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+<p><b>This repository is in maintenance mode and adventurous programmers are encouraged to try <a href="https://pkg.go.dev/fiatjaf.com/nostr/khatru"><code>fiatjaf.com/nostr/khatru@master</code></a> instead.</b></p>
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+<p>The core codebase and functionality are the same, but the API breaks a little bit (for good reason) and there are some new features.</p>
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 # khatru, a relay framework [![docs badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-reference-blue)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/fiatjaf/khatru#Relay)
 
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