matthew - retroedge.tech on Nostr: While using a nostr web app, looks like there was a bit of downtime and I got this ...
While using a nostr web app, looks like there was a bit of downtime and I got this 403 error.
Disappointing to see the bottom line that they are hosting it on Azure (Microsoft).
So even "alternative tech" is often hosted on BigTech resources. This is of course just the particular web front end that I was using and not the whole of nostr... but still disappointing to see.
The web app came back up after a minute or so of downtime.
#nostr #Azure #Microsoft #BigTech
Published at
2026-05-26 13:39:44 UTCEvent JSON
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