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We are a media hosting service providing free uploads and pay-for accounts for nostr and Bitcoiners. We do not support ads and only accept bitcoin and sats for our service. Although we align closely to the nostr ecosystem, we provide an anonymous service for anyone that wants to use us. We support all types of media uploads including; .jpg, .gif, .png, .mov, .mp4, .mp3 and more! We have additional features like AI Text-Image generator models, access to all free media ever uploaded, location metadata removal and more!
Check out some of our features here: https://nostr.build/features/
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600 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18h
What's something you wish nostr did that it doesn't do yet?
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A few things:
  • I wish there was a better integration with other lightning tools, like marketplaces, better integration with wallets and nodes. It would be nice to take lightning payments to the next level like adding banking and transaction features.
  • I would like to see an easier way for adoption around 'passwords'. I think it's hard for the normie to store and use their private key, even if in an extension.
  • Ideally app creators could market better. Primal and Damus do a pretty good job, but there are some excellent apps like YakiHonne, NoStrudel, Coracle, Amethyst, and more. That could really build traction if people knew about them.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18h
What's the most surprising thing you've learned building nostr.build?
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How very cool and down-to-earth nostr users are compared to what one might think about a decentralized platform. We get almost 0 racist, hate, CSAM media uploaded, and is mostly all cool memes and pics! Here is an example of recent uploads: https://nostr.build/freeview
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Thanks for the AMA.
What's your biggest source of inspiration for nostr.build?
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It's awesome to see people posting their newborn baby pics, and travel photos, things like that give me a warm-fuzzy.. Just to see so many people using and enjoying something we created is a very cool feeling. When we see usage metrics of people using new features, like AI image generation, it is great also.
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600 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 18h
99% of my uploads are on your platform. Huge thanks for everything you've done for nostr community!
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Thank you! We are constantly working to improve our platform adding a lot of free features like most recently, support for Blosson and increasing the free upload size to 100MB. We take media hosting very seriously and always appreciate all feedback!
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Will you guys add 2FA? Also is your service profitable?
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We don't plan to add 2FA, but potentially could. We do require authentication using your private key, extension or access to your nostr DMs which is the general standard for most nostr apps.
We make enough to pay our infrastructure costs and have some sats left over, but come nowhere near paying a salary or any personal bills for either of us. Nostr.build consists of two people, and we both have day jobs. Neither of us have ever withdrawn and/or converted any sats for fiat and just let any extra sit in cold storage for an emergency, a low month, etc.
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Love the service but I am skeptical my data is actually secured there
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Sweet, welcome. What excites you most about the next year
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Although slowly, I think nostr is gaining more and more traction, and the way things are going with other social media platforms, I think nostr will catch a lot of people that get fed-up with the centralized, shadowbanning, bias of other social media platforms.
There are some very cool nostr features coming out, from us as well as from other apps, detailed statistics on your media, search functionality, Blossom, etc., they will catch on!
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Cool! Yeah joining NOSTR is on my list of to-doโ€™s. Canโ€™t wait to finally check it out!
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How do you pacify Bitcoiners who look upon AI tools with disdain?
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Good question. I think there is a good and bad side of any AI tool. First of all, it is inevitable, like it or not they are coming, and many already here. For example, I hate that journalists would use AI to write a story, but now there are AI tools to tell if something was written using AI. I love science and engineering, so the ability for AI tools to detect cancer in early stages, or help protect our children while they are learning to drive, or drive our drunk-ass home, is all good stuff. I am worried about it being used exclusively for art and music, removing the human touch.. For quick mock-ups it is fine, but for final copy production pieces, it is pretty gross.. Not sure how things will evolve there, but we need to maintain natural human creativity....
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600 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 18h
Can users have a private repository for their own files and only use nostr.build as the public publishing service link ?
Example:
  • I have a private NAS or Nextcloud instance behind a Tor or clearnet IP, but I do not want to post links directly from that repository.
  • I could use a nostr.build account where I can setup my private link repository and nostr.build will act as proxy for that file
Not sure if it exist such service at all but could be interesting as a decoy.
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Yes, if I understand correctly. You can upload whatever media you want to your nostr.build account and it is not shared unless you share the link. It is your private media repository. Often people will create a burner nostr npub to create an account just to have anon, private media hosting with us.
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No. I mean to use nostr.build only as a proxy for my media stored on my private repository, not uploading to nostr.build.
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Ohh, not yet, but very possible. We are constantly adding user-requested features. You could reach out to Fishcake on nostr and get his thoughts directly; npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w
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600 sats \ 1 reply \ @252 18h
Do you do web hosting?
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We do not do traditional web hosting, but you can use us to provide media to your website, use our links. We also have an Account feature that lets you host your media externally on your own nostr.build page at https://nostr.build/creators
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That's cool but a little expensive for me.
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We have a ton of free services and recently increased free media uploads to 100MB. Reminder, no ads!
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @benwehrman 18h
Are you guys going to be at the Bitcoin Conference in May? Would love to connect and show love!
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Las Vegas, have not planned, but still thinking about it. Will et people know if so!
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Media hosting on Nostr
... we're reinventing usenet again and again and this time exactly to the letter ๐Ÿ˜‚
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How would you explain Blossom - and how NostrBuild integrates it - to my grandma?
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Blossom is a common, widely understood ingredient like sugar. Nostr apps would be anything you are making in the kitchen. Although there are other sweetener options like stevia, splenda, neotame, Xylitol, nobody knows most of that crap, and they want to use something that works and that everyone uses. :)
Basically it is a common media hosting protocol that makes it very easy for any client to use a Blossom server, and anyone to create a Blossom server and have integration directly with their nostr clients.
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For anyone on nostr, we just launched support for Blossom yesterday. Blossom is a media hosting standard that lets any application easily use it for media hosting services.
We will also be an integrated media option in the next release of Primal, 2.2!
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Something I've always had in the back of my head is that it would be extremely cool to be able to "tape" live events to be able to watch later, just like we did with VHS tapes back when I was a kid. The modern example is UFC events...I often have plans when they happen and want to come back to watch them later.
Could you see any integration opportunity where I could somehow plug Nostr.Build into a live streaming site, have it record to Nostr, then save the full video right on my Nostr feed so I could watch it back later? Or am I trying to stuff too many things into a simple box?
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That would be a cool feature, and have not really thought of it. I feel like for the most part, streaming events are already recorded, and it is just a matter of getting access to that link. We have thought about creating a 'link list' of favorite media links you can add within your nostr.build account.
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Do you have a secret folder of all the dankest memes you've seen come through the server?
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No! We need one.. We are working on a search feature that will be able to search them up though :)
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 18h
What's something you believe about nostr that few nostriches agree with you on?
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Interesting question. First thing that comes to mind is that because nostr is a grass-roots, decentralized movement without huge investors or money piling in, it will take some time for nostr to grow. Like bitcoin, it will be a slow, multi-year process, but slow and steady wins the race.
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In relation to another question, I also believe using a private key and extensions is very difficult for adoption, and think that is probably the largest barrier.. Ideally we have a way to use passwords and a way for people to not have to manage their private keys, if they don't want to.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18h
Who is the smartest person you've ever met?
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Not being bias here, but for coding it is my partner Fishcake. He is a coding genius who can do about anything by programming it. Check him out on nostr: npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w
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