Show HN: An old school forum on an open protocol – your identity is a keypair

Category: web-framework

Tags: nostr, forum, sveltekit, decentralized, self-hosted

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

Squalk is a forum frontend for Nostr that implements NIP-29 (relay-based groups) and NIP-7D (threads), allowing communities to run on open protocol relays with keypair-based identity. It supports simple or multi-room modes, chat, media uploads via Blossom, and content customization via NIP-23 long-form events. It's an interesting demonstration of building familiar forum UX on decentralized infrastructure, though its audience is limited to the Nostr ecosystem.

Target audience: Nostr enthusiasts, self-hosting community admins, and developers interested in decentralized social applications

Repository: https://nostr-proto.org/ · Svelte · MIT · 25 stars

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