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As we alluded to just now, by using nostr keys as their identity, Blossom allows data to be "owned" by the user. This greatly simplifies the question of "what is spam" for server hosting. For example, on our Blossom we only allow uploads by verified community members that have a [NIP-05](nips.nostr.com/5) with us.
Users can upload to multiple blossom servers, for example, one hosted by their community, one paid, another public and free, to establish redundancy of their files. Blobs can be [mirrored](https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom/blob/master/buds/04.md) between blossom servers, much like how nostr relays can stream events to each other. This further improves the censorship resistance of blossom.
Users can upload to multiple blossom servers, for example, one hosted by their community, one paid, another public and free, to establish redundancy of their data. Blobs can be [mirrored](https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom/blob/master/buds/04.md) between blossom servers, much like how nostr relays can stream events to each other. This further improves the censorship resistance of blossom.
Below is a brief comparison table comparing torrents, Blossom and centralised CDN servers. (Assuming plentiful seeders for torrents and multiple servers are used with Blossom).
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Now, aside from the basics of how Blossom works, there are also some other event kinds that make Blossom even more interesting.
| kind | description |
| ----- | -------------- |
| 30563 | Blossom Drives |
| 36363 | Server Listing |
| 31963 | Server Review |
### kind:30563 - Blossom Drives
This event kind makes it easy to organise blobs into folders, like we are used to with cloud drives (think Google Drive, iCloud, Proton Drive etc). The event contains information about the folder structure and metadata of the drive.
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Blossom is still in development but there are already lots of cool things you can do with it to make yourself and your community more sovereign. Give it a try!
If you'd like to stay up-to-date on Blossom development, follow nostr:nprofile1qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcpzfmhxue69uhkummnw3e82efwvdhk6tcqyqnxs90qeyssm73jf3kt5dtnk997ujw6ggy6j3t0jjzw2yrv6sy22ysu5ka and give him a fat zap for his fine work.
If you'd like to stay up-to-date on Blossom development, follow nostr:nprofile1qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcpzfmhxue69uhkummnw3e82efwvdhk6tcqyqnxs90qeyssm73jf3kt5dtnk997ujw6ggy6j3t0jjzw2yrv6sy22ysu5ka and give him a big fat zap for his fine work.
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