The previous behavior sent logged-out single-recipient donors straight
into the external-pay (BIP-21 QR) view, which is the lossy path —
externally-paid donations never publish a kind 8333 receipt, so they
don't count toward the campaign goal or show up in the donor list.
Now the dialog opens on a LoggedOutChooserView that presents the
ideal path first:
1. **Log in & donate** (recommended, highlighted card). Opens the
standard LoginDialog inline; on success the outer DonateDialog
re-renders into the normal donate form.
2. **Donate to {Recipient} directly** — secondary option, only shown
for single-recipient campaigns. Copy makes the tradeoff explicit:
the recipient still receives the funds, but the donation won't
count toward the campaign goal.
Multi-recipient campaigns hide the secondary option (the split
fundamentally needs the donor's signed PSBT) and explain why.
ExternalPayView gains an optional onBack so users can return to the
chooser without closing the dialog.
Agora
Power to the people.
Agora is a Nostr client focused on community ownership, expressive identity, and censorship resistance. This repository (agora-3) is the Agora-branded app built from the Ditto codebase.
What This Repo Is
- Agora product identity (name, theme, assets, native IDs)
- Ditto-derived implementation with broad Nostr feature coverage
- Configurable deployment defaults via
agora.json
Features
- Community-first social client: notes, articles, comments, reposts, reactions, and rich event rendering
- Theming system: built-in presets + custom color/font/background themes that can be shared as events
- Lightning support: zaps with Nostr Wallet Connect and WebLN
- Private messaging: NIP-04 and NIP-17 direct messages
- Mobile app shell: Capacitor-powered Android/iOS wrappers
- Self-hostable: static web build + configurable relay and upload infrastructure
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Node.js 22+
- npm 10.9.4+
Development
git clone https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/agora-3.git
cd agora-3
npm install
npm run dev
Development server: http://localhost:8080
Docker Getting Started
Use Docker Compose when you want the nginx reverse-proxy stack (necessary if you want decryptable media in messages - kind 15s of NIP 17):
git clone https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/agora-3.git
cd agora-3
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up --build
Proxy URL: http://localhost:8083
This starts:
viteservice on the internal Docker network (vite:8080)webservice (nginx) on host port8082, proxying to Vite with websocket support
Stop stack:
docker compose down
Production-style container build:
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build
Build
npm run build
Build output: dist/
Validate
npm test
This runs type-checking, linting, unit tests, and production build checks.
Configuration
Build-time config is read from agora.json (gitignored by default so each deployment can provide its own values).
{
"theme": "dark",
"relayMetadata": {
"relays": [
{ "url": "wss://relay.ditto.pub", "read": true, "write": true },
{ "url": "wss://relay.primal.net", "read": true, "write": true },
{ "url": "wss://relay.damus.io", "read": true, "write": true }
]
},
"blossomServers": [
"https://blossom.ditto.pub",
"https://blossom.primal.net/"
]
}
Configuration priority (highest first):
- User settings (local storage)
- Build config (
agora.json) - Hardcoded app defaults
Use a custom config path:
CONFIG_FILE=./my-config.json npm run build
Deployment
Agora builds to static files and can be deployed to any static host.
- GitLab/GitHub Pages
- Netlify/Vercel
- VPS or any web server with SPA routing fallback
For Android:
npm run build
npx cap sync
npx cap open android
Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | React 18 |
| Build | Vite |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Styling | TailwindCSS 3 + shadcn/ui |
| Routing | React Router |
| Data | TanStack Query |
| Nostr | Nostrify + nostr-tools |
| Mobile | Capacitor |
| Testing | Vitest + React Testing Library |
Contributing
Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a merge request.