Media Freedom
Independent Journalists
Censorship-Resistant
Broadcast on the Nostr network where your identity and content cannot be deplatformed, silenced, or restricted by corporate policies.
Use Cases
Who dStream Benefits and How!
dStream is built for streamers and viewers who want a censorship-resistant network, scalable P2P video fidelity, and completely decentralized monetization without middlemen taking a cut.
Creator Economy
Performers and Creators
100% Payout Ownership
Keep everything you earn. Monetization is completely decentralized with direct crypto payments—no middlemen holding your funds or taking a cut.
Live Ops
Live Community Hosts
Viewer-Powered Fidelity
As your audience grows, your stream quality gets stronger! dStream uses P2P networks so viewers help scale and boost stream fidelity for everyone.
Incentives
Incentive-Driven Networks
Assist economics
Use host policy modes, rebroadcast queue thresholds, and stake-aware assist roles to align bandwidth contribution incentives.
Self Hosting
Self-Host Operators
Production-operable stack
Deploy with Docker, TURN, relay, wallet-rpc, backup/restore, and gate checks while preserving protocol-level portability.
Communities
Curated Communities
Governance + moderation
Apply relay-backed moderation, role assignment, aliases, and inbox/profile workflows for long-lived decentralized communities.
Ways to Run dStream
Pick the setup that matches who is broadcasting and how much of the system you want to manage yourself.
Solo Creator
- Recommended for
- One person running one live channel.
- How it works
- One streaming server, plus the basic services that help viewers find and connect to it.
- What you get
- Go live quickly, keep your identity, and receive payments directly.
Community or Team
- Recommended for
- A group with several hosts, shows, or channels.
- How it works
- Broadcasters share discovery and moderation services while keeping control of their own streams.
- What you get
- Manage multiple channels with consistent moderation and a shared community presence.
Independent Operator
- Recommended for
- A person or organization that wants full control of the service.
- How it works
- Run the complete dStream system on your own server, with automated health checks and backups.
- What you get
- Control your hosting, upgrades, reliability, and recovery process.
Next steps
Read runtime docs, configure wallet integrations, then launch a broadcast with your payout rails configured.