diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ab80f11..56a43e7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ COPY --link . ./
 RUN rm -Rf frankenphp/
 
 RUN set -eux; \
-	composer install --no-cache --prefer-dist --no-dev --no-progress
+	composer install --no-cache --prefer-dist --no-progress
 
 RUN set -eux; \
 	mkdir -p var/cache var/log; \
diff --git a/bin/relay/ingest.sh b/bin/relay/ingest.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 24a650d..0000000
--- a/bin/relay/ingest.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-echo "[$(date)] Starting relay ingest..."
-
-# Config via env or defaults
-UPSTREAMS=${UPSTREAMS:-"wss://relay.snort.social wss://relay.damus.io wss://relay.nostr.band"}
-DAYS_ARTICLES=${DAYS_ARTICLES:-7}
-DAYS_THREADS=${DAYS_THREADS:-3}
-
-# These two should be programmatically generated from app DB; allow overrides:
-ARTICLE_E_LIST=${ARTICLE_E_LIST:-'[]'}  # e.g. ["<eventid1>","<eventid2>"]
-ARTICLE_A_LIST=${ARTICLE_A_LIST:-'[]'}  # e.g. ["30023:<authorhex>:<d>",...]
-
-# Helper functions for date calculation
-now_ts() { date +%s; }
-since_days() {
-  local days=$1
-  if command -v date >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    # Try GNU date
-    if date -d "-${days} days" +%s 2>/dev/null; then
-      return 0
-    # Try BSD date (macOS)
-    elif date -v-${days}d +%s 2>/dev/null; then
-      return 0
-    fi
-  fi
-  # Fallback: rough calculation
-  echo $(( $(date +%s) - (days * 86400) ))
-}
-
-# Build filters using jq if available, otherwise use basic JSON
-if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  FILTER_ARTICLES=$(jq -nc --argjson kinds '[30023]' --arg since "$(since_days $DAYS_ARTICLES)" '
-    {kinds:$kinds, since: ($since|tonumber)}')
-
-  FILTER_REPLIES_E=$(jq -nc --argjson kinds '[1]' --argjson es "$ARTICLE_E_LIST" --arg since "$(since_days $DAYS_THREADS)" '
-    {kinds:$kinds, "#e":$es, since: ($since|tonumber)}')
-
-  FILTER_REPLIES_A=$(jq -nc --argjson kinds '[1]' --argjson as "$ARTICLE_A_LIST" --arg since "$(since_days $DAYS_THREADS)" '
-    {kinds:$kinds, "#a":$as, since: ($since|tonumber)}')
-
-  FILTER_REACTS=$(jq -nc --argjson kinds '[7]' --argjson es "$ARTICLE_E_LIST" '{kinds:$kinds, "#e":$es}')
-  FILTER_ZAPS=$(jq -nc --argjson kinds '[9735]' --argjson es "$ARTICLE_E_LIST" '{kinds:$kinds, "#e":$es}')
-  FILTER_HL=$(jq -nc --argjson kinds '[9802]' --argjson as "$ARTICLE_A_LIST" '{kinds:$kinds, "#a":$as}')
-  FILTER_PROFILES=$(jq -nc --argjson kinds '[0]' '{kinds:$kinds}')
-  FILTER_DELETES=$(jq -nc --argjson kinds '[5]' --arg since "$(since_days 30)" '{kinds:$kinds, since:($since|tonumber)}')
-else
-  # Fallback to basic JSON strings
-  SINCE_ARTICLES=$(since_days $DAYS_ARTICLES)
-  SINCE_THREADS=$(since_days $DAYS_THREADS)
-  SINCE_DELETES=$(since_days 30)
-
-  FILTER_ARTICLES="{\"kinds\":[30023],\"since\":${SINCE_ARTICLES}}"
-  FILTER_REPLIES_E="{\"kinds\":[1],\"#e\":${ARTICLE_E_LIST},\"since\":${SINCE_THREADS}}"
-  FILTER_REPLIES_A="{\"kinds\":[1],\"#a\":${ARTICLE_A_LIST},\"since\":${SINCE_THREADS}}"
-  FILTER_REACTS="{\"kinds\":[7],\"#e\":${ARTICLE_E_LIST}}"
-  FILTER_ZAPS="{\"kinds\":[9735],\"#e\":${ARTICLE_E_LIST}}"
-  FILTER_HL="{\"kinds\":[9802],\"#a\":${ARTICLE_A_LIST}}"
-  FILTER_PROFILES="{\"kinds\":[0]}"
-  FILTER_DELETES="{\"kinds\":[5],\"since\":${SINCE_DELETES}}"
-fi
-
-run_sync() {
-  local upstream=$1
-  local filter=$2
-  local label=$3
-  echo "[$(date)] Syncing ${label} from ${upstream}..."
-
-  # Write filter to temp file to avoid shell escaping nightmares
-  local tmpfile="/tmp/strfry-filter-$$.json"
-  echo "$filter" | docker compose exec strfry sh -c "cat > $tmpfile"
-
-  # Run sync with filter file
-  docker compose exec strfry sh -c "./strfry sync '$upstream' --filter=\$(cat $tmpfile) && rm $tmpfile" || echo "[$(date)] WARNING: sync failed for ${label} from ${upstream}"
-}
-
-# Sync from all upstream relays
-for R in $UPSTREAMS; do
-  echo "[$(date)] Processing relay: ${R}"
-  run_sync "$R" "$FILTER_ARTICLES" "articles (30023)"
-  run_sync "$R" "$FILTER_REPLIES_E" "replies by event-id"
-  run_sync "$R" "$FILTER_REPLIES_A" "replies by a-tag"
-  run_sync "$R" "$FILTER_REACTS" "reactions (7)"
-  run_sync "$R" "$FILTER_ZAPS" "zap receipts (9735)"
-  run_sync "$R" "$FILTER_HL" "highlights (9802)"
-  run_sync "$R" "$FILTER_PROFILES" "profiles (0)"
-  run_sync "$R" "$FILTER_DELETES" "deletes (5)"
-done
-
-echo "[$(date)] Relay ingest complete."
-
diff --git a/bin/relay/prime.sh b/bin/relay/prime.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 88e4821..0000000
--- a/bin/relay/prime.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-echo "[$(date)] Starting relay prime (one-time backfill)..."
-
-# Larger time windows for initial backfill
-export DAYS_ARTICLES=${DAYS_ARTICLES:-90}
-export DAYS_THREADS=${DAYS_THREADS:-30}
-
-# Use the same ingest logic but with extended time windows
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-exec "${SCRIPT_DIR}/ingest.sh"
-
diff --git a/bin/relay/test-smoke.php b/bin/relay/test-smoke.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fd020c..0000000
--- a/bin/relay/test-smoke.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env php
-<?php
-/**
- * Smoke test for the local relay
- * Tests that the relay is up and can serve basic queries
- */
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-// Bootstrap Symfony autoloader if available, or try to use vendor autoload directly
-$possibleAutoloaders = [
-    __DIR__ . '/../../vendor/autoload.php',
-    __DIR__ . '/../../../vendor/autoload.php',
-];
-
-$autoloaderFound = false;
-foreach ($possibleAutoloaders as $autoloader) {
-    if (file_exists($autoloader)) {
-        require_once $autoloader;
-        $autoloaderFound = true;
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-if (!$autoloaderFound) {
-    fwrite(STDERR, "ERROR: Could not find autoloader. Run 'composer install' first.\n");
-    exit(1);
-}
-
-use swentel\nostr\Relay\Relay;
-use swentel\nostr\Message\RequestMessage;
-use swentel\nostr\Filter;
-use WebSocket\Message\Text;
-use WebSocket\Exception\TimeoutException;
-
-// Get relay URL from environment or use default
-$relayUrl = getenv('NOSTR_DEFAULT_RELAY') ?: 'ws://localhost:7777';
-
-echo "Testing relay: {$relayUrl}\n";
-echo str_repeat('-', 60) . "\n";
-
-try {
-    // Test 1: Basic connection
-    echo "Test 1: Connecting to relay...\n";
-    $relay = new Relay($relayUrl);
-    $relay->connect();
-    echo "✓ Connected successfully\n\n";
-
-    // Test 2: Query for long-form articles (kind 30023)
-    echo "Test 2: Querying for kind:30023 events (limit 1)...\n";
-
-    $filter = new Filter();
-    $filter->setKinds([30023]);
-    $filter->setLimit(1);
-
-    $subscriptionId = 'test-' . bin2hex(random_bytes(8));
-    $requestMessage = new RequestMessage($subscriptionId, [$filter]);
-
-    $client = $relay->getClient();
-    $client->setTimeout(10);
-    $client->text($requestMessage->generate());
-
-    $foundEvent = false;
-    $eventCount = 0;
-    $startTime = time();
-    $timeout = 10;
-
-    while ((time() - $startTime) < $timeout) {
-        try {
-            $response = $client->receive();
-
-            if (!$response instanceof Text) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $content = $response->getContent();
-            $decoded = json_decode($content, true);
-
-            if (!is_array($decoded) || count($decoded) < 2) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $messageType = $decoded[0] ?? '';
-
-            if ($messageType === 'EVENT') {
-                $eventCount++;
-                $event = $decoded[2] ?? [];
-                $eventId = $event['id'] ?? 'unknown';
-                $eventKind = $event['kind'] ?? 'unknown';
-
-                echo "✓ Received EVENT: id={$eventId}, kind={$eventKind}\n";
-                $foundEvent = true;
-
-                // Send CLOSE
-                $client->text(json_encode(['CLOSE', $subscriptionId]));
-                break;
-            } elseif ($messageType === 'EOSE') {
-                echo "  Received EOSE (End of Stored Events)\n";
-                // Send CLOSE
-                $client->text(json_encode(['CLOSE', $subscriptionId]));
-                break;
-            } elseif ($messageType === 'NOTICE' || $messageType === 'CLOSED') {
-                echo "  Received {$messageType}: " . ($decoded[1] ?? '') . "\n";
-                break;
-            }
-        } catch (TimeoutException $e) {
-            echo "  Timeout waiting for response\n";
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!$foundEvent && $eventCount === 0) {
-        echo "⚠ No events found (relay might be empty - try running 'make relay-prime' first)\n\n";
-    } else {
-        echo "\n";
-    }
-
-    // Test 3: Verify write rejection
-    echo "Test 3: Testing write policy (should reject)...\n";
-    // We'll just document this - actual test would require creating a signed event
-    echo "⚠ Write rejection test not implemented (requires event signing)\n";
-    echo "  Manual test: Try publishing an event - should receive rejection message\n\n";
-
-    $relay->disconnect();
-
-    echo str_repeat('-', 60) . "\n";
-    echo "✓ Smoke test completed successfully\n";
-
-    exit(0);
-
-} catch (\Exception $e) {
-    echo "\n✗ ERROR: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
-    echo "Stack trace:\n" . $e->getTraceAsString() . "\n";
-    exit(1);
-}
-
diff --git a/bin/relay/verify-config.php b/bin/relay/verify-config.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f8b532..0000000
--- a/bin/relay/verify-config.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env php
-<?php
-/**
- * Verify Nostr relay configuration
- * Checks that the app is configured to use the local relay
- */
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-echo "=== Nostr Relay Configuration Verification ===\n\n";
-
-// Check environment variable
-$relayUrl = getenv('NOSTR_DEFAULT_RELAY');
-echo "1. Environment Variable Check:\n";
-echo "   NOSTR_DEFAULT_RELAY = " . ($relayUrl ?: '(not set)') . "\n";
-
-if ($relayUrl === 'ws://strfry:7777') {
-    echo "   ✅ Correctly configured for local relay\n";
-} elseif ($relayUrl) {
-    echo "   ⚠️  Set to: $relayUrl\n";
-} else {
-    echo "   ⚠️  Not set - will use public relays\n";
-}
-
-echo "\n2. Docker Network Check:\n";
-echo "   Local relay should be accessible at: ws://strfry:7777\n";
-
-// Try to resolve strfry hostname (from inside container)
-if (function_exists('gethostbyname')) {
-    $ip = gethostbyname('strfry');
-    if ($ip !== 'strfry') {
-        echo "   ✅ strfry hostname resolves to: $ip\n";
-    } else {
-        echo "   ⚠️  Cannot resolve strfry hostname (may not be in same network)\n";
-    }
-}
-
-echo "\n3. Configuration File Check:\n";
-echo "   services.yaml should have:\n";
-echo "   - Parameter: nostr_default_relay\n";
-echo "   - Binding: \$nostrDefaultRelay\n";
-echo "   ✅ These are configured\n";
-
-echo "\n4. NostrClient Service Check:\n";
-echo "   Constructor should receive nostrDefaultRelay parameter\n";
-echo "   Should log: 'Using configured default Nostr relay'\n";
-echo "   ✅ Code is in place\n";
-
-echo "\n=== Summary ===\n";
-if ($relayUrl === 'ws://strfry:7777') {
-    echo "✅ Everything is configured correctly!\n";
-    echo "\nYour Symfony app will:\n";
-    echo "- Use ws://strfry:7777 as default relay\n";
-    echo "- Fall back to public relays if local relay is unavailable\n";
-    echo "- Log relay usage on startup\n";
-} else {
-    echo "⚠️  Configuration needs adjustment\n";
-    echo "\nTo fix:\n";
-    echo "1. Set in .env: NOSTR_DEFAULT_RELAY=ws://strfry:7777\n";
-    echo "2. Restart containers: docker compose restart php worker\n";
-}
-
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 6695046..cfa2027 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -92,46 +92,21 @@ services:
 ###> strfry relay ###
   strfry:
     image: dockurr/strfry:latest
-    container_name: newsroom-strfry
     restart: unless-stopped
-    environment:
-      - RELAY_NAME=Decent Newsroom Read-Cache Relay
-      - RELAY_DESCRIPTION=Read-only cache relay for Decent Newsroom
-      - RELAY_WRITE_POLICY=/app/write-policy.sh
+    command:
+      - /bin/sh
+      - -c
+      - |
+        ./strfry relay /etc/strfry.conf &
+        ./strfry router /etc/router.conf &
+        wait
     volumes:
-      - ./infra/strfry/write-policy.sh:/app/write-policy.sh:ro
-      - strfry_data:/app/strfry-db
+        - ./docker/strfry/strfry.conf:/etc/strfry.conf:ro
+        - ./docker/strfry/write-policy.sh:/app/write-policy.sh:ro
+        - ./docker/strfry/router.conf:/etc/router.conf:ro
+        - strfry_data:/var/lib/strfry
     ports:
-      - "7777:7777"  # Expose for local testing (ws://localhost:7777)
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "timeout 3 bash -c '</dev/tcp/localhost/7777' || exit 1"]
-      interval: 10s
-      timeout: 3s
-      retries: 10
-      start_period: 5s
-    networks:
-      - default
-
-  ingest:
-    build:
-      context: ./infra/cron
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    container_name: newsroom-ingest
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    command: ["/usr/local/bin/supercronic", "/etc/cron/crontab"]
-    volumes:
-      - ./infra/cron/crontab:/etc/cron/crontab:ro
-      - ./bin:/app/bin:ro
-      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
-    depends_on:
-      strfry:
-        condition: service_healthy
-    environment:
-      - UPSTREAMS=${RELAY_UPSTREAMS:-wss://relay.snort.social wss://relay.damus.io wss://relay.nostr.band}
-      - DAYS_ARTICLES=${RELAY_DAYS_ARTICLES:-7}
-      - DAYS_THREADS=${RELAY_DAYS_THREADS:-3}
-    networks:
-      - default
+        - "7777:7777"  # Expose for local testing (ws://localhost:7777)
 ###< strfry relay ###
 
 volumes:
diff --git a/docker/cron/crontab b/docker/cron/crontab
index 328cf05..aadf467 100644
--- a/docker/cron/crontab
+++ b/docker/cron/crontab
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 0 */6 * * * /index_articles.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
-0 */2 * * * /media_discovery.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
+2 */2 * * * /media_discovery.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
 0 */2 * * * /article_discovery.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
diff --git a/docker/strfry/router.conf b/docker/strfry/router.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09ea81d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/strfry/router.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Same DB path the relay uses
+db = "/var/lib/strfry"
+
+streams {
+  # One named stream group that pulls down exactly the kinds you care about
+  ingest {
+    dir = "down"
+
+    # Pull long-form + replies + reactions + zaps + highlights + hygiene
+    # 30023 = NIP-23 article
+    # 30024 = NIP-23 draft
+    # 1     = replies/comments
+    # 1111  = comments
+    # 7     = reactions
+    # 9735  = zap receipts
+    # 9802  = highlights
+    # 0     = profiles
+    # 5     = deletes
+    filter = {"kinds":[30023,30024,1111,9735,9802,0,5]}
+
+    urls = [
+      "wss://nos.lol"
+      "wss://relay.damus.io"
+      "wss://theforest.nostr1.com"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  # If you later want a second policy (e.g., only profiles), add another block:
+  # { "kinds": [30023, 1111, 9802] }
+  # profiles_only {
+  #   dir = "down"
+  #   filter = { "kinds": [0] }
+  #   urls = [ "wss://nos.lol" ]
+  # }
+}
diff --git a/infra/strfry/strfry.conf b/docker/strfry/strfry.conf
similarity index 92%
rename from infra/strfry/strfry.conf
rename to docker/strfry/strfry.conf
index 3a9b6fd..9e96456 100644
--- a/infra/strfry/strfry.conf
+++ b/docker/strfry/strfry.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ##
 
 # Directory that contains the strfry LMDB database (restart required)
-db = "/app/strfry-db"
+db = "/var/lib/strfry"
 
 dbParams {
     # Maximum number of threads/processes that can simultaneously have LMDB transactions open (restart required)
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ relay {
         name = "Decent Newsroom Read-Cache Relay"
 
         # NIP-11: Detailed information about relay, free-form
-        description = "Read-only cache relay; denies client writes. Crawls upstream relays for long-form articles and related activity."
+        description = "Read-only cache relay for long-form articles and related activity."
 
         # NIP-11: Administrative nostr pubkey, for contact purposes
-        pubkey = ""
+        pubkey = "d475ce4b3977507130f42c7f86346ef936800f3ae74d5ecf8089280cdc1923e9"
 
         # NIP-11: Alternative administrative contact (email, website, etc)
-        contact = ""
+        contact = "decentnewsroom.com"
     }
 
     # Maximum accepted incoming websocket frame size (should be larger than max event) (restart required)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ relay {
 
     writePolicy {
         # If non-empty, path to an executable script that implements the writePolicy plugin logic
-        plugin = "/app/write-policy.sh"
+        # plugin = "/opt/write-policy.sh"
     }
 
     compression {
diff --git a/infra/strfry/write-policy.sh b/docker/strfry/write-policy.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from infra/strfry/write-policy.sh
rename to docker/strfry/write-policy.sh
diff --git a/infra/cron/Dockerfile b/infra/cron/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index cfecbc5..0000000
--- a/infra/cron/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-FROM alpine:3.19
-
-# Install supercronic, bash, jq, docker-cli for the ingest script
-RUN apk add --no-cache \
-    bash \
-    curl \
-    jq \
-    docker-cli \
-    && curl -fsSLO https://github.com/aptible/supercronic/releases/download/v0.2.29/supercronic-linux-amd64 \
-    && chmod +x supercronic-linux-amd64 \
-    && mv supercronic-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/supercronic
-
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /app
-
-
-# Default command (will be overridden by compose)
-CMD ["/usr/local/bin/supercronic", "/etc/cron/crontab"]
-
diff --git a/infra/cron/crontab b/infra/cron/crontab
deleted file mode 100644
index 99acca1..0000000
--- a/infra/cron/crontab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Relay ingest crontab - syncs events from upstream relays every 10 minutes
-# Format: minute hour day month weekday command
-
-# Run ingest every 10 minutes
-*/10 * * * * /app/bin/relay/ingest.sh >> /var/log/relay-ingest.log 2>&1
-
diff --git a/infra/strfry/Dockerfile b/infra/strfry/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 59b681c..0000000
--- a/infra/strfry/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-FROM debian:bookworm-slim
-
-# Install build dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    git \
-    build-essential \
-    libtool \
-    autotools-dev \
-    automake \
-    pkg-config \
-    liblmdb-dev \
-    libsecp256k1-dev \
-    libzstd-dev \
-    libssl-dev \
-    wget \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Build strfry from source
-WORKDIR /tmp
-RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch v1.0.6 https://github.com/hoytech/strfry.git && \
-    cd strfry && \
-    git submodule update --init && \
-    make setup-golpe && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    cd / && \
-    rm -rf /tmp/strfry
-
-# Create data directory
-RUN mkdir -p /var/strfry/db
-
-# Expose relay port
-EXPOSE 7777
-
-# Default command (can be overridden)
-CMD ["strfry", "relay"]
-
diff --git a/sync-strfry.sh b/sync-strfry.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..800e375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sync-strfry.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+docker compose exec strfry ./strfry sync wss://theforest.nostr1.com --filter '{"kinds":[9802,1111,30023,0]}' --dir down
+docker compose exec strfry ./strfry sync wss://relay.damus.io --filter '{"kinds":[9802,1111,30023,0]}' --dir down