Alienos

The Alienos is a Nostr stack (relay/blossom mediaserver/nip-05 server) which is manageable (using nip-86) and plugin-able. We designed it for self-hosting and backups.

This project is based on Khatru, Event Store, Blob Store and Go Nostr.

Landing Page

Features

• Support NIPs: 1, 9, 11, 40, 42, 50, 56, 59, 70, 86.
• Support BUDs: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 (Manageable using nip-86).
• NIP-05 server (Manageable using nip-86, caching for recent requests to enhance response delay).
• Manageable using NIP-86.
• Landing page with NIP-11 document.
• S3 backups (relay dbs/blobs/nip05 data/management info).
• Moderator notifications.
• S3 as blossom target.
• Colorful Console/File logger.
• Running on Tor.
• Support plugins.
• StartOS support.
• Umbrel support.

How to set it up?

Option 1: Use Prebuilt Docker Image (Recommended)

The easiest way to run the Alienos is by using the prebuilt image:

1. Pull the latest image

   docker pull dezhtech/alienos
   

2. Run Alienos with environment variables

   docker run -d --name alienos \
   -p 7771:7771 \
    -e ALIENOS_WORK_DIR="alienos_wd/" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_NAME="Alienos" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_ICON="https://nostr.download/6695de4b095cd99ee7b4f6e2ef9ff89a9029efc1a017e60b8b5b5cb446b2c1e0.webp" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_BANNER="https://nostr.download/5b3fa3e40365061d58946fdb1bc6549a4675186591f9f589f9983895bfac8940.webp" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_DESCRIPTION="A self-hosting Nostr stack!" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_PUBKEY="badbdda507572b397852048ea74f2ef3ad92b1aac07c3d4e1dec174e8cdc962a" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_CONTACT="hi@dezh.tech" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_SELF="" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_PORT=7771 \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_BIND="0.0.0.0" \
    -e ALIENOS_RELAY_URL="" \
    -e ALIENOS_BACKUP_ENABLE="true" \
    -e ALIENOS_BACKUP_INTERVAL_HOURS=1 \
    -e ALIENOS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID="" \
    -e ALIENOS_S3_SECRET_KEY="" \
    -e ALIENOS_S3_ENDPOINT="" \
    -e ALIENOS_S3_REGION="" \
    -e ALIENOS_S3_BUCKET_NAME="alienos" \
    -e ALIENOS_S3_AS_BLOSSOM_STORAGE="false" \ 
    -e ALIENOS_S3_BLOSSOM_BUCKET="alienos" \
    -e ALIENOS_PUBKEY_WHITE_LISTED="false" \
    -e ALIENOS_KIND_WHITE_LISTED="false" \
    -e ALIENOS_ADMINS="" \
    -e ALIENOS_LOG_FILENAME="alienos.log" \
    -e ALIENOS_LOG_LEVEL="info" \
    -e ALIENOS_LOG_TARGETS="file,console" \
    -e ALIENOS_LOG_MAX_SIZE=10 \
    -e ALIENOS_LOG_FILE_COMPRESS=true \
   dezhtech/alienos
   

Option 2: Using Docker Compose

For a more structured deployment, use Docker Compose:

1. use compose.yml Use the existing compose file in the alienos directory

2. Run with Compose

   docker-compose up -d
   

Limitations

This project is highly suitable for personal, community, team, and backup usage because it is lightweight, feature-full, and easy to set up/manage.

If you are aiming to run a relay/nip-05 server/blossom media server for large-scale and high-load (as a paid relay, default relay for your client, or a public global relay), you can consider using the Immortal relay and its adjacent projects.

Contribution

All kinds of contributions are welcome!

Donation

Donations and financial support for the development process are possible using Bitcoin and Lightning:

on-chain:

bc1qfw30k9ztahppatweycnll05rzmrn6u07slehmc

lightning:

donate@dezh.tech

License

This software is published under the MIT License.