Nostr Nests

Audio spaces on Nostr. Live conversations with Lightning integration.

Overview

Nostr Nests is an audio space platform for live conversations on Nostr. It supports chatting, live podcast recordings, micro-conferences, and more — with built-in zap support for payments.

Key Features

Live Audio Rooms

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      Nostr Nests                                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                 │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐      │
│   │  🎙️ Bitcoin Development Hangout                     │      │
│   │  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────  │      │
│   │                                                     │      │
│   │  Speakers:                                          │      │
│   │  [👤 Alice] [👤 Bob] [👤 Carol]                     │      │
│   │                                                     │      │
│   │  Listeners: 47                                      │      │
│   │                                                     │      │
│   │  [🎤 Request to speak]  [⚡ Zap room]              │      │
│   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘      │
│                                                                 │
│   Live chat (troll box) alongside audio                        │
│                                                                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Core Features

Feature	Description
Audio rooms	Host or join live conversations
Live chat	Text chat alongside audio
Zaps	Send sats to speakers or room
Zap splits	Revenue sharing for hosts
Recording	Live podcast recording

Zap Splits

Revenue sharing via NIP-57 zap tags:

• Multiple recipients per zap
• Configurable split percentages
• Automatic distribution

Technical Details

NIP-53 Live Events

{
  "kind": 30311,
  "tags": [
    ["d", "room-id"],
    ["title", "Bitcoin Dev Hangout"],
    ["summary", "Weekly discussion"],
    ["streaming", "wss+livekit://..."],
    ["status", "live"]
  ]
}

Architecture

Component	Technology
Audio	LiveKit
Protocol	NIP-53 (live events)
Chat	Kind 1311
Auth	NIP-98

Use Cases

1. Podcasts — Record live with audience
2. Discussions — Topic-based conversations
3. AMAs — Ask me anything sessions
4. Conferences — Multi-speaker events

Comparison

Feature	Nostr Nests	Twitter Spaces	Clubhouse
Protocol	Nostr	Proprietary	Proprietary
Payments	Lightning	No	No
Open source	Yes	No	No
Censorship	Resistant	Platform rules	Platform rules

Links

• Website: nostrnests.com
• GitHub: nostrnests/nests

See Also

• Nostr Protocol — The protocol
• Zap.stream — Live streaming
• Fountain — Podcasts with zaps