What if you could host online services and didn't need a domain name or a server because you can just route all traffic through Nostr relays...
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I would love to host my personal website without having to purchase a domain name.
Of course the relays would be the ones paying for my hosting but I would just run my own relay. I'm more interested in the fact that I don't need a domain name.
That would be revolutionary!
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It's what dvms do.
if it’s a service, that is not nostr itself still you need a server, serving that service?
Giddy up!
*you still
Nostr relays are servers
Even though i like this idea at first glance i always wonder how you could link to something unique without it being a weird hashed string. And if it's not a weird hashed string, who gets to decide what identifier ends up where and how can you ensure this is the same for everybody without bots or something else being able to claim most of the identifiers you could naturally come up with?
if that happens. i looking to run a relay but just windering what are the risk of hosting.
Often comes down to the podcast test. You're on a podcast, it's wrapping up, 10 seconds left, the host asks: "Where can people find your website?"
In this no-need-to-purchase-a-domain scenario, what do you answer?
Lol thanks.
But that's reliant on Primal's ICANN domain, they could rug me if they wanted. And if I put my NIP05 on an ICANN domain I've registered myself to be on the safe side then what I have escaped?
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Decentralized domains are interesting, having support for human memorable names using a blockchain and private keys instead of a centralized database. But there's not a lot if support for them ATM, it's not like ipfs or an nsite where you can chuck a gateway link into any browser.
Sounds like DVMs?