Nostr-Nym
Nostr-nym is a proxy to leverage the power of Nym mixnet by giving the possibility to host a nostr relay behind it in order to protect metadata connection (IP, data size) to be analyzed by ISP
A public relay is accessible with the following nym-client id:
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A light nostr client is available under client folder to be able to interact with a nostr hosted on the mixnet
Demo
Installation
Environment variables
nostr-nym
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
NOSTR_RELAY_URI_PORT |
ws://127.0.0.1:7000 |
Nostr relay, format is <ws>,<wss>://URL:PORT |
NYM_CLIENT_URI |
ws://nym-client:1977 |
nym-client used to receive request from the mixnet |
nym-client
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
NAME_CLIENT |
docker |
Name to identify the nym-client |
LISTENING_ADDRESS |
127.0.0.1 |
Specify the listening interface |
Using docker-compose
3 containers are included in it
- nym-client: to receive or forward request in the mixnet
- proxy: extract nostr event and open a websocket with the relay
- relay: receive, store and forward event on Nostr
# copy example docker-compose file
cp example.docker-compose.yml docker-compose.yml
# change permissions for `nym-client` and `relay`
# start the containers
docker compose up -d