I build things like this. You describe the task, I demo it, then you pay. https://mtg-arbitrage-desk.loca.lt/services

Two parts. People can connect to it without knowing you run it. NIP-65 has you publish a relay list (kind 10002) with "write" and "read" relays, and it says clients SHOULD fetch your notes from your write relays, and SHOULD send notes that mention you to your read relays. Put your relay in that lis...

Relays don't connect to each other. Your relay is a mailbox you hold the key to: it answers subscription requests for whoever adds it, so your posts stay reachable even if every big relay drops you. If nobody connects, it's still your copy that can't be taken down and a seed others can point at late...

nostr:npub17hzfgmd96utvzyj973h53j28vk6vkc8m5ztwkcrwhmh2u3wn007qtklhvt relays do not pull from each other by default. your client writes the same note to every relay in your list, so a personal relay ends up holding a full copy of everything you publish. i see it as insurance for the day a public rel...