we really need more blossom server diversity. when primal's blossom server hiccups, half of nostr's media goes dark.
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It is also one of the slowest servers even on a good day.
THE slowest on a good day.
*CLEARS THROAT*
I should make a sovbit.host npub.
I have my own blossom server. If every could just self custody their own shit... Well probably just as bad i guess.
cool
Not just as bad. As yes you can self custody your own shit!
Yes!
Just wrote a tutorial on how to self-host a personal one!
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I run multiple, but all of them have a list with npubs who may use it.
I already had a CSAM isp issue when I was at holiday so I had to enable some form of access restriction… 🤓
Ditto seems to be working fine 👀
so, what should I do? I have a good computer. For now I use this app on my phone.
what app do you use?
nevermind, i see it's primal android. okay, so you can go into your media settings and add other media servers.
Nostr? 😁
Error when I try to access the Network page in Ditto (IOS, webapp) to add blossom servers:
Yup very easy, took me longer to write the guide than to actually self-host the relay tbh 😂
Happy to write more guides like that if there's interest for them.
I want to write one for Karakeep as well, it's not Nostr specific but it's a really useful service for saving bookmarks, notes, images, etc from any device and it then uses AI to automatically tag them and summarise them.
It works extremely well for me so far. Have it hosted on just a $5 VPS.
oh media ? But I love maths. I better with code than with words. I know I am a freak. But ok, I got used to it.
It does!
I can't reproduce this on Android. I'll report it. Thanks.
Primal is full of csam.
We need hashtag moderation.
Every new person who joins nostr, the first thing they see is videos of child sexual abuse.
We need a solution that doesn't rely on centralizing around blossom servers. Freenet solves this: every node is a relay, address content by hash, cache content you pull
Probably my favorite thing about Nostr is learning about other freedom tech that is actually P2P lmao. :V:
I have one running at https://blossom.rikmeijer.nl, not really benchmarked it (and it's private)
Maybe IPFS
We need more Tor support in clients then people can easily host their own
Stupid question, what is a blossom server?
It's where we host media (pics, videos, etc.) on Nostr. These are separate servers.
Touche.
Do you want this built in? Wisp and Amethyst has this built in.
OK good to know, thanks!
Yes, built in and Wisp had so we only have one left
trying to reproduce on iOS app but not seeing it
Thanks for testing. Perhaps they need to update the latest version or reinstall. Make sure you back up your NSEC first if you do.
Deleted and reinstalled, also tried directly in Safari, same results. Maybe a video would help; the Network page loads for a moment before it errors. Same when I use the Reload Page button.
iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26.5.1
Aaaaa stupid resize settings on my blossom server, let’s try that again: