✨ The Sovereign Home for Independent Writers

Write freely. Own your audience. Keep every word forever.

A distraction-free publishing space for thoughtful bloggers and essayists. Zero platform lock-in, direct reader tips, custom domains, and permanent multi-server redundancy.

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100% Author Owned

No company can censor or lock your voice

0% Platform Fees

Direct reader tips straight to your wallet

Permanent Archive

Replicated across independent servers

02 — Platform Capabilities · Sovereign Architecture

Engineered for writers who refuse to compromise on ownership

Every tool you need to write thoughtfully, govern your community, monetize directly with 0% platform fees, and preserve your words forever.

Editor & Studio ● Live Auto-Save

WYSIWYG & Markdown Studio

Distraction-free TipTap rich-text canvas with instant formatting, drag-and-drop Blossom media uploads, local draft auto-recovery, and live reading duration metrics.

Identity & Keys 100% Portable

Cryptographic Audience Sovereignty

Your subscribers and followers follow your public key (npub), not a closed platform database. If Jotstr disappears, you retain 100% of your audience.

Value-4-Value ⚡ 0% Fee

0% Platform Fee Monetization

Direct peer-to-peer Lightning Network zaps (NIP-57/LUD-16) straight into your personal wallet. Zero platform commission, zero payout delays, zero Stripe fees.

Community & Trust 🛡️ Anti-Spam Gate

Granular Comment Governance

Toggle comments globally or per individual article. Protect your discussion section with Web of Trust (WoT) spam filtering and Zap-to-Comment anti-bot gates.

Domains & Branding Auto SSL

Custom Domains & NIP-05 Identity

Map your personal domain (yourname.com) or claim your free sub-domain in 60 seconds with automated edge SSL and cryptographic verified author checkmarks.

Aesthetics & Design 8 Presets

8+ Handcrafted Hallmark Themes

Minimal, Magazine, Terminal, Journal, Atelier, and Newsprint aesthetics. Fine-tune typography scales, paper tones, and color accents with zero layout shift.

Migration & Freedom 1-Click Move

Universal 1-Click Importer & Media Sync

Import your entire publication archive in seconds from WordPress, Substack, Ghost, Medium, Hugo, or Markdown. Automatically mirrors remote media into Blossom vaults and creates NIP-23 signed articles.

Widgets & Modules NIP-51 & Kind 1

Modular Sovereign Widgets

Transform your blog into a living community hub with Zap Supporter leaderboards, Author Shortnotes (Kind 1), NIP-51 Curated Lists (bookshelf & bookmarks), Sovereign Blogrolls, and Relay Health monitors.

Complete Feature Specifications & Capabilities

Open Standard (NIP-23 / BUD-01 / NIP-05 / NIP-57 / NIP-51)

Studio & Composition

✓ TipTap WYSIWYG + Markdown dual engine
✓ Blossom drag-and-drop media uploads
✓ Local storage draft auto-persistence
✓ NIP-23 standard metadata & custom slugs
✓ Real-time word & reading duration metrics

Comments & Governance

✓ Global & per-article comment toggle
✓ Web of Trust (WoT) spam shield
✓ Zap-to-Comment anti-bot threshold
✓ Allowlist & blocklist pubkey controls
✓ NIP-22 interoperable discussion threads

Monetization & Zaps

✓ 100% direct Lightning Address (LUD-16) tips
✓ 0% platform cut — pure creator revenue
✓ Customizable zap amounts & tip widgets
✓ Supporter badges on published articles

Domains & Identity

✓ Apex & subdomain custom domain routing
✓ Instant name.jotstr.com registration
✓ NIP-05 DNS verification & checkmark
✓ Full-text standards-compliant /rss.xml feed
✓ Automated OpenGraph & Twitter cards

Design & Aesthetics

✓ 8 handcrafted typography-first layouts
✓ Live typography & color customizer
✓ Sub-50ms global Cloudflare Edge SSR

Network & Sovereignty

✓ Multi-relay parallel broadcasting
✓ Blossom BUD-01 content-addressed storage
✓ NIP-07, NIP-46 Bunker & ephemeral nsec auth
✓ 100% zero tracking scripts or cookies

Universal Importer & Migration

✓ WordPress XML & Ghost JSON 1-click import
✓ Substack CSV/ZIP & Medium export parser
✓ Hugo Markdown & frontmatter archive converter
✓ Automatic Blossom media mirroring & hashing
✓ Batch cryptographic signing & draft converter

Widgets & Community Hub

✓ Zap Supporter leaderboard & live tip stream
✓ NIP-51 Curated Lists (reading lists & bookmarks)
✓ Author shortnotes & micro-blogging feed (Kind 1)
✓ Sovereign blogrolls & cryptographic follow lists
✓ Real-time relay connectivity status & health badge

Why Writers Choose Jotstr

A publishing home designed around the writer, not the platform

Compare how traditional platforms treat your hard-earned writing versus our sovereign writer-first architecture.

What Matters	Substack / Medium	Self-Hosted WordPress	Jotstr
Audience & Followers	Platform controls subscriber access; locked to proprietary app walls.	Stored in local database; difficult to syndicate or move across apps.	True portable followers. Readers follow your cryptographic identity anywhere on the open web.
Your Writing Archive	Proprietary database subject to platform policy changes or shutdowns.	Single server point of failure; vulnerable to crashes and hosting bills.	Permanently replicated across global independent server networks.
Photos & Visuals	Compressed and locked behind platform watermarks and terms.	Requires complex CDN setup and ongoing storage management.	Full-resolution image preservation with multi-server backup and permanent integrity.
Monetization & Tips	10% – 30% platform take-rate + credit card fees + payout delays.	Clunky payment plugins, gateways, and merchant account maintenance.	0% fee, instant direct peer-to-peer Lightning tips (zaps) straight to your wallet.
Maintenance & Speed	Cookie-cutter templates with intrusive popups and sign-in walls.	PHP updates, plugin vulnerabilities, security patches, and database tuning.	Sub-50ms instant edge speed worldwide, distraction-free reading, zero maintenance.

Chapter 01 · The Writing Studio

A distraction-free studio for thoughtful prose.

Whether you write in clean Markdown or prefer a rich visual editor, Jotstr provides a calm, refined writing environment. Drag and drop high-resolution imagery, preserve drafts automatically in your browser, and publish in a single click.

—Fluid dual Markdown and visual rich-text editing with live formatting
—Instant local draft preservation — never lose an unwritten thought
—Clean tag taxonomy, custom summary, and estimated reading time

Chapter 02 · Custom Domains & Identity

Your own custom address with instant setup.

Every author receives a fast, personalized publication at yourname.jotstr.com. Want to use your own domain? Connect author.com in seconds with simple DNS configuration.

—Free instant personalized subdomains with automated SSL encryption
—One-step custom domain connection (e.g. yourname.com)
—Built-in RSS feeds so readers can follow you in their favorite reader apps

Chapter 03 · Photography & Media

High-resolution photography preserved permanently.

Your photos, cover art, and illustrations are stored with full fidelity across decentralized media servers. No compression blur, no watermarks, and no broken image links years down the road.

—Full-resolution image preservation with multi-server redundancy
—Direct drag-and-drop uploads with instant global CDN delivery
—Permanent media links that never break or rot over time

Chapter 04 · Handcrafted Themes

Typography-first aesthetics tailored for readers.

Choose from curated aesthetics like Minimal, Magazine, Journal, Bento, Terminal, or Archive. Tailor font pairings, colors, and layout presets to reflect your personal writing voice.

—8 reading-optimized presets designed for long-form comfort
—Custom avatar styling, signature geometric masks, and brand accents
—Flawless readability across mobile phones, tablets, and desktop screens

Write with your AI

Let your AI assistant do the drafting and publishing.

Connect any assistant that supports MCP to Jotstr and manage your blog by chatting. Ask it to draft a post, edit an existing one, or look up how your writing is doing.

—Create, update and publish posts from a conversation
—Check blog and post stats without leaving the chat
—Works with any assistant that speaks MCP

Architecture & Standards

Curious about the open protocol powering Jotstr?

Learn how NIP-23 long-form standards, Blossom media storage, DNS verification, and zero-database edge SSR deliver sovereign publishing without compromise.

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