How to get a verification badge using your own server on Damus

1. Convert Public Key to HEX format

1. Copy the Public Key from the Damus home screen
2. Open Damus’ KeyConverter and convert Public Key to HEX format

2. Creating a JSON file

1. Use a code editor (e.g. XCode on Mac)
2. Create a new folder on your desktop
3. Create “nostr.json” file
4. Enter the code below and replace <name> with your own Damus ID name (the string after @), and <pubkey> with the hex key created above.

{"names": {"<name>": "<pubkey>"}}

3. Upload JSON file

1. Open the server’s file manager
2. Create a “.well-known” folder in the public_html folder
3. Upload the nostr.json file in the “.well-known” folder

4. Enter CORS settings in .htaccess file

Add the following code between the IfModule parentheses in the .htaccess file depending on the server software.

• For Apache: Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
• For Nginx: add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' '*';

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
</IfModule>

The server I’m using is an XServer, so I used Apache’s.

5. Set NIP-05 VERIFICATION

1. Tap “Edit” on the Damus home screen
2. Enter “DamusIDname@yourservername” in NIP-05 VERIFICATION
3. Tap “Save”

If configured correctly, the authentication batch will be your server name. Tap the verification badge to access your site.