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All about Nostr

Nostr gets easier when you see the map first. Start with keys, clients and relays, then choose your path into apps, people, wallets, standards, media, commerce and community work.

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Four words unlock the rest

  1. Public keyHow people find you across apps.
  2. Private keyHow you sign. Never paste it into a website.
  3. ClientsThe apps you choose to read, post and build with.
  4. RelaysWhere signed events travel.

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 People Builders, creators, funders, events and culture around the protocol. 03 Apps Our stack first, then the wider client, signer, wallet and tool market. 04 Relays Live infrastructure: public relays, paid relays, monitoring and venue paths. 05 NIPs The standards shelf translated into product consequences. 06 Privacy Keys, signing, trust, censorship resistance and safer account control. 07 Wallets Zaps, Lightning, Nostr Wallet Connect, Safebox and sovereign records. 08 Media Creators, publishing, music, video, long-form posts and fan access. 09 Commerce Creator sales, marketplaces, FoundUPS, revenue paths and investor context. 10 Governance Badges, voting, reputation, moderation, policy and DAO-ready decisions. 11 Crays How Nostr plugs into our profiles, venues, status and governance. 12 Library The full archive, research database, source map and long-read routes.
Creators and fans moving into a Nostr community layer.
Portable Nostr identity profile surface.
Venue relay and real-world Nostr node.
Real-world access connected to social graph demand.
People using the Crays app in a lifestyle setting.

How to use this page

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Core concepts

Reading paths

Creators and guests building a community moment.
Members in a private dinner and venue setting.
Digital members working across the lifestyle network.
Digital asset community connected to funding context.
Crays hospitality network across cities and hotels.

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