(This article will become public on 14/01/2024)
The joys that Nostr brings know no bounds, as people around the globe enjoy its censorship-resistant communications and ownership of their voice and text content, but when it comes to handling multimedia content, it is known to be difficult, less efficient, and costly.
That's why I'd like to open up the discussion to discuss how we can think of systems so that we can enjoy uploading and downloading large files in a decentralized way, similar to what we have on Nostr with text-based posts.
The Problem
The reason why Nostr is working is that it's relatively inexpensive to run a relay and manage hundreds to hundreds of thousands of notes or more, to download or upload them to one or more people, as they're just text. However, that can't be said with image content, and even more so for video content. Here are the reasons why:
Storage
Storing video files requires significant amounts of server space. Video files are larger compared to text or image files, and hosting providers need to invest in robust storage infrastructure to handle the volume of data generated by videos.
Bandwidth
Video streaming consumes substantial bandwidth, especially when multiple users are streaming simultaneously or when videos are viewed frequently. Hosting providers must pay for the data transfer required to deliver videos from their servers to users' devices.
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
To ensure fast and reliable video stream...
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