diff --git a/src/PageManager.tsx b/src/PageManager.tsx
index ac571d9..34ae472 100644
--- a/src/PageManager.tsx
+++ b/src/PageManager.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import GeneralSettingsPage from '@/pages/secondary/GeneralSettingsPage'
 import TranslationPage from '@/pages/secondary/TranslationPage'
 import { CurrentRelaysProvider } from '@/providers/CurrentRelaysProvider'
 import { NotificationProvider } from '@/providers/NotificationProvider'
-import { UserPreferencesProvider, useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
+import { useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
 import { TPageRef } from '@/types'
 import {
   cloneElement,
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ export function usePrimaryNoteView() {
 
 // Custom hook for intelligent note navigation
 export function useSmartNoteNavigation() {
-  const { hideRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
+  const { showRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
   const { push: pushSecondary } = useSecondaryPage()
   const { setPrimaryNoteView } = usePrimaryNoteView()
   
   const navigateToNote = (url: string) => {
-    if (hideRecommendedRelaysPanel) {
+    if (!showRecommendedRelaysPanel) {
       // When right panel is hidden, show note in primary area
       // Extract note ID from URL (e.g., "/notes/note1..." -> "note1...")
       const noteId = url.replace('/notes/', '')
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ export function useSmartNoteNavigation() {
 
 // Custom hook for intelligent relay navigation
 export function useSmartRelayNavigation() {
-  const { hideRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
+  const { showRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
   const { push: pushSecondary } = useSecondaryPage()
   const { navigate: navigatePrimary } = usePrimaryPage()
   
   const navigateToRelay = (url: string) => {
-    if (hideRecommendedRelaysPanel) {
+    if (!showRecommendedRelaysPanel) {
       // When right panel is hidden, navigate to relay page in primary area
       // Extract relay URL from the path (e.g., "/relays/wss%3A%2F%2F..." -> "wss://...")
       const relayUrl = url.startsWith('/relays/') ? decodeURIComponent(url.replace('/relays/', '')) : url
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ export function useSmartRelayNavigation() {
 
 // Custom hook for intelligent settings navigation
 export function useSmartSettingsNavigation() {
-  const { hideRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
+  const { showRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
   const { push: pushSecondary } = useSecondaryPage()
   const { setPrimaryNoteView } = usePrimaryNoteView()
   
   const navigateToSettings = (url: string) => {
-    if (hideRecommendedRelaysPanel) {
+    if (!showRecommendedRelaysPanel) {
       // When right panel is hidden, show settings page in primary area
       if (url === '/settings') {
         setPrimaryNoteView(<SettingsPage index={0} hideTitlebar={true} />, 'settings')
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ export function useSmartSettingsNavigation() {
 }
 
 function ConditionalHomePage() {
-  const { hideRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
+  const { showRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
   
-  if (hideRecommendedRelaysPanel) {
+  if (!showRecommendedRelaysPanel) {
     return null
   }
   
@@ -214,16 +214,16 @@ function MainContentArea({
   primaryViewType: 'note' | 'settings' | 'settings-sub' | null
   setPrimaryNoteView: (view: ReactNode | null, type?: 'note' | 'settings' | 'settings-sub') => void
 }) {
-  const { hideRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
+  const { showRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
   
-  // If recommended relays panel is hidden, use single column layout
-  // Otherwise use two-column grid layout
-  const gridClass = hideRecommendedRelaysPanel ? "grid-cols-1" : "grid-cols-2"
+  // If recommended relays panel is shown, use two-column layout
+  // Otherwise use single column layout
+  const gridClass = showRecommendedRelaysPanel ? "grid-cols-2" : "grid-cols-1"
   
   return (
     <div className={`grid ${gridClass} gap-2 w-full pr-2 py-2`}>
       <div className="rounded-lg shadow-lg bg-background overflow-hidden">
-        {hideRecommendedRelaysPanel && primaryNoteView ? (
+        {!showRecommendedRelaysPanel && primaryNoteView ? (
           // Show note view with back button when right panel is hidden
           <div className="flex flex-col h-full w-full">
             <div className="flex gap-1 p-1 items-center justify-between font-semibold border-b">
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function MainContentArea({
           ))
         )}
       </div>
-      {!hideRecommendedRelaysPanel && (
+      {showRecommendedRelaysPanel && (
         <div className="rounded-lg shadow-lg bg-background overflow-hidden">
           {secondaryStack.map((item, index) => (
             <div
@@ -507,39 +507,37 @@ export function PageManager({ maxStackSize = 5 }: { maxStackSize?: number }) {
               : 0
           }}
         >
-          <CurrentRelaysProvider>
-            <NotificationProvider>
-              <UserPreferencesProvider>
-                <PrimaryNoteViewContext.Provider value={{ setPrimaryNoteView }}>
-              {!!secondaryStack.length &&
-                secondaryStack.map((item, index) => (
-                  <div
-                    key={item.index}
-                    style={{
-                      display: index === secondaryStack.length - 1 ? 'block' : 'none'
-                    }}
-                  >
-                    {item.component}
-                  </div>
-                ))}
-              {primaryPages.map(({ name, element, props }) => (
+        <CurrentRelaysProvider>
+          <NotificationProvider>
+            <PrimaryNoteViewContext.Provider value={{ setPrimaryNoteView }}>
+            {!!secondaryStack.length &&
+              secondaryStack.map((item, index) => (
                 <div
-                  key={name}
+                  key={item.index}
                   style={{
-                    display:
-                      secondaryStack.length === 0 && currentPrimaryPage === name ? 'block' : 'none'
+                    display: index === secondaryStack.length - 1 ? 'block' : 'none'
                   }}
                 >
-                  {props ? cloneElement(element as React.ReactElement, props) : element}
+                  {item.component}
                 </div>
               ))}
-              <BottomNavigationBar />
-              <TooManyRelaysAlertDialog />
-              <CreateWalletGuideToast />
-                </PrimaryNoteViewContext.Provider>
-              </UserPreferencesProvider>
-            </NotificationProvider>
-          </CurrentRelaysProvider>
+            {primaryPages.map(({ name, element, props }) => (
+              <div
+                key={name}
+                style={{
+                  display:
+                    secondaryStack.length === 0 && currentPrimaryPage === name ? 'block' : 'none'
+                }}
+              >
+                {props ? cloneElement(element as React.ReactElement, props) : element}
+              </div>
+            ))}
+            <BottomNavigationBar />
+            <TooManyRelaysAlertDialog />
+            <CreateWalletGuideToast />
+            </PrimaryNoteViewContext.Provider>
+          </NotificationProvider>
+        </CurrentRelaysProvider>
         </SecondaryPageContext.Provider>
       </PrimaryPageContext.Provider>
     )
@@ -562,8 +560,7 @@ export function PageManager({ maxStackSize = 5 }: { maxStackSize?: number }) {
       >
         <CurrentRelaysProvider>
           <NotificationProvider>
-            <UserPreferencesProvider>
-              <PrimaryNoteViewContext.Provider value={{ setPrimaryNoteView }}>
+            <PrimaryNoteViewContext.Provider value={{ setPrimaryNoteView }}>
             <div className="flex flex-col items-center bg-surface-background">
               <div
                 className="flex h-[var(--vh)] w-full bg-surface-background"
@@ -584,8 +581,7 @@ export function PageManager({ maxStackSize = 5 }: { maxStackSize?: number }) {
             </div>
             <TooManyRelaysAlertDialog />
             <CreateWalletGuideToast />
-              </PrimaryNoteViewContext.Provider>
-            </UserPreferencesProvider>
+            </PrimaryNoteViewContext.Provider>
           </NotificationProvider>
         </CurrentRelaysProvider>
       </SecondaryPageContext.Provider>
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 003a93b..35d0591 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const StorageKey = {
   NOTIFICATION_LIST_STYLE: 'notificationListStyle',
   MEDIA_AUTO_LOAD_POLICY: 'mediaAutoLoadPolicy',
   SHOWN_CREATE_WALLET_GUIDE_TOAST_PUBKEYS: 'shownCreateWalletGuideToastPubkeys',
-  HIDE_RECOMMENDED_RELAYS_PANEL: 'hideRecommendedRelaysPanel',
+  SHOW_RECOMMENDED_RELAYS_PANEL: 'showRecommendedRelaysPanel',
   MEDIA_UPLOAD_SERVICE: 'mediaUploadService', // deprecated
   HIDE_UNTRUSTED_EVENTS: 'hideUntrustedEvents', // deprecated
   ACCOUNT_RELAY_LIST_EVENT_MAP: 'accountRelayListEventMap', // deprecated
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ export const BIG_RELAY_URLS = [
   'wss://theforest.nostr1.com',
   'wss://orly-relay.imwald.eu',
   'wss://nostr.land',
-  'wss://nostr.wine',
-  'wss://nostr.sovbit.host',
-  'wss://nostr21.com',
-  'wss://thecitadel.nostr1.com'
+  'wss://thecitadel.nostr1.com',
 ]
 
 // Optimized relay list for read operations (includes aggregator)
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
index 22ba28c..5073c6b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ export default {
     Article: 'Artikel',
     Unfavorite: 'Nicht mehr favorisieren',
     'Recommended relays': 'Empfohlene Relays',
+    'Show recommended relays panel': 'Empfohlene Relays-Panel anzeigen',
+    'Display the right-side panel with recommended relays on desktop': 'Das rechte Panel mit empfohlenen Relays auf dem Desktop anzeigen',
     'Blossom server URLs': 'Blossom-Server-URLs',
     'You need to add at least one blossom server in order to upload media files.':
       'Du musst mindestens einen Blossom-Server hinzufügen, um Mediendateien hochladen zu können.',
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 77b0628..2d4caa8 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ export default {
     Article: 'Article',
     Unfavorite: 'Unfavorite',
     'Recommended relays': 'Recommended relays',
+    'Show recommended relays panel': 'Show recommended relays panel',
+    'Display the right-side panel with recommended relays on desktop': 'Display the right-side panel with recommended relays on desktop',
     'Blossom server URLs': 'Blossom server URLs',
     'You need to add at least one blossom server in order to upload media files.':
       'You need to add at least one blossom server in order to upload media files.',
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/DiscussionsPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/DiscussionsPage/index.tsx
index e8ffb24..89d4701 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/DiscussionsPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/DiscussionsPage/index.tsx
@@ -145,10 +145,11 @@ const DiscussionsPage = forwardRef((_, ref) => {
         }
       }
       
-      // Use favorite relays from provider (includes stored relay sets) + user's read relays or fast read relays
+      // Use favorite relays from provider (includes stored relay sets) + user's read relays + fast read relays
       const allRawRelays = [
         ...favoriteRelays,
-        ...(userReadRelays.length > 0 ? userReadRelays : FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS)
+        ...userReadRelays,
+        ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS
       ]
       
       // Normalize and deduplicate all relays
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/GeneralSettingsPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/GeneralSettingsPage/index.tsx
index a329930..f4a9059 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/GeneralSettingsPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/GeneralSettingsPage/index.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const GeneralSettingsPage = forwardRef(({ index, hideTitlebar = false }: { index
     setMediaAutoLoadPolicy
   } = useContentPolicy()
   const { hideUntrustedNotes, updateHideUntrustedNotes } = useUserTrust()
-  const { notificationListStyle, updateNotificationListStyle } = useUserPreferences()
+  const { notificationListStyle, updateNotificationListStyle, showRecommendedRelaysPanel, updateShowRecommendedRelaysPanel } = useUserPreferences()
 
   const handleLanguageChange = (value: TLanguage) => {
     i18n.changeLanguage(value)
@@ -151,6 +151,19 @@ const GeneralSettingsPage = forwardRef(({ index, hideTitlebar = false }: { index
           </Label>
           <Switch id="show-nsfw" checked={defaultShowNsfw} onCheckedChange={setDefaultShowNsfw} />
         </SettingItem>
+        <SettingItem>
+          <Label htmlFor="show-recommended-relays" className="text-base font-normal">
+            <div>{t('Show recommended relays panel')}</div>
+            <div className="text-muted-foreground">
+              {t('Display the right-side panel with recommended relays on desktop')}
+            </div>
+          </Label>
+          <Switch 
+            id="show-recommended-relays" 
+            checked={showRecommendedRelaysPanel} 
+            onCheckedChange={updateShowRecommendedRelaysPanel} 
+          />
+        </SettingItem>
         <SettingItem>
           <div>
             <a
diff --git a/src/providers/UserPreferencesProvider.tsx b/src/providers/UserPreferencesProvider.tsx
index 9fbe673..c4be999 100644
--- a/src/providers/UserPreferencesProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/UserPreferencesProvider.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { createContext, useContext, useState } from 'react'
 type TUserPreferencesContext = {
   notificationListStyle: TNotificationStyle
   updateNotificationListStyle: (style: TNotificationStyle) => void
-  hideRecommendedRelaysPanel: boolean
-  updateHideRecommendedRelaysPanel: (hide: boolean) => void
+  showRecommendedRelaysPanel: boolean
+  updateShowRecommendedRelaysPanel: (show: boolean) => void
 }
 
 const UserPreferencesContext = createContext<TUserPreferencesContext | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export function UserPreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNod
   const [notificationListStyle, setNotificationListStyle] = useState(
     storage.getNotificationListStyle()
   )
-  const [hideRecommendedRelaysPanel, setHideRecommendedRelaysPanel] = useState(
-    storage.getHideRecommendedRelaysPanel()
+  const [showRecommendedRelaysPanel, setShowRecommendedRelaysPanel] = useState(
+    storage.getShowRecommendedRelaysPanel()
   )
 
   const updateNotificationListStyle = (style: TNotificationStyle) => {
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ export function UserPreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNod
     storage.setNotificationListStyle(style)
   }
 
-  const updateHideRecommendedRelaysPanel = (hide: boolean) => {
-    setHideRecommendedRelaysPanel(hide)
-    storage.setHideRecommendedRelaysPanel(hide)
+  const updateShowRecommendedRelaysPanel = (show: boolean) => {
+    setShowRecommendedRelaysPanel(show)
+    storage.setShowRecommendedRelaysPanel(show)
   }
 
   return (
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export function UserPreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNod
       value={{
         notificationListStyle,
         updateNotificationListStyle,
-        hideRecommendedRelaysPanel,
-        updateHideRecommendedRelaysPanel
+        showRecommendedRelaysPanel,
+        updateShowRecommendedRelaysPanel
       }}
     >
       {children}
diff --git a/src/services/local-storage.service.ts b/src/services/local-storage.service.ts
index f9b5107..50a050f 100644
--- a/src/services/local-storage.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/local-storage.service.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class LocalStorageService {
   private hideContentMentioningMutedUsers: boolean = false
   private notificationListStyle: TNotificationStyle = NOTIFICATION_LIST_STYLE.DETAILED
   private mediaAutoLoadPolicy: TMediaAutoLoadPolicy = MEDIA_AUTO_LOAD_POLICY.ALWAYS
-  private hideRecommendedRelaysPanel: boolean = false
+  private showRecommendedRelaysPanel: boolean = true
   private shownCreateWalletGuideToastPubkeys: Set<string> = new Set()
 
   constructor() {
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ class LocalStorageService {
     this.dismissedTooManyRelaysAlert =
       window.localStorage.getItem(StorageKey.DISMISSED_TOO_MANY_RELAYS_ALERT) === 'true'
 
-    this.hideRecommendedRelaysPanel =
-      window.localStorage.getItem(StorageKey.HIDE_RECOMMENDED_RELAYS_PANEL) === 'true'
+    const storedValue = window.localStorage.getItem(StorageKey.SHOW_RECOMMENDED_RELAYS_PANEL)
+    this.showRecommendedRelaysPanel = storedValue !== 'false' // Default to true if not explicitly set to false
 
     const showKindsStr = window.localStorage.getItem(StorageKey.SHOW_KINDS)
     if (!showKindsStr) {
@@ -460,13 +460,13 @@ class LocalStorageService {
     window.localStorage.setItem(StorageKey.DISMISSED_TOO_MANY_RELAYS_ALERT, dismissed.toString())
   }
 
-  getHideRecommendedRelaysPanel() {
-    return this.hideRecommendedRelaysPanel
+  getShowRecommendedRelaysPanel() {
+    return this.showRecommendedRelaysPanel
   }
 
-  setHideRecommendedRelaysPanel(hide: boolean) {
-    this.hideRecommendedRelaysPanel = hide
-    window.localStorage.setItem(StorageKey.HIDE_RECOMMENDED_RELAYS_PANEL, hide.toString())
+  setShowRecommendedRelaysPanel(show: boolean) {
+    this.showRecommendedRelaysPanel = show
+    window.localStorage.setItem(StorageKey.SHOW_RECOMMENDED_RELAYS_PANEL, show.toString())
   }
 
   getShowKinds() {