tor browser Download Obtainium Add Orbot Add Amber Add Citrine Add Amethyst Add Minibits Add Zeus Add Oxchat Add SimpleX Add Robosats Add NewPipe Select all the apps to run through Orbot Now set up your nostr profile Turn on Citrine and add it to the outbox relay settings in Amethyst. Add trusted relays as they see everything you do. View article → To add a zapping wallet open Minibits and get a free LN Address and add a mint. Now paste your LN address into Amethyst in your nostr profile. Once you have 100k sats open a self custodial LN channel with Zeus Wallet using their LSP. You now have an anonymous device, running over Tor, with a nostr signing device on the phone, nostr running thru orbot vpn, with a nostr relay on the phone, with a privacy preserving wallet with no personal info attatched. For private encrypted DM log into Oxchat using Amber. You can host your own onion nostr relay and a SimpleX server using a DIY Start9 home setup. For purchasing No KYC sats use Robosats. For watching and downloading videos use NewPipe. Use Freedom Tech to stay private & sovereign!
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Here is how to create a safe new nostr key pair where the nsec is not entered into the nostr client, but stays secure on an Android device, using #Amber and #Amethyst over tor. Download Amber apk (I use the 'free' version) Open Amethyst Tap add new account Tap log in with Amber Amber app will open Tap adjust and set your permissions (I reject generic draft events) Hit save Hit grant permissions Amethyst will open Tap profile in upper corner Select use tor/orbot You now have a nostr profile where the nsec is not entered into the app. You can switch between multiple nostr profiles set up the same way. I advocate for nostr clients to add NIP46 for sign in. "The goal of Amber is to have your smartphone act as a NIP-46 signing device without any need for servers or additional hardware... In addition to native apps, Amber aims to support all current nostr web applications without requiring any extensions or web servers." https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber #nostr #introductions
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serenitys forge 1 year ago
Didn't newpipe get nuked ?? At least, its stopped working for me... I'll go check if theres an update. I'll post the "embarrassing" reply in a mintue...
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. 1 year ago
Newpipe works for me with the latest update. I often clear cache, refresh orbot or "try again" if video doesn't load. It is the best way to download youtube videos to post.
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Bohemia Bohemia@nostr.my.id 1 year ago
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Here is how I would start from scratch to have the best private nostr device and experience. Time to level up npub! Buy an unlocked pixel 7 or higher with cash Flash with #Graphene OS Download Tor browser Download Obtainium Add Orbot Add Amber Add Citrine Add Amethyst Add Minibits Add Zeus Add Oxchat Add SimpleX Add Robosats Add NewPipe Select all the apps to run through Orbot Now set up your nostr profile View quoted note → Turn on Citrine and add it to the outbox relay settings in Amethyst. Add trusted relays as they see everything you do. View article → To add a zapping wallet open Minibits and get a free LN Address and add a mint. Now paste your LN address into Amethyst in your nostr profile. Once you have 100k sats open a self custodial LN channel with Zeus Wallet using their LSP. You now have an anonymous device, running over Tor, with a nostr signing device on the phone, nostr running thru orbot vpn, with a nostr relay on the phone, with a privacy preserving wallet with no personal info attatched. For private encrypted DM log into Oxchat using Amber. You can host your own onion nostr relay and a SimpleX server using a DIY Start9 home setup. For purchasing No KYC sats use Robosats. For watching and downloading videos use NewPipe. Use Freedom Tech to stay private & sovereign!
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. 1 year ago
Will check 🤟
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econoalchemist 1 year ago
I started using Nostr about a year and a half ago. NGL I struggled with it, I wanted it to be that Twitter replacement I was searching for but there were several roadblocks: • getting content to load • self-custodial Lightning is a pita • little to no interaction • getting a mix of content beyond just Bitcoin Therefore, I found myself stuck choosing between battling an algorithm or a miserable UX for social media. But that changed when I saw this dude's posts about making a few simple adjustments and that was exactly the unlock I was looking for. In the last 24-hours I went from totally frustrated with Nostr to operating my own public relay, running a local private relay on mobile, & getting content to load quickly on my 3 favorite clients - first bullet point ✅. I continued following his suggestions and funded Zeus to manage some inbound/outbound channels which is made easy with their new LSP. With that setup, I installed Minibits to create a mint and get a Lightning address. I topped off the mint from Zeus, then I configured the NWC secrets for my 3 clients and removed the friction to zaps in a self-custodial way - second bullet point ✅. But then I figured out being an introverted lurker on Nostr doesn't bode well here. I started following more accounts, boosting, posting, liking, commenting... The more I use it, the better it gets - third bullet point ✅. Finally, YakiHonne was the key to curating the content I was seeing. There are options to choose a number of topics beyond just Bitcoin-related stories and I recommend checking it out - fourth bullet point ✅. All in all, Twitter is a dumpster fire as you probably know since you're here reading this and if you have hit some friction switching to Nostr hopefully some of this info helps.
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Here is how I would start from scratch to have the best private nostr device and experience. Time to level up npub! Buy an unlocked pixel 7 or higher with cash Flash with #Graphene OS Download Tor browser Download Obtainium Add Orbot Add Amber Add Citrine Add Amethyst Add Minibits Add Zeus Add Oxchat Add SimpleX Add Robosats Add NewPipe Select all the apps to run through Orbot Now set up your nostr profile View quoted note → Turn on Citrine and add it to the outbox relay settings in Amethyst. Add trusted relays as they see everything you do. View article → To add a zapping wallet open Minibits and get a free LN Address and add a mint. Now paste your LN address into Amethyst in your nostr profile. Once you have 100k sats open a self custodial LN channel with Zeus Wallet using their LSP. You now have an anonymous device, running over Tor, with a nostr signing device on the phone, nostr running thru orbot vpn, with a nostr relay on the phone, with a privacy preserving wallet with no personal info attatched. For private encrypted DM log into Oxchat using Amber. You can host your own onion nostr relay and a SimpleX server using a DIY Start9 home setup. For purchasing No KYC sats use Robosats. For watching and downloading videos use NewPipe. Use Freedom Tech to stay private & sovereign!
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ssd 1 year ago
soyou're using both Amethyst and 0xchat? I have been testing 0xchat since yesterday, it seems you could use it as a client too. Are you only using it for encrypted DMs? Does this mean the DMs in amethyst, Primal etc aren't encrypted by default?
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ssd 1 year ago
thx for the explanation, indeed that's terrible
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ssd 1 year ago
thx for the explanation, indeed that's terrible
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. 1 year ago
Morning y'all! Here are my recent notes of value to #nostr. Hope they continue to help! image View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note →
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Break your crew out of jail! Set up a Graphene Pixel preloaded with Tor browser/ Orbot Obtainium Amber Citrine Amethyst Minibits Zeus And show them how to use it. Cypherpunk as fuck dropping a full stack of freedom tech on them. Get your crew #nostr maxxing!
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Satosha satosha@nsec.app 1 year ago
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Here is how I would start from scratch to have the best private nostr device and experience. Time to level up npub! Buy an unlocked pixel 7 or higher with cash Flash with #Graphene OS Download Tor browser Download Obtainium Add Orbot Add Amber Add Citrine Add Amethyst Add Minibits Add Zeus Add Oxchat Add SimpleX Add Robosats Add NewPipe Select all the apps to run through Orbot Now set up your nostr profile View quoted note → Turn on Citrine and add it to the outbox relay settings in Amethyst. Add trusted relays as they see everything you do. View article → To add a zapping wallet open Minibits and get a free LN Address and add a mint. Now paste your LN address into Amethyst in your nostr profile. Once you have 100k sats open a self custodial LN channel with Zeus Wallet using their LSP. You now have an anonymous device, running over Tor, with a nostr signing device on the phone, nostr running thru orbot vpn, with a nostr relay on the phone, with a privacy preserving wallet with no personal info attatched. For private encrypted DM log into Oxchat using Amber. You can host your own onion nostr relay and a SimpleX server using a DIY Start9 home setup. For purchasing No KYC sats use Robosats. For watching and downloading videos use NewPipe. Use Freedom Tech to stay private & sovereign!
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openoms openoms@diynodes.com 1 year ago
Up to date #Nostr setup with decent #privacy and #opsec
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Here is how I would start from scratch to have the best private nostr device and experience. Time to level up npub! Buy an unlocked pixel 7 or higher with cash Flash with #Graphene OS Download Tor browser Download Obtainium Add Orbot Add Amber Add Citrine Add Amethyst Add Minibits Add Zeus Add Oxchat Add SimpleX Add Robosats Add NewPipe Select all the apps to run through Orbot Now set up your nostr profile View quoted note → Turn on Citrine and add it to the outbox relay settings in Amethyst. Add trusted relays as they see everything you do. View article → To add a zapping wallet open Minibits and get a free LN Address and add a mint. Now paste your LN address into Amethyst in your nostr profile. Once you have 100k sats open a self custodial LN channel with Zeus Wallet using their LSP. You now have an anonymous device, running over Tor, with a nostr signing device on the phone, nostr running thru orbot vpn, with a nostr relay on the phone, with a privacy preserving wallet with no personal info attatched. For private encrypted DM log into Oxchat using Amber. You can host your own onion nostr relay and a SimpleX server using a DIY Start9 home setup. For purchasing No KYC sats use Robosats. For watching and downloading videos use NewPipe. Use Freedom Tech to stay private & sovereign!
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Big Barry Bitcoin BigBarryBitcoin@Nostr-Check.com 1 year ago
"Add trusted relays..." This is the main sticking point for me, which should I trust? Your guide spells so much out, but let's at least ask, if you get this bit wrong, how much have we wasted our time and energy?
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npub14h9k...ffs3 1 year ago
Man... Gotta admit. I want this but I'm too dumb for all this. Correction... I don't know if this is a good use of my precious life... Who's gonna build this into a simple "click" or three? I'll pay handsomely. image
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Here is how I would start from scratch to have the best private nostr device and experience. Time to level up npub! Buy an unlocked pixel 7 or higher with cash Flash with #Graphene OS Download Tor browser Download Obtainium Add Orbot Add Amber Add Citrine Add Amethyst Add Minibits Add Zeus Add Oxchat Add SimpleX Add Robosats Add NewPipe Select all the apps to run through Orbot Now set up your nostr profile View quoted note → Turn on Citrine and add it to the outbox relay settings in Amethyst. Add trusted relays as they see everything you do. View article → To add a zapping wallet open Minibits and get a free LN Address and add a mint. Now paste your LN address into Amethyst in your nostr profile. Once you have 100k sats open a self custodial LN channel with Zeus Wallet using their LSP. You now have an anonymous device, running over Tor, with a nostr signing device on the phone, nostr running thru orbot vpn, with a nostr relay on the phone, with a privacy preserving wallet with no personal info attatched. For private encrypted DM log into Oxchat using Amber. You can host your own onion nostr relay and a SimpleX server using a DIY Start9 home setup. For purchasing No KYC sats use Robosats. For watching and downloading videos use NewPipe. Use Freedom Tech to stay private & sovereign!
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Here is how I would start from scratch to have the best private nostr device and experience. Time to level up npub! Buy an unlocked pixel 7 or higher with cash Flash with #Graphene OS Download Tor browser Download Obtainium Add Orbot Add Amber Add Citrine Add Amethyst Add Minibits Add Zeus Add Oxchat Add SimpleX Add Robosats Add NewPipe Select all the apps to run through Orbot Now set up your nostr profile View quoted note → Turn on Citrine and add it to the outbox relay settings in Amethyst. Add trusted relays as they see everything you do. View article → To add a zapping wallet open Minibits and get a free LN Address and add a mint. Now paste your LN address into Amethyst in your nostr profile. Once you have 100k sats open a self custodial LN channel with Zeus Wallet using their LSP. You now have an anonymous device, running over Tor, with a nostr signing device on the phone, nostr running thru orbot vpn, with a nostr relay on the phone, with a privacy preserving wallet with no personal info attatched. For private encrypted DM log into Oxchat using Amber. You can host your own onion nostr relay and a SimpleX server using a DIY Start9 home setup. For purchasing No KYC sats use Robosats. For watching and downloading videos use NewPipe. Use Freedom Tech to stay private & sovereign!
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