Soapbox Progress Report: April – June 2024
Launched Nostrify, NosDrive, Ditto 1.0 and 1.1, multiple Nostr communities, and a creator program. Received Long-Term Support grant.
Launch of Nostrify
Nostrify is a flexible library for building Nostr apps in TypeScript. It provides Relays, Signers, Storages, and more. Centered around interfaces such as NStore, NRelay, and NostrSigner for maximum flexibility.
Launch of NosDrive
NosDrive is a Nostr Relay that saves your events to Google Drive.
Improvements to Mostr Bridge
An improvement to the Mostr Bridge UI allows Nostr users to more easily search accounts across multiple platforms, including new support for following users on Bluesky and Threads.
Launch of Ditto 1.0
Ditto is a Nostr community server with a built-in Nostr relay, a web UI, and Mastodon's REST API support. Features include customizable themes, emoji reactions, zaps, quote posts, trending posts/people/topics, full text search, media uploads, moderation dashboard, and spam blocking.
Ditto 1.1
Ditto 1.1 added database timeouts, a /metrics endpoint, rate limiting on both the HTTP API and Nostr relay, nos2x support, and top zaps.
Multiple Nostr Communities Launch on Ditto
Ditto launched with multiple flagship communities: Gleasonator.dev, Ditto.pub, Henhouse.social, Oregonbitcoiners.com, and Poster.place.
Nostr Creator Program
The Ditto Creator Incubator empowers emerging creators by providing resources, support, and exposure to build and monetize their social community on Nostr. Participants receive personalized onboarding, support for setting up Bitcoin micropayments, and promotion across multiple channels.
LTS Support Received
We were honored to receive a Long-Term Support grant from OpenSats to continue this work beyond the original grant period.