IndieSats

No accounts. No fiat. No bullshit. Stream and support indie artists with Bitcoin Lightning. 🎵⚡

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npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc

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2026-07-21 20:45:39 CEST

🎵 IndieSats now publishes tracks in Nostr native music format (kind 36787).
What this means:
• Tracks appear directly in Amethyst's music feed 🎧
• Works alongside the existing RSS feed — podcast apps unaffected
• Same Lightning splits, same GUIDs, same everything
Spite Fug is live on @amethyst now. Check them out:
https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub13jml82yy69370amnfl0tfsreyg5hjqwxsmnttxv7g27usl8w5h5qnvtmat
#music #nostr #amethyst #indiesats #bitcoin #lightning

2026-07-20 13:50:01 CEST

# IndieSats Pivot: From Platform to Infrastructure
We've made a fundamental change to how IndieSats works.
**Before:** IndieSats acted as a publisher. We held keys, managed a whitelist, and published music on behalf of artists. We took a mandatory 2% cut. The platform was the middleman.
**Now:** IndieSats is pure infrastructure. A relay. A player. A discovery layer.
**What changed:**
• Publishing through IndieSats is gone. Using your own Nostr profile was always an option — now it's the only one.
• The relay whitelist is gone. Open relay — anyone can publish.
• No mandatory fees. IndieSats gets an optional split only if the artist opts in.
• Artists receive full event IDs and the complete relay list on every publish.
• Artists can delete their own music anytime with a kind 5 event — no gatekeeper.
**What this means:**
Your music, your keys, your control. IndieSats doesn't hold your content hostage. We don't hold your keys. We don't decide what stays or goes.
We're building the rails, not running the train.
This aligns with the v4v ethos: value flows directly from listener to artist. The platform should be invisible.
If you've published through IndieSats before, your tracks are still live, your RSS feeds still work, and your artist pages still exist. The only thing that changed is who's in control.
You are.
—
https://indiesats.com

2026-07-16 11:29:59 CEST

Check out "Spite Fug EP" by Spite Fug on indiesats.com 🎵⚡
4 tracks • Punk
Spite Fug is the musical equivalent to a licorice sorbet with flaky sea salt, absinthe and mermaid tears. Gothic new wavy boxed wine punk, filled to the brim with stylistic references to bands like Wipers, Alien Sex Fiend and Bauhaus. Feast your 21. century dulled senses with this punk rock gem/sorbet, made by two of the Oslo undergrounds most notoriously difficult creative hoodlums.
Tracklist:
1. Architect of Mourning
2. Build a Bear
3. Casino Cumrag
4. Enter Scagman
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2026-07-16 10:08:10 CEST

Check out "Spite Fug EP" by Spite Fug on indiesats.com 🎵⚡
4 tracks • Punk
Spite Fug is the musical equivalent to a licorice sorbet with flaky sea salt, absinthe and mermaid tears. Gothic new wavy boxed wine punk, filled to the brim with stylistic references to bands like Wipers, Alien Sex Fiend and Bauhaus. Feast your 21. century dulled senses with this punk rock gem/sorbet, made by two of the Oslo undergrounds most notoriously difficult creative hoodlums.
Tracklist:
1. Architect of Mourning
2. Build a Bear
3. Casino Cumrag
4. Enter Scagman
#nevent1q…277k
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2026-07-14 19:50:32 CEST

Check out "Spite Fug EP" by Spite Fug on indiesats.com 🎵⚡
4 tracks • Punk
Spite Fug is the musical equivilant to a liquorice sorbet with flaky seasalt, absinthe and mermaidtears. Gothic new wavy boxed wine punk, filled to the brim with stylistic references to bands like Wipers, Alien Sex Fiend and Bauhaus. Feast your 21. century dulled senses with this punk rock gem/sorbet, made by two of the Oslo undergrounds most notoriously difficult creative hoodlums.
Tracklist:
1. Architect of Mourning
2. Build a Bear
3. Casino Cumrag
4. Enter Scagman
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2026-07-12 10:19:34 CEST

Indiesats track title test by Indiesats band name test
Indiesats description test
🎵 Listen on Indiesats: https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc&play=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.indiesats.com%2Fjonathan%2Fsample1.mp3
💼 Artist profile: https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc
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2026-07-09 10:28:59 CEST

IndieSats is now on Zapstore! ⚡
The open app store for Android — no Google, no gatekeepers.
Get automatic updates, discover through your social graph, and verify every release cryptographically.
Search "IndieSats" in the Zapstore app or grab the APK:
https://indiesats.com/IndieSats-release.apk
#bitcoin #lightning #nostr #indiemusic #zapstore

2026-07-09 10:28:36 CEST

🎵 IndieSats v1.0.0 is LIVE 🎵
Discover indie music. Support artists directly with Bitcoin Lightning.
✨ What's new:
→ Background audio playback
→ Lockscreen media controls
→ LNC + NWC wallet support
→ Zap artists instantly
→ No accounts, no fiat, no bullshit
Download: https://indiesats.com/IndieSats-release.apk
Built for the freedom-loving music fan. One love. 🦁

2026-07-07 21:22:47 CEST

IndieSats: Two Paths to Publish
🎵 Publish with IndieSats (2% fee)
• No Nostr profile needed
• Just a lightning address
• We sign & publish for you
• Your music appears in our RSS feed
• Tradeoff: Convenience for fee
⚡ Use Your Nostr Profile (0% fee)
• Full self-sovereignty
• Your relays, your identity
• Direct fan relationships
• No platform cut
• Tradeoff: Learning curve
Both paths put your music on Nostr. One is the easy on-ramp. One is the open road.
Choose your adventure. 🎸⚡
https://indiesats.com

2026-07-07 18:29:57 CEST

New: NIP-73 RSS feed tags on every IndieSats publish (kind 1063).
Your Nostr ID = your feed.
IndieSats publish = your IndieSats feed.
Either way, clients can subscribe directly from Nostr.
Music distribution that bridges both worlds. 🎸⚡

2026-07-07 18:29:25 CEST

Testing NIP-73 post from IndieSats

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2026-07-05 23:41:25 CEST

Title by Artist Name
Description
🎵 Listen on Indiesats: https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc&play=https%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fscl%2Ffi%2Fkelcjfsjhfzoz1gztvc3f%2FIndiesats_test.m4a%3Fdl%3D1
💼 Artist profile: https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc
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2026-07-05 22:50:58 CEST

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Test Title by Test Artist Name
Test Description
🎵 Listen on Indiesats: https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc&play=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fscl%2Ffi%2Fkelcjfsjhfzoz1gztvc3f%2FIndiesats_test.m4a%3Fdl%3D1
💼 Artist profile: https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc
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2026-07-05 22:09:05 CEST

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Test Track by Test Artist Name
Test Description
🎵 Listen on Indiesats: https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc&play=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fscl%2Ffi%2Fkelcjfsjhfzoz1gztvc3f%2FIndiesats_test.m4a%3Fdl%3D1
💼 Artist profile: https://indiesats.com/artist.html?npub=npub18rs8naesjjhc3zmk4quuuktjrlu3l04d4ehfaev40syfctvcpydsnd97wc
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2026-07-01 17:15:28 CEST

🎵 IndieSats: One Feed, Two Protocols
How we bridge RSS and Nostr:
The Problem
RSS has no album tag. Podcast Index doesn't understand "this group of tracks is an album." So historically, platforms generated separate RSS feeds per track or album. Result? Listeners subscribed to multiple feeds, apps couldn't group discographies, and artists managed URL chaos.
Our Solution: Deterministic GUIDs + Single Feed
One RSS feed per artist. All tracks — singles AND albums — flow through the same URL:
https://indiesats.com/api/feed?npub=your_npub
Album name prefixes track titles for visual grouping:
• "Summer 2026 - Song A"
• "Winter Vibes - Song B"
SHA1-Based GUIDs
Every track gets a deterministic GUID derived from the artist's npub + Nostr event ID:
SHA1("indiesats:" + npub + ":" + eventId)
Why this matters:
• Same GUID across RSS, Nostr, and keysend forwarding
• No database needed — recomputable from relay events
• Stable for podcast apps even if you re-publish
Lightning Address Agnostic
The feed URL contains only your npub — no hardcoded lightning address. Change your lnaddress? Same feed URL. Podcast apps resolve it fresh each time. No re-submitting to Podcast Index. No broken feeds.
How Nostr Bridges The Gap
• Discovery: Podcast apps (RSS) vs Nostr clients
• Payment: Value blocks/keysend/lnaddress (RSS) vs same payment methods via IndieSats UI (Nostr)
• Album grouping: Title prefix (RSS) vs c tags (Nostr)
• GUID source: SHA1(npub:eventId) — same for both
The Magic
One publish → Nostr event → RSS feed → Podcast Index. Artists get both worlds with one workflow.
Add your feed to Podcast Index once. Change lightning addresses freely. Done forever. 🎸⚡

2026-06-28 08:30:17 CEST

# IndieSats: Bridging Nostr and RSS with Deterministic GUIDs
We built IndieSats to address a problem that's emerging right now: artists are publishing music twice — once to Nostr, once to RSS — and fans have to follow them in two places. Worse, payment metadata doesn't travel between the two worlds.
Here's how we connect them without building a centralized database.
---
## The Problem
Nostr is great for real-time discovery. RSS is great for permanence and podcast app compatibility. But they're disconnected:
- A Nostr `kind:1063` audio event has no RSS feed URL
- An RSS `<item>` has no Nostr event ID
- Payment splits in Nostr tags don't map to Podcast Index `<podcast:value>` blocks
Artists have to maintain two identities. Fans have to follow twice. Payment routing is broken.
---
## Our Approach: Deterministic GUIDs
Instead of a database linking Nostr events to RSS items, we use a hash of the event itself.
```
GUID = SHA1("indiesats:" + npub + ":" + eventId)
```
This gives every track a 40-character hex identifier (the full SHA1 hash) that is:
- **Deterministic** — Same input always produces same GUID
- **Portable** — Works in Nostr events, RSS feeds, and keysend TLVs
- **Self-verifying** — Anyone can recalculate it from the Nostr event
- **Standard** — Uses full SHA1 output, no arbitrary truncation to remember
---
## How It Works
### Publishing a Track
1. Artist publishes `kind:1063` to Nostr with:
- `client: indiesats`
- `title`, `audioUrl`, `coverUrl`, `duration`
- `value` recipients (payment splits)
- Optional `album` tag
2. IndieSats generates the GUID from the event
3. RSS feed includes:
```xml
<podcast:value type="lightning" method="keysend">
<podcast:valueRecipient
name="Artist Name"
type="lnaddress"
address="[email protected]"
split="100"/>
</podcast:value>
```
The GUID is used directly as the `<podcast:guid>` value.
### Receiving Payments
- **Nostr path**: Zap the event directly
- **RSS path**: Podcast app sees `<podcast:value>` and pays the lnaddress
- **Keysend path**: Optional TLV `697070` carries the GUID for forwarding
---
## The TLV Extension (Experimental)
For artists without lnaddresses who want keysend payments forwarded, we use a custom TLV:
| Field | Value | Purpose |
|-------|-------|---------|
| `customKey` | `697070` | "IS" in ASCII (IndieSats routing hint) |
| `customValue` | Track GUID (40 chars) | Identifies which track/artist to forward to |
This lets a node operator receive keysend payments and forward them to the artist's lnaddress without maintaining a mapping database.
---
## Why This Matters
**No central database**: The artist's catalog exists entirely on Nostr. IndieSats just renders it.
**No custody**: We never hold sats. Payments go directly to artists or their designated splits.
**Protocol-native**: We follow Podcast Index specs, Nostr NIPs, and Lightning standards — no proprietary formats.
**Reproducible**: Anyone can query Nostr for `kind:1063` events with `client:indiesats` and rebuild the same catalog.
---
## Current Implementation
- **RSS feeds**: `indiesats.com/api/feed?npub=<npub>`
- **Relay**: `wss://relay.indiesats.com` (whitelist publish, public read)
- **GUID formula**: SHA1-based as described above
- **Client**: Static site, no accounts, no server-side state
---
## This Is Just How We Do It
We're not claiming this is "the standard" or that others should adopt it. It solves our problem — bridging Nostr and RSS without building a platform that holds user funds or data.
If the approach resonates, use it. Modify it. Ignore it. The code isn't open source (it's just a website), but the logic is transparent.
The GUID formula is simple enough to reimplement in any language. The Nostr events are public. The RSS feeds are standards-compliant.
Build your own thing. This is ours.
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*Published from indiesats.com*