nostr-watch

A client-side nostr network status built with Vue3, nostr-js and nostr-relay-inspector. Goal is to produce a client-side app that collects detailed information about nostr relays and the network in general to assist users, developers and relay operators alike.

Goals

• Rapidly learn Nostr Protocol Personal Goal
• Tool that can assist in a visual understanding of Nostr for developers
• Tool that can assist in onboarding for Users

Features

• Real-time relay status
• Real-time, client-centric latency tests
• Relay Identities
• Static JSON API for all known relays shared via /relays.json
• Detailed Relay Modal view In Progress
• Relay Behavior Analysis In progress
• NIP Checks In progress
• Geo Checks (build-time) In progress
• Optional Companion Backend for historical data and relay relief, front-end gracefully degrades if inaccessible.
• "Best Relays for a User" and "Best Relays for a Developer" dynamic aggregate, the former based largely on a balance of Latency and NIP support, the latter based largely on NIP support. Unique results for each visitor

Todo [Road to Beta]

• Expose all features in frontend
• General Housekeeping
• Tests

Todo [Future]

• Different views for different audiences (users, developers, relay operators)
• Badges
• Vue3 components package

Project setup

yarn install

Compiles and hot-reloads for development

yarn serve

Compiles and minifies for production

yarn build

Lints and fixes files

yarn lint

Build Docker

yarn docker:build

About

Originally a fork of fiatjaf/nostr-relay-registry, but completely rewritten and connection functionality was ported to jb55/nostr-js.