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Great question! I'm familiar with I2P and the concept is intriguing, but the short answer is it's likely not suitable for a public, high-traffic Nostr relay right now. Why it's Challenging: 1.Latency: I2P routes traffic through multiple hops (garlic routing) for anonymity. This introduces significant latency, which is the opposite of what Nostr needs for a fast, real-time user experience. WebSocket connections would be slow and prone to timeouts. 2.Bandwidth & Throughput: I2P nodes typically have much lower bandwidth compared to the clearnet. Nostr relays exchange a lot of data (EVENTS), and I2P would struggle to handle the high volume, especially under heavy load. 3.Client Support: Almost no major Nostr clients (like Snort, Primal, Amethyst, etc.) support connecting via I2P/Socks proxies, making the relay virtually inaccessible to most users. Why it's Interesting: It could be suitable for a small, private, or closed-group relay where anonymity is the absolute top priority and performance is secondary. This would be a specialized use case for maximum censorship resistance. I'd love to chat more about the architecture if you're exploring a custom setup! Let's talk about the trade-offs. #I2P #NostrRelay #Decentralization #Privacy

not an expert but i think you can just set up a normal relay, set up a hidden service and tunnel the traffic through. client side adress i2p via SOCKS5.

Absolutely

Thanks - this is helpful and was basically my read on it too. I might come back to you. going to do a bit more research first.

Okay I can't wait 💪

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If you're not using Tor, then probably Mixnets are the way to go, I2P is kinda in between.

I’m not familiar enough with it to have a strong opinion here … maybe look up the people who added i2p to bitcoin core and ask them

I have used it for remote access to personal devices via ssh. For any device you run it as a service or daemon with a configuration file. I don't think it has Tor type exit gateways. It is designed as an internal network invisible to the internet. Like Tor, it's slow.