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Route96

Blossom/NIP-96 media server for Nostr

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Route96 is a self-hosted media server for the Nostr ecosystem, implementing the Blossom protocol and NIP-96 standard so that you can store and serve files directly from your own node. Key features: - Full Blossom protocol support (BUD-01 through BUD-09): blob upload, download, delete, list, mirror, and media optimisation - NIP-96 file-storage protocol with Nostr authentication (kind 24242 events) - Image & video compression with automatic WebP conversion and thumbnail generation - Blurhash progressive image previews - AI content labelling using configurable HuggingFace ViT models - EXIF privac.

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Strengths

  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • One-click install on common self-host platforms
  • Written in Rust

Is Route96 secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Route96's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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