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New to Nostr? Explore the largest Nostr wiki on the web — your gateway to the people, tools, culture and ideas shaping the decentralized social web. Start with keys, clients and relays, then dive into a living map of the decentralized internet.
Key facts
- KeysYour identity travels with you.
- ClientsApps read and publish your signed events.
- RelaysServers move events between people and apps.
- HubsOpen the route that matches your question.
The 12 doors into Nostr
Start broad, then open the pages that matter to you.
01
Basics
The clean mental model: keys, clients, relays and why Nostr is useful.
02
Crays
How Nostr plugs into our profiles, venues, status and governance.
03
Apps
Our stack first, then the wider client, signer, wallet and tool market.
04
People
Builders, creators, funders, events and culture around the protocol.
05
Media
Creators, publishing, music, video, long-form posts and fan access.
06
Commerce
Creator sales, marketplaces, FoundUPS, revenue paths and investor context.
07
Privacy
Keys, signing, trust, censorship resistance and safer account control.
08
Wallets
Zaps, Lightning, Nostr Wallet Connect, Safebox and sovereign records.
09
Relays
Live infrastructure: public relays, paid relays, monitoring and venue paths.
10
NIPs
The standards shelf translated into product consequences.
11
Governance
Badges, voting, reputation, moderation, policy and DAO-ready decisions.
12
Library
The full archive, research database, source map and long-read routes.
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