Posting Notes

Send notes to the Nostr network. Your message publishes to all configured relays.

Using the TUI

1. Launch Hoot and log in to your profile:

   hoot
   

2. From the home menu, select Post a message

3. Type your note and press Enter

4. You’ll see “Posted successfully!” when published

Hashtags like #hello are automatically extracted and tagged.

Using the CLI

Post directly without the TUI:

hoot -m "Hello Nostr! #introduction"

The message publishes immediately and exits.

Relays

By default, Hoot uses three public relays:

wss://relay.damus.io
wss://relay.nostr.band
wss://nostr.wine

Add Your Own

From the TUI:

1. Select Manage Relays from home menu
2. Press a to add a relay
3. Enter the WebSocket URL (e.g., wss://my-relay.example.com)
4. Press Enter to save

The relay list is saved to relays.txt in your config directory.

Relay Configuration File

Create relays.txt in your config directory:

wss://relay.damus.io
wss://relay.nostr.band
wss://nostr.wine
wss://my-custom-relay.com

Lines starting with // are ignored as comments.

Troubleshooting Failed Posts

If posting fails:

1. No relay connection — Check your internet and relay URLs
2. Relay timeout — Some relays are slow; Hoot publishes to all configured relays and succeeds if any accept
3. Invalid key — Your private key may be corrupted; try logging in again

Viewing Your Posts

From the TUI:

• Select View feed to see recent posts

From CLI:

hoot -l

This shows your last 4 posts.