Privacy tip for nostr:
If you want your notes to reach many relays, but you don't want to reveal your IP address to all of them, then connect to a proxy relay instead.
This way only the proxy will learn your IP address, but your note still reaches all known relays with only a minor latency.
Blastr is a free and open rust code to run such a relay as a cloudflare worker by Deleted Account (npub1t0n…jgqv) & benthecarman (npub1u8l…turz). https://github.com/MutinyWallet/blastr
To configure it, simply add the nostr.mutinywallet.com relay to your nostr client, and configure it to only upload, not download notes. Then disable upload for all other relays.
Write a new note, and see in a third party client if that note shows up. If yes, you can rest assured that many may read your notes, but only a few learn your IP address.
If you use a VPN or Tor ontop, then even the mutiny wallet and cloudflare server do not learn your IP.
Max Hillebrand
npub1kl…lx3vt
2023-02-21 10:35:49
Author Public Key
npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vtPublished at
2023-02-21 10:35:49Event JSON
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"content": "Privacy tip for nostr:\n\nIf you want your notes to reach many relays, but you don't want to reveal your IP address to all of them, then connect to a proxy relay instead.\n\nThis way only the proxy will learn your IP address, but your note still reaches all known relays with only a minor latency.\n\nBlastr is a free and open rust code to run such a relay as a cloudflare worker by #[0] \u0026 #[1]. https://github.com/MutinyWallet/blastr\n\nTo configure it, simply add the nostr.mutinywallet.com relay to your nostr client, and configure it to only upload, not download notes. Then disable upload for all other relays.\n\nWrite a new note, and see in a third party client if that note shows up. If yes, you can rest assured that many may read your notes, but only a few learn your IP address.\n\nIf you use a VPN or Tor ontop, then even the mutiny wallet and cloudflare server do not learn your IP.",
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