The Ancient Art of Optimization™ After doing some research and comparison with other messenger apps, both private and not, we wanted to share with you all our findings. On average as it varies across different operating systems, Vector's app size is ~25 MB. To compare it with the other apps out there, we have used one "Vector Floppy Disk" for you to visualize how many "Vectors per x app". For starters, you can see there are about 17 Vectors per Signal (Signal is 17x the size of Vector). Let the numbers speak for themselves. This is reasonable and likely to change and grow with time, but many apps get stuck in this data drain and fail to optimize their codebase, which negatively affects the end user. Vector is intended and designed for every OS and platform out there, to reach the hands of everyone on the planet. If we can't get it working how we want the first time, keep optimizing... image
Vector Privacy — Privacy Policy Updated (January 21, 2026) As of January 21, 2026, we have officially published the Vector Privacy Policy, which is available on the official website as well as the Vector Privacy Gitbook. For those that are interested, we recommend checking out and reading the latest Privacy Policy to clearly understand about Vector Privacy and how we operate. We have done our best to be as transparent as possible and will always update the community as frequently as possible. If you all have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to comment. Privacy Policy (Website): Privacy Policy (Gitbook): image
Full Nostr Relay Node Guide (Linux - Ubuntu 22 + Strfry) Adding to the last announcement, we wanted to share a bit more about what it means and extend the opportunity to all those who are interested in supporting data decentralization by self-hosting a Full Vector Node on the relay network Nostr. We have just published a full guide on GitBook for Linux (Ubuntu 22) that gives you a step-by-step process on how to host your own node. The spec requirements are listed in the GitBook documentation. If anyone is interested or has any questions, just ask in ⁠the Vector Discord and the community will help you get set up! Vector Node Setup Guide: image #nostr #nostrdevs #grownostr #decentralization
We've Added a New Nostr Node for Asia! wss://asia.vectorapp.io/nostr To help support the resiliency of the decentralized relay network, we have added a new node in 🇭🇰 Hong Kong to support users in Asia with a better relay time and connectivity. In the near future, Vector will be adding support to allow users to add their own desired relays in the Settings. If you'd like to learn how to setup a Vector Node on the Nostr Network, please check out the guide below. Learn how to setup a Nostr Node: image