Route96
Blossom/NIP-96 media server for Nostr
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.
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
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