How to Run a Full Nostr Stack on a $5 VPS (With Real Numbers)

Real costs, real performance, real revenue from running a DVM, relay, 15 web tools, and XMR miner on one server.

The Stack

On one box (2 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 20GB disk): Nostr DVM (2,500 req/day), paid relay, 15 web tools, XMR miner. Total: $4.51/month.

Revenue (Honest)

Zaps: 100 sats. Relay: 0. DVM tips: 0. XMR: $0.15/mo. Total: $0.22. Content earns; services don't.

Key Lessons

PM2 over Docker saves 500MB RAM. Coinos for Lightning = zero ops. Bot traffic lies (97% was one bot). Start with content, not infra.

Tools: http://5.78.129.127.nip.io | Lightning: devtoolkit@coinos.io