Kent on Nostr: Welcome to #NOSTR, Twitter refugees. (NOSTR = Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by ...
Welcome to #NOSTR, Twitter refugees.
(NOSTR = Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays)
A few definitions to help your experience.
1) Client: allows you to choose your Relays and publishes what the Relays broadcast.
2) npub: your public key and how others can find you. Any Note with your npub in tags you.
3) Relays: these broadcast Notes (and other stuff) to Clients. Relays censor and are opt-in.
4) private key: used to sign all Notes you broadcast to the network. Anyone who has access IS you as far as the network is concerned. Guard it carefully!
(NOSTR = Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays)
A few definitions to help your experience.
1) Client: allows you to choose your Relays and publishes what the Relays broadcast.
2) npub: your public key and how others can find you. Any Note with your npub in tags you.
3) Relays: these broadcast Notes (and other stuff) to Clients. Relays censor and are opt-in.
4) private key: used to sign all Notes you broadcast to the network. Anyone who has access IS you as far as the network is concerned. Guard it carefully!