# Nostr Private Relay over TOR

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/nostr-private-relay-over-tor/11419>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [February 10, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/nostr-private-relay-over-tor/11419 "2023-02-10T19:25:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![MarcG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MarcG](https://community.umbrel.com/u/MarcG)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/nostr-private-relay-over-tor/11419/2 "2023-02-11T21:24:54Z")

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a big difference that the wss to ws makes. i dont understand it , but it effectively means nostr apps only, not websites.

more of my struggles here. I think it works if you have damus app on an iphone, but you are not that, its very very early alpha days on nostr relays!

> [@Introducing the official Nostr Relay app](http://community.umbrel.com/t/introducing-the-official-nostr-relay-app/11339/6):
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> I could do with some help please. I tried for a few hours yesterday. Eventually i realised the current nostr relay wont work with Websites, only apps for now. I have amethyst on android. My tailscale is working fine, for its other duties, but I can get the nostr relay to work. it just stays “red” on amathyst. I even tried adding a port forward on my home xfinity gateway for 4848 to the umbrel. no dice. I have turned magic dns on and off a few times. So: on my phone browser when not at home ,…

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