Nostri Relay

What is Nostr?

Nostr (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) is an open protocol for decentralised, censorship-resistant communication. Your identity is a cryptographic key pair — not an account controlled by a company.

Clients connect to one or more relays to publish and fetch events (notes, profiles, messages, and more). Because you own your keys, you can move between relays freely and no single party can deplatform you.

About this relay

This relay is open to any Nostr client. It supports user profiles, contact lists, encrypted direct messages, and relay list metadata, and delivers events in real time to all active subscribers.

All direct messages are end-to-end encrypted by your Nostr client before they are ever transmitted. The relay only ever sees ciphertext — it has no ability to read, inspect, or access any message content. Your private conversations remain private.

Authentication required for private messages. Kinds 4, 13, and 1059 (encrypted DMs and Gift Wrap) are gated behind NIP-42 authentication. Your client must support NIP-42 to read or publish private messages on this relay. An auth challenge is sent automatically on every connection.

Replaceable event kinds (0, 3, 10002) are deduplicated — the relay keeps only the most recent event per public key, so your profile and contact list stay current without accumulating stale copies.

Supported NIPs

NIP-01

Basic Protocol

Core EVENT, REQ, CLOSE, EOSE, OK, and NOTICE messages. The foundation every client uses.

NIP-04

Encrypted DMs

Legacy encrypted direct messages (kind 4). Auth required; only sender and recipient can read.

NIP-11

Relay Info

Relay metadata served at GET / when the client sends Accept: application/nostr+json.

NIP-17

Private DMs

Modern private messaging using Gift Wrap (kind 1059) and Seal (kind 13) for improved metadata privacy.

NIP-42

Authentication

Challenge-response auth sent immediately on connect. Required before the relay will serve any private event kinds.

NIP-44

Versioned Encryption

Upgraded encryption standard used by NIP-17 private messages, replacing the legacy NIP-04 scheme.

NIP-59

Gift Wrap

Seal (kind 13) and Gift Wrap (kind 1059) events that hide message metadata from third parties.

Accepted event kinds

Kind	Name	Storage	Access
0	User Metadata Replaceable	Latest per pubkey only	Public
3	Contact List Replaceable	Latest per pubkey only	Public
4	Encrypted DM Auth	Append-only	Sender & recipient only
13	Seal — NIP-59 Auth	Append-only	p-tag recipient only
1059	Gift Wrap — NIP-59 Auth	Append-only	p-tag recipient only
10002	Relay List Metadata Replaceable	Latest per pubkey only	Public

How to connect

Open your Nostr client and go to Settings → Relays (the exact menu name varies by app).
Add this relay address: wss://relay.nostri.me
Save and reconnect. The relay will immediately send a NIP-42 authentication challenge.
Approve the authentication prompt in your client. This is required to publish or read any private message kinds (4, 13, 1059).

Compatible clients

Any NIP-42 capable client will work. Popular options include:

Damus (iOS) Primal (iOS / Android / Web) Amethyst (Android) Coracle (Web) Snort (Web) Nostrudel (Web)

For full NIP-17 private message support (kinds 13 & 1059), your client must also implement NIP-44 and NIP-59. Check your client's documentation to confirm support before relying on Gift Wrap messages.