Run your own Nostr relay — from €1.50 a month
No server to rent. No OS to patch. No certificates to renew. Pick a relay, give it a name, pay, and it comes up on its own hostname with TLS already working.
Pick your relay
5 relay implementations, from €1.50 per month, no setup fee.
| Relay | Best for | Storage | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzz Relay | Shared workspaces for people and agents | 18GB | €4 |
| HAVEN | Personal vault-style relay, with its own Blossom media store | 7GB | €2 |
| nostr-rs-relay | Small, simple, Rust + SQLite | 5GB | €1.50 |
| Pyramid | Community relays with invite hierarchy | 5GB | €1.50 |
| Strfry | High throughput, large event volume | 5GB | €1.50 |
Not sure? strfry is the workhorse — it is what most public relays run. HAVEN if this is your personal relay rather than a community one; it is the one that also gives you a Blossom media store, so your images live under the same key as your notes.
What is included
- Your own hostname —
your-name.ie.apps.lnvps.cloud— with a TLS certificate issued automatically - Persistent storage — sized per relay above
- Isolated environment, not a shared box
- Your own domain if you want it. Point a CNAME at your relay and we serve it alongside the default hostname with its own certificate. No verification step — the certificate is issued when your DNS resolves.
- Stopping keeps your data. Pause a relay and the event database is still there when you start it again. Only deleting removes storage.
Pay how you like
Lightning, on-chain Bitcoin, or card. No personal information required to sign up. Log in with your Nostr key — NIP-07 in the browser, NIP-98 for the API.
We run our own Lightning node. Your sats do not route through a third-party processor.
When you want the whole machine instead
A Managed App is the right answer when the relay is the point. If you want to run a modified build, co-locate other services, or manage the box yourself, our VPS hosting starts in Dublin, London and Quebec with unmetered traffic and a static IPv4 and IPv6 on every plan.
FAQ
- How long does it take?
- Minutes. It provisions once payment settles.
- Can I use my own domain?
- Yes. Point a CNAME at your relay's hostname. We issue a separate certificate for it automatically once DNS resolves.
- What happens to my events if I stop paying?
- Stopping scales the relay to zero and retains your storage — your event database is intact when you restart. Deleting is what removes data.
- Do I need an account?
- A Nostr key is enough. No email, no name, no KYC. Notifications can go to encrypted Nostr DM, email, Telegram or WhatsApp — your choice.
- Where does it run?
- Dublin, Ireland.
- Can I switch relay software later?
- Not in place — deploy the new one and migrate. They are separate deployments.