Hmmm this is interesting.
A relay is different than a NOSTR node or they are the same just different terminology?
And when we say “run a small relay” is this more for private communities let’s say?
For example how small is “small”, is it number of follower or following based?
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Same thing, different terminology I think.
This is definitely for smaller, private (or public) communities and groups on nostr.
Small depends on how much data and bandwidth your team uses. If it's under 5gb of data between you all then thats alot of memes and content to host for $0 - as well as the relay. I think total cost would be the price of the domain as you could spin these up almost indefinitely afaik. And you don't have to pay for a domain either 😁
Do you think it would be suitable for Nostr music hosting?
I actually don't understand what Nostr music is yet, or how it is different to podcast2.0. I'm just testing with self hosting the content now.
Yes for private communities, write access gated by npubs. Please read carefully the entire page here: 

Nostr Relay Setup
Deploy Your Nostr Relay - $0/month Forever
Deploy your own Nostr relay for $0/month forever.
Small is about HOW much data you use. read through this carefully 

Nostr Relay Setup
Deploy Your Nostr Relay - $0/month Forever
Deploy your own Nostr relay for $0/month forever.