Install

We'll be using nostr-rs-relay for our relay.

Prerequisites

The repository recommends installing the following dependencies:

apt install build-essential cmake protobuf-compiler pkg-config libssl-dev

We'll also need to install git and rust to clone and compile the repository.

git:

apt install git

rust:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

When asked, select option 1 to install the stable toolchain.

To configure your current shell after installing rust, run the following command (note you won't need to do this when logging in next time):

source $HOME/.cargo/env

Clone the repository and compile the relay:

cd /usr/local/src
git clone https://git.sr.ht/\~gheartsfield/nostr-rs-relay
cd nostr-rs-relay
cargo build --release

The compilation could take a while depending on your server's specs.

When finished the executable will be located at target/release/nostr-rs-relay.

You can use the install command to move the executable to a directory in your path to make it easier to run:

install target/release/nostr-rs-relay /usr/local/bin

Create a directory to store the relay's data:

mkdir -p /var/lib/nostr-rs-relay/data