diff --git a/.aiassistant/rules/rules.md b/.aiassistant/rules/rules.md
index eff5dbe..68a3cb3 100644
--- a/.aiassistant/rules/rules.md
+++ b/.aiassistant/rules/rules.md
@@ -92,4 +92,6 @@ A good typical example:
 
 use the source of the relay-tester to help guide what expectations the test has, 
 and use context7 for information about the nostr protocol, and use additional 
-log statements to help locate the cause of bugs
\ No newline at end of file
+log statements to help locate the cause of bugs
+
+always use Go v1.25.1 for everything involving Go
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3cc9a9d..3c65a27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ node_modules/**
 /go.work.sum
 /secp256k1/
 cmd/benchmark/external
-
+cmd/benchmark/data
 # But not these files...
 !/.gitignore
 !*.go
diff --git a/app/config/config.go b/app/config/config.go
index a1f498c..5b60e03 100644
--- a/app/config/config.go
+++ b/app/config/config.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type C struct {
 	DataDir     string   `env:"ORLY_DATA_DIR" usage:"storage location for the event store" default:"~/.local/share/ORLY"`
 	Listen      string   `env:"ORLY_LISTEN" default:"0.0.0.0" usage:"network listen address"`
 	Port        int      `env:"ORLY_PORT" default:"3334" usage:"port to listen on"`
+	HealthPort  int      `env:"ORLY_HEALTH_PORT" default:"0" usage:"optional health check HTTP port; 0 disables"`
 	LogLevel    string   `env:"ORLY_LOG_LEVEL" default:"info" usage:"relay log level: fatal error warn info debug trace"`
 	DBLogLevel  string   `env:"ORLY_DB_LOG_LEVEL" default:"info" usage:"database log level: fatal error warn info debug trace"`
 	LogToStdout bool     `env:"ORLY_LOG_TO_STDOUT" default:"false" usage:"log to stdout instead of stderr"`
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.khatru-badger b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.khatru-badger
index 40125b2..af67992 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.khatru-badger
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.khatru-badger
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates wget
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /build/examples/basic-badger/khatru-badger /app/
 RUN mkdir -p /data
-EXPOSE 8080
+EXPOSE 3334
 ENV DATABASE_PATH=/data/badger
-ENV PORT=8080
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
-  CMD wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
+  CMD wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3334 || exit 1
 CMD ["/app/khatru-badger"]
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.khatru-sqlite b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.khatru-sqlite
index 5366ae1..88b2e6b 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.khatru-sqlite
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.khatru-sqlite
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache git ca-certificates sqlite-dev gcc musl-dev
 WORKDIR /build
 COPY . .
 
-# Build the basic-sqlite example
+# Build the basic-sqlite3 example
 RUN cd examples/basic-sqlite3 && \
     go mod tidy && \
     CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -o khatru-sqlite .
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates sqlite wget
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /build/examples/basic-sqlite3/khatru-sqlite /app/
 RUN mkdir -p /data
-EXPOSE 8080
+EXPOSE 3334
 ENV DATABASE_PATH=/data/khatru.db
-ENV PORT=8080
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
-  CMD wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
+  CMD wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3334 || exit 1
 CMD ["/app/khatru-sqlite"]
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.next-orly b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.next-orly
index b196301..92fcf2b 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.next-orly
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.next-orly
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:22.04 as builder
 
 # Set environment variables
-ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.25.1
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.22.5
 
 # Update package list and install dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && \
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ RUN mkdir -p /data
 EXPOSE 8080
 
 # Set environment variables
-ENV DATA_DIR=/data
-ENV LISTEN=0.0.0.0
-ENV PORT=8080
-ENV LOG_LEVEL=info
+ENV ORLY_DATA_DIR=/data
+ENV ORLY_LISTEN=0.0.0.0
+ENV ORLY_PORT=8080
+ENV ORLY_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 # Health check
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
-  CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
+  CMD bash -lc "code=\$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://127.0.0.1:8080 || echo 000); echo \$code | grep -E '^(101|200|400|404|426)$' >/dev/null || exit 1"
 
 # Run the relay
 CMD ["/app/relay"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.nostr-rs-relay b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.nostr-rs-relay
index f666c10..0102c41 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.nostr-rs-relay
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.nostr-rs-relay
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
-FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS builder
+FROM rust:1.81-alpine AS builder
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    curl \
-    build-essential \
-    libsqlite3-dev \
-    pkg-config \
-    protobuf-compiler \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Install Rust
-RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
-ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+RUN apk add --no-cache musl-dev sqlite-dev build-base bash perl protobuf
 
 WORKDIR /build
 COPY . .
@@ -18,8 +8,8 @@ COPY . .
 # Build the relay
 RUN cargo build --release
 
-FROM ubuntu:22.04
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates sqlite3 wget && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+FROM alpine:latest
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates sqlite wget
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /build/target/release/nostr-rs-relay /app/
 RUN mkdir -p /data
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.relayer-basic b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.relayer-basic
index e66093a..a0b4284 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.relayer-basic
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.relayer-basic
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates sqlite wget
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /build/examples/basic/relayer-basic /app/
 RUN mkdir -p /data
-EXPOSE 8080
+EXPOSE 7447
 ENV DATABASE_PATH=/data/relayer.db
-ENV PORT=8080
+# PORT env is not used by relayer-basic; it always binds to 7447 in code.
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
-  CMD wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
+  CMD wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:7447 || exit 1
 CMD ["/app/relayer-basic"]
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.strfry b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.strfry
index f7c514f..a7d752c 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.strfry
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.strfry
@@ -3,14 +3,21 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS builder
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 # Install build dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git g++ make libssl-dev zlib1g-dev liblmdb-dev libflatbuffers-dev libsecp256k1-dev libzstd-dev \
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    git \
+    build-essential \
+    liblmdb-dev \
+    libsecp256k1-dev \
+    pkg-config \
+    libtool \
+    autoconf \
+    automake \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /build
-COPY . .
 
-# Initialize git submodules
-RUN git submodule update --init --recursive
+# Fetch strfry source with submodules to ensure golpe is present
+RUN git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/hoytech/strfry .
 
 # Build strfry
 RUN make setup-golpe && \
@@ -21,34 +28,17 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     liblmdb0 \
     libsecp256k1-0 \
     curl \
-    bash \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /build/strfry /app/
-COPY --from=builder /build/strfry.conf /app/
-
-# Create the data directory placeholder (may be masked by volume at runtime)
-RUN mkdir -p /data && \
-    chmod 755 /data
-
-# Update strfry.conf to bind to all interfaces and use port 8080
-RUN sed -i 's/bind = "127.0.0.1"/bind = "0.0.0.0"/' /app/strfry.conf && \
-    sed -i 's/port = 7777/port = 8080/' /app/strfry.conf
-
-# Entrypoint ensures the LMDB directory exists inside the mounted volume before starting
-ENV STRFRY_DB_PATH=/data/strfry.lmdb
-RUN echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > /entrypoint.sh && \
-    echo 'set -euo pipefail' >> /entrypoint.sh && \
-    echo 'DB_PATH="${STRFRY_DB_PATH:-/data/strfry.lmdb}"' >> /entrypoint.sh && \
-    echo 'mkdir -p "$DB_PATH"' >> /entrypoint.sh && \
-    echo 'chown -R root:root "$(dirname "$DB_PATH")"' >> /entrypoint.sh && \
-    echo 'exec /app/strfry relay' >> /entrypoint.sh && \
-    chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+RUN mkdir -p /data
 
 EXPOSE 8080
+ENV STRFRY_DB_PATH=/data/strfry.lmdb
+ENV STRFRY_RELAY_PORT=8080
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
   CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["/app/strfry", "relay"]
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/benchmark-runner.sh b/cmd/benchmark/benchmark-runner.sh
index 4271f55..061e606 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark/benchmark-runner.sh
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/benchmark-runner.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -e
 BENCHMARK_EVENTS="${BENCHMARK_EVENTS:-10000}"
 BENCHMARK_WORKERS="${BENCHMARK_WORKERS:-8}"
 BENCHMARK_DURATION="${BENCHMARK_DURATION:-60s}"
-BENCHMARK_TARGETS="${BENCHMARK_TARGETS:-next-orly:8001,khatru-sqlite:8002,khatru-badger:8003,relayer-basic:8004,strfry:8005,nostr-rs-relay:8006}"
+BENCHMARK_TARGETS="${BENCHMARK_TARGETS:-next-orly:8080,khatru-sqlite:3334,khatru-badger:3334,relayer-basic:7447,strfry:8080,nostr-rs-relay:8080}"
 OUTPUT_DIR="${OUTPUT_DIR:-/reports}"
 
 # Create output directory
@@ -40,14 +40,24 @@ wait_for_relay() {
     echo "Waiting for ${name} to be ready at ${url}..."
     
     while [ $attempt -lt $max_attempts ]; do
-        if wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider --timeout=5 "http://${url}" 2>/dev/null || \
-           curl -f --connect-timeout 5 --max-time 5 "http://${url}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "${name} is ready!"
-            return 0
+        # Try wget first to obtain an HTTP status code
+        local status=""
+        status=$(wget --quiet --server-response --tries=1 --timeout=5 "http://${url}" 2>&1 | awk '/^  HTTP\//{print $2; exit}')
+        
+        # Fallback to curl to obtain an HTTP status code
+        if [ -z "$status" ]; then
+            status=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --connect-timeout 5 --max-time 5 "http://${url}" || echo 000)
         fi
         
+        case "$status" in
+            101|200|400|404|426)
+                echo "${name} is ready! (HTTP ${status})"
+                return 0
+                ;;
+        esac
+        
         attempt=$((attempt + 1))
-        echo "  Attempt ${attempt}/${max_attempts}: ${name} not ready yet..."
+        echo "  Attempt ${attempt}/${max_attempts}: ${name} not ready yet (HTTP ${status:-none})..."
         sleep 2
     done
     
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/docker-compose.yml b/cmd/benchmark/docker-compose.yml
index 4144c16..d424dd6 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ services:
       dockerfile: cmd/benchmark/Dockerfile.next-orly
     container_name: benchmark-next-orly
     environment:
-      - DATA_DIR=/data
-      - LISTEN=0.0.0.0
-      - PORT=8080
-      - LOG_LEVEL=info
+      - ORLY_DATA_DIR=/data
+      - ORLY_LISTEN=0.0.0.0
+      - ORLY_PORT=8080
+      - ORLY_LOG_LEVEL=info
     volumes:
       - ./data/next-orly:/data
     ports:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       - benchmark-net
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "code=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8080 || echo 000); echo $$code | grep -E '^(101|200|400|404|426)$' >/dev/null"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -34,15 +34,14 @@ services:
     environment:
       - DATABASE_TYPE=sqlite
       - DATABASE_PATH=/data/khatru.db
-      - PORT=8080
     volumes:
       - ./data/khatru-sqlite:/data
     ports:
-      - "8002:8080"
+      - "8002:3334"
     networks:
       - benchmark-net
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--quiet", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget --quiet --server-response --tries=1 http://localhost:3334 2>&1 | grep -E 'HTTP/[0-9.]+ (101|200|400|404)' >/dev/null"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -57,15 +56,14 @@ services:
     environment:
       - DATABASE_TYPE=badger
       - DATABASE_PATH=/data/badger
-      - PORT=8080
     volumes:
       - ./data/khatru-badger:/data
     ports:
-      - "8003:8080"
+      - "8003:3334"
     networks:
       - benchmark-net
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--quiet", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget --quiet --server-response --tries=1 http://localhost:3334 2>&1 | grep -E 'HTTP/[0-9.]+ (101|200|400|404)' >/dev/null"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -78,16 +76,18 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ../../Dockerfile.relayer-basic
     container_name: benchmark-relayer-basic
     environment:
-      - PORT=8080
-      - DATABASE_PATH=/data/relayer.db
+      - POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=postgres://relayer:relayerpass@postgres:5432/relayerdb?sslmode=disable
     volumes:
       - ./data/relayer-basic:/data
     ports:
-      - "8004:8080"
+      - "8004:7447"
     networks:
       - benchmark-net
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--quiet", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget --quiet --server-response --tries=1 http://localhost:7447 2>&1 | grep -E 'HTTP/[0-9.]+ (101|200|400|404)' >/dev/null"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ services:
 
   # Strfry
   strfry:
-    build:
-      context: ./external/strfry
-      dockerfile: ../../Dockerfile.strfry
+    image: ghcr.io/hoytech/strfry:latest
     container_name: benchmark-strfry
     environment:
       - STRFRY_DB_PATH=/data/strfry.lmdb
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       - benchmark-net
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget --quiet --server-response --tries=1 http://127.0.0.1:8080 2>&1 | grep -E 'HTTP/[0-9.]+ (101|200|400|404|426)' >/dev/null"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ services:
       nostr-rs-relay:
         condition: service_healthy
     environment:
-      - BENCHMARK_TARGETS=next-orly:8001,khatru-sqlite:8002,khatru-badger:8003,relayer-basic:8004,strfry:8005,nostr-rs-relay:8006
+      - BENCHMARK_TARGETS=next-orly:8080,khatru-sqlite:3334,khatru-badger:3334,relayer-basic:7447,strfry:8080,nostr-rs-relay:8080
       - BENCHMARK_EVENTS=10000
       - BENCHMARK_WORKERS=8
       - BENCHMARK_DURATION=60s
@@ -174,6 +172,25 @@ services:
         /app/benchmark-runner --output-dir=/reports
       "
 
+  # PostgreSQL for relayer-basic
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: benchmark-postgres
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_DB=relayerdb
+      - POSTGRES_USER=relayer
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=relayerpass
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - benchmark-net
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U relayer -d relayerdb"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 20s
+
 networks:
   benchmark-net:
     driver: bridge
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/aggregate_report.txt b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/aggregate_report.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df47b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/aggregate_report.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+================================================================
+NOSTR RELAY BENCHMARK AGGREGATE REPORT
+================================================================
+Generated: 2025-09-12T20:02:26+00:00
+Benchmark Configuration:
+  Events per test: 10000
+  Concurrent workers: 8
+  Test duration: 60s
+  
+Relays tested: 6
+
+================================================================
+SUMMARY BY RELAY
+================================================================
+
+Relay: next-orly
+----------------------------------------
+Status: COMPLETED
+Events/sec: 17901.30
+Events/sec: 1504.52
+Events/sec: 17901.30
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Avg Latency: 433.058µs
+Avg Latency: 182.813µs
+Avg Latency: 9.086952ms
+P95 Latency: 456.738µs
+P95 Latency: 152.86µs
+P95 Latency: 18.156339ms
+
+Relay: khatru-sqlite
+----------------------------------------
+Status: COMPLETED
+Events/sec: 14291.70
+Events/sec: 1530.29
+Events/sec: 14291.70
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Avg Latency: 545.724µs
+Avg Latency: 205.962µs
+Avg Latency: 9.092604ms
+P95 Latency: 473.43µs
+P95 Latency: 165.525µs
+P95 Latency: 19.302571ms
+
+Relay: khatru-badger
+----------------------------------------
+Status: COMPLETED
+Events/sec: 16351.11
+Events/sec: 1539.25
+Events/sec: 16351.11
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Avg Latency: 474.016µs
+Avg Latency: 226.602µs
+Avg Latency: 9.930935ms
+P95 Latency: 479.03µs
+P95 Latency: 239.525µs
+P95 Latency: 17.75358ms
+
+Relay: relayer-basic
+----------------------------------------
+Status: COMPLETED
+Events/sec: 16522.60
+Events/sec: 1537.71
+Events/sec: 16522.60
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Avg Latency: 466.066µs
+Avg Latency: 215.609µs
+Avg Latency: 9.851217ms
+P95 Latency: 514.849µs
+P95 Latency: 141.91µs
+P95 Latency: 23.101412ms
+
+Relay: strfry
+----------------------------------------
+Status: COMPLETED
+Events/sec: 15346.12
+Events/sec: 1534.88
+Events/sec: 15346.12
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Avg Latency: 506.51µs
+Avg Latency: 216.564µs
+Avg Latency: 9.938991ms
+P95 Latency: 590.442µs
+P95 Latency: 267.91µs
+P95 Latency: 19.784708ms
+
+Relay: nostr-rs-relay
+----------------------------------------
+Status: COMPLETED
+Events/sec: 15199.95
+Events/sec: 1533.87
+Events/sec: 15199.95
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Avg Latency: 508.699µs
+Avg Latency: 217.187µs
+Avg Latency: 9.38757ms
+P95 Latency: 1.011413ms
+P95 Latency: 130.018µs
+P95 Latency: 19.250416ms
+
+
+================================================================
+DETAILED RESULTS
+================================================================
+
+Individual relay reports are available in:
+  - /reports/run_20250912_195729/khatru-badger_results.txt
+  - /reports/run_20250912_195729/khatru-sqlite_results.txt
+  - /reports/run_20250912_195729/next-orly_results.txt
+  - /reports/run_20250912_195729/nostr-rs-relay_results.txt
+  - /reports/run_20250912_195729/relayer-basic_results.txt
+  - /reports/run_20250912_195729/strfry_results.txt
+
+================================================================
+BENCHMARK COMPARISON TABLE
+================================================================
+
+Relay                Status     Peak Tput/s     Avg Latency     Success Rate   
+----                 ------     -----------     -----------     ------------   
+next-orly            OK         17901.30        433.058µs      100.0%         
+khatru-sqlite        OK         14291.70        545.724µs      100.0%         
+khatru-badger        OK         16351.11        474.016µs      100.0%         
+relayer-basic        OK         16522.60        466.066µs      100.0%         
+strfry               OK         15346.12        506.51µs       100.0%         
+nostr-rs-relay       OK         15199.95        508.699µs      100.0%         
+
+================================================================
+End of Report
+================================================================
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/khatru-badger_results.txt b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/khatru-badger_results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe06656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/khatru-badger_results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+Starting Nostr Relay Benchmark
+Data Directory: /tmp/benchmark_khatru-badger_8
+Events: 10000, Workers: 8, Duration: 1m0s
+20250912195906053114 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-badger_8: All 0 tables opened in 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/levels.go:161 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195906053741 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-badger_8: Discard stats nextEmptySlot: 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/discard.go:55 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195906053768 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-badger_8: Set nextTxnTs to 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:358 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195906054020 INF (*types.Uint32)(0xc00570406c)({
+ value: (uint32) 1
+})
+ /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:65
+20250912195906054071 INF migrating to version 1... /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:79
+
+=== Peak Throughput Test ===
+Events saved: 10000/10000 (100.0%)
+Duration: 611.579176ms
+Events/sec: 16351.11
+Avg latency: 474.016µs
+P95 latency: 479.03µs
+P99 latency: 594.73µs
+
+=== Burst Pattern Test ===
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 160.976517ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 153.010415ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 146.10015ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 148.403729ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 141.681801ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 154.663067ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 135.960988ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 136.240589ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 141.75454ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 152.485379ms
+Burst test completed: 10000 events in 6.496690038s
+Events/sec: 1539.25
+
+=== Mixed Read/Write Test ===
+Pre-populating database for read tests...
+Mixed test completed: 5000 writes, 5000 reads in 37.695370694s
+Combined ops/sec: 265.28
+
+================================================================================
+BENCHMARK REPORT
+================================================================================
+
+Test: Peak Throughput
+Duration: 611.579176ms
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 16351.11
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 154 MB
+Avg Latency: 474.016µs
+P95 Latency: 479.03µs
+P99 Latency: 594.73µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Burst Pattern
+Duration: 6.496690038s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 1539.25
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 207 MB
+Avg Latency: 226.602µs
+P95 Latency: 239.525µs
+P99 Latency: 168.561µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Mixed Read/Write
+Duration: 37.695370694s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 265.28
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 132 MB
+Avg Latency: 9.930935ms
+P95 Latency: 17.75358ms
+P99 Latency: 24.256293ms
+----------------------------------------
+
+Report saved to: /tmp/benchmark_khatru-badger_8/benchmark_report.txt
+20250912195950858706 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-badger_8: Lifetime L0 stalled for: 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:536 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195951643646 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-badger_8: 
+Level 0 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 0 B. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 64 MiB
+Level 1 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 2 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 3 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 4 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 5 [B]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 6 [ ]: NumTables: 01. Size: 21 MiB of 21 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 4.0 MiB
+Level Done
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:615 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195951645255 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-badger_8: database closed /build/pkg/database/database.go:134
+
+RELAY_NAME: khatru-badger
+RELAY_URL: ws://khatru-badger:3334
+TEST_TIMESTAMP: 2025-09-12T19:59:51+00:00
+BENCHMARK_CONFIG:
+  Events: 10000
+  Workers: 8
+  Duration: 60s
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/khatru-sqlite_results.txt b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/khatru-sqlite_results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..876baf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/khatru-sqlite_results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+Starting Nostr Relay Benchmark
+Data Directory: /tmp/benchmark_khatru-sqlite_8
+Events: 10000, Workers: 8, Duration: 1m0s
+20250912195817361580 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-sqlite_8: All 0 tables opened in 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/levels.go:161 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195817362030 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-sqlite_8: Discard stats nextEmptySlot: 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/discard.go:55 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195817362064 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-sqlite_8: Set nextTxnTs to 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:358 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195817362711 INF (*types.Uint32)(0xc00000005c)({
+ value: (uint32) 1
+})
+ /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:65
+20250912195817362777 INF migrating to version 1... /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:79
+
+=== Peak Throughput Test ===
+Events saved: 10000/10000 (100.0%)
+Duration: 699.706889ms
+Events/sec: 14291.70
+Avg latency: 545.724µs
+P95 latency: 473.43µs
+P99 latency: 478.349µs
+
+=== Burst Pattern Test ===
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 138.253122ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 153.709429ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 158.711026ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 152.54677ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 144.735244ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 153.236893ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 150.180515ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 154.733588ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 151.252182ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 150.610613ms
+Burst test completed: 10000 events in 6.534724469s
+Events/sec: 1530.29
+
+=== Mixed Read/Write Test ===
+Pre-populating database for read tests...
+Mixed test completed: 5000 writes, 5000 reads in 35.563312501s
+Combined ops/sec: 281.19
+
+================================================================================
+BENCHMARK REPORT
+================================================================================
+
+Test: Peak Throughput
+Duration: 699.706889ms
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 14291.70
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 154 MB
+Avg Latency: 545.724µs
+P95 Latency: 473.43µs
+P99 Latency: 478.349µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Burst Pattern
+Duration: 6.534724469s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 1530.29
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 208 MB
+Avg Latency: 205.962µs
+P95 Latency: 165.525µs
+P99 Latency: 253.411µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Mixed Read/Write
+Duration: 35.563312501s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 281.19
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 146 MB
+Avg Latency: 9.092604ms
+P95 Latency: 19.302571ms
+P99 Latency: 16.944829ms
+----------------------------------------
+
+Report saved to: /tmp/benchmark_khatru-sqlite_8/benchmark_report.txt
+20250912195900161526 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-sqlite_8: Lifetime L0 stalled for: 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:536 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195900909573 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-sqlite_8: 
+Level 0 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 0 B. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 64 MiB
+Level 1 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 2 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 3 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 4 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 5 [B]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 6 [ ]: NumTables: 01. Size: 21 MiB of 21 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 4.0 MiB
+Level Done
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:615 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195900911092 INF /tmp/benchmark_khatru-sqlite_8: database closed /build/pkg/database/database.go:134
+
+RELAY_NAME: khatru-sqlite
+RELAY_URL: ws://khatru-sqlite:3334
+TEST_TIMESTAMP: 2025-09-12T19:59:01+00:00
+BENCHMARK_CONFIG:
+  Events: 10000
+  Workers: 8
+  Duration: 60s
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/next-orly_results.txt b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/next-orly_results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6261cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/next-orly_results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+Starting Nostr Relay Benchmark
+Data Directory: /tmp/benchmark_next-orly_8
+Events: 10000, Workers: 8, Duration: 1m0s
+20250912195729240522 INF /tmp/benchmark_next-orly_8: All 0 tables opened in 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/levels.go:161 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195729241087 INF /tmp/benchmark_next-orly_8: Discard stats nextEmptySlot: 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/discard.go:55 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195729241168 INF /tmp/benchmark_next-orly_8: Set nextTxnTs to 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:358 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195729241759 INF (*types.Uint32)(0xc0001de49c)({
+ value: (uint32) 1
+})
+ /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:65
+20250912195729241847 INF migrating to version 1... /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:79
+
+=== Peak Throughput Test ===
+Events saved: 10000/10000 (100.0%)
+Duration: 558.618706ms
+Events/sec: 17901.30
+Avg latency: 433.058µs
+P95 latency: 456.738µs
+P99 latency: 337.231µs
+
+=== Burst Pattern Test ===
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 172.949275ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 175.209401ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 156.532197ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 157.913421ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 151.37659ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 161.938783ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 168.47761ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 159.951768ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 170.308111ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 146.767432ms
+Burst test completed: 10000 events in 6.646634323s
+Events/sec: 1504.52
+
+=== Mixed Read/Write Test ===
+Pre-populating database for read tests...
+Mixed test completed: 5000 writes, 5000 reads in 35.548232107s
+Combined ops/sec: 281.31
+
+================================================================================
+BENCHMARK REPORT
+================================================================================
+
+Test: Peak Throughput
+Duration: 558.618706ms
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 17901.30
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 154 MB
+Avg Latency: 433.058µs
+P95 Latency: 456.738µs
+P99 Latency: 337.231µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Burst Pattern
+Duration: 6.646634323s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 1504.52
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 207 MB
+Avg Latency: 182.813µs
+P95 Latency: 152.86µs
+P99 Latency: 204.198µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Mixed Read/Write
+Duration: 35.548232107s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 281.31
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 215 MB
+Avg Latency: 9.086952ms
+P95 Latency: 18.156339ms
+P99 Latency: 24.346573ms
+----------------------------------------
+
+Report saved to: /tmp/benchmark_next-orly_8/benchmark_report.txt
+20250912195811996353 INF /tmp/benchmark_next-orly_8: Lifetime L0 stalled for: 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:536 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195812308400 INF /tmp/benchmark_next-orly_8: 
+Level 0 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 0 B. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 64 MiB
+Level 1 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 2 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 3 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 4 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 5 [B]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 6 [ ]: NumTables: 01. Size: 21 MiB of 21 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 4.0 MiB
+Level Done
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:615 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195812310341 INF /tmp/benchmark_next-orly_8: database closed /build/pkg/database/database.go:134
+
+RELAY_NAME: next-orly
+RELAY_URL: ws://next-orly:8080
+TEST_TIMESTAMP: 2025-09-12T19:58:12+00:00
+BENCHMARK_CONFIG:
+  Events: 10000
+  Workers: 8
+  Duration: 60s
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/nostr-rs-relay_results.txt b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/nostr-rs-relay_results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f0548f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/nostr-rs-relay_results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+Starting Nostr Relay Benchmark
+Data Directory: /tmp/benchmark_nostr-rs-relay_8
+Events: 10000, Workers: 8, Duration: 1m0s
+20250912200137539643 INF /tmp/benchmark_nostr-rs-relay_8: All 0 tables opened in 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/levels.go:161 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200137540391 INF /tmp/benchmark_nostr-rs-relay_8: Discard stats nextEmptySlot: 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/discard.go:55 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200137540449 INF /tmp/benchmark_nostr-rs-relay_8: Set nextTxnTs to 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:358 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200137540903 INF (*types.Uint32)(0xc0001c24cc)({
+ value: (uint32) 1
+})
+ /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:65
+20250912200137540961 INF migrating to version 1... /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:79
+
+=== Peak Throughput Test ===
+Events saved: 10000/10000 (100.0%)
+Duration: 657.896815ms
+Events/sec: 15199.95
+Avg latency: 508.699µs
+P95 latency: 1.011413ms
+P99 latency: 710.782µs
+
+=== Burst Pattern Test ===
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 149.389787ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 138.154354ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 139.952633ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 148.684306ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 154.779586ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 163.72717ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 142.665132ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 151.637082ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 143.018896ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 157.963802ms
+Burst test completed: 10000 events in 6.519459944s
+Events/sec: 1533.87
+
+=== Mixed Read/Write Test ===
+Pre-populating database for read tests...
+Mixed test completed: 5000 writes, 5000 reads in 36.26569002s
+Combined ops/sec: 275.74
+
+================================================================================
+BENCHMARK REPORT
+================================================================================
+
+Test: Peak Throughput
+Duration: 657.896815ms
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 15199.95
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 153 MB
+Avg Latency: 508.699µs
+P95 Latency: 1.011413ms
+P99 Latency: 710.782µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Burst Pattern
+Duration: 6.519459944s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 1533.87
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 206 MB
+Avg Latency: 217.187µs
+P95 Latency: 130.018µs
+P99 Latency: 261.728µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Mixed Read/Write
+Duration: 36.26569002s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 275.74
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 225 MB
+Avg Latency: 9.38757ms
+P95 Latency: 19.250416ms
+P99 Latency: 20.049957ms
+----------------------------------------
+
+Report saved to: /tmp/benchmark_nostr-rs-relay_8/benchmark_report.txt
+20250912200220985006 INF /tmp/benchmark_nostr-rs-relay_8: Lifetime L0 stalled for: 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:536 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200221295381 INF /tmp/benchmark_nostr-rs-relay_8: 
+Level 0 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 0 B. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 64 MiB
+Level 1 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 2 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 3 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 4 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 5 [B]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 6 [ ]: NumTables: 01. Size: 21 MiB of 21 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 4.0 MiB
+Level Done
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:615 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200221297677 INF /tmp/benchmark_nostr-rs-relay_8: database closed /build/pkg/database/database.go:134
+
+RELAY_NAME: nostr-rs-relay
+RELAY_URL: ws://nostr-rs-relay:8080
+TEST_TIMESTAMP: 2025-09-12T20:02:21+00:00
+BENCHMARK_CONFIG:
+  Events: 10000
+  Workers: 8
+  Duration: 60s
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/relayer-basic_results.txt b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/relayer-basic_results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d88a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/relayer-basic_results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+Starting Nostr Relay Benchmark
+Data Directory: /tmp/benchmark_relayer-basic_8
+Events: 10000, Workers: 8, Duration: 1m0s
+20250912195956808180 INF /tmp/benchmark_relayer-basic_8: All 0 tables opened in 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/levels.go:161 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195956808720 INF /tmp/benchmark_relayer-basic_8: Discard stats nextEmptySlot: 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/discard.go:55 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195956808755 INF /tmp/benchmark_relayer-basic_8: Set nextTxnTs to 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:358 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912195956809102 INF (*types.Uint32)(0xc0001bc04c)({
+ value: (uint32) 1
+})
+ /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:65
+20250912195956809190 INF migrating to version 1... /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:79
+
+=== Peak Throughput Test ===
+Events saved: 10000/10000 (100.0%)
+Duration: 605.231707ms
+Events/sec: 16522.60
+Avg latency: 466.066µs
+P95 latency: 514.849µs
+P99 latency: 451.358µs
+
+=== Burst Pattern Test ===
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 149.715312ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 146.385191ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 147.010481ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 151.671062ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 143.215087ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 137.331431ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 155.735079ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 161.246126ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 140.174417ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 144.819799ms
+Burst test completed: 10000 events in 6.503155987s
+Events/sec: 1537.71
+
+=== Mixed Read/Write Test ===
+Pre-populating database for read tests...
+Mixed test completed: 5000 writes, 5000 reads in 37.45410417s
+Combined ops/sec: 266.99
+
+================================================================================
+BENCHMARK REPORT
+================================================================================
+
+Test: Peak Throughput
+Duration: 605.231707ms
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 16522.60
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 152 MB
+Avg Latency: 466.066µs
+P95 Latency: 514.849µs
+P99 Latency: 451.358µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Burst Pattern
+Duration: 6.503155987s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 1537.71
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 203 MB
+Avg Latency: 215.609µs
+P95 Latency: 141.91µs
+P99 Latency: 204.819µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Mixed Read/Write
+Duration: 37.45410417s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 266.99
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 148 MB
+Avg Latency: 9.851217ms
+P95 Latency: 23.101412ms
+P99 Latency: 17.889412ms
+----------------------------------------
+
+Report saved to: /tmp/benchmark_relayer-basic_8/benchmark_report.txt
+20250912200041372670 INF /tmp/benchmark_relayer-basic_8: Lifetime L0 stalled for: 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:536 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200041686782 INF /tmp/benchmark_relayer-basic_8: 
+Level 0 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 0 B. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 64 MiB
+Level 1 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 2 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 3 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 4 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 5 [B]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 6 [ ]: NumTables: 01. Size: 21 MiB of 21 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 4.0 MiB
+Level Done
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:615 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200041689009 INF /tmp/benchmark_relayer-basic_8: database closed /build/pkg/database/database.go:134
+
+RELAY_NAME: relayer-basic
+RELAY_URL: ws://relayer-basic:7447
+TEST_TIMESTAMP: 2025-09-12T20:00:41+00:00
+BENCHMARK_CONFIG:
+  Events: 10000
+  Workers: 8
+  Duration: 60s
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/results.adoc b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/results.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb46b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/results.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+= NOSTR Relay Benchmark Results
+
+Generated from: aggregate_report.txt
+
+[cols="1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="header"]
+|===
+| Metric | next-orly | khatru-sqlite | khatru-badger | relayer-basic | strfry | nostr-rs-relay
+
+| Store Events/sec
+| 17901.30 | 14291.70 | 16351.11 | 16522.60 | 15346.12 | 15199.95
+
+| Store Avg Latency #1
+| 433.058µs | 545.724µs | 474.016µs | 466.066µs | 506.51µs | 508.699µs
+
+| Store P95 Latency #1
+| 456.738µs | 473.43µs | 479.03µs | 514.849µs | 590.442µs | 1.011413ms
+
+| Query Events/sec #2
+| 1504.52 | 1530.29 | 1539.25 | 1537.71 | 1534.88 | 1533.87
+
+| Query Avg Latency #2
+| 182.813µs | 205.962µs | 226.602µs | 215.609µs | 216.564µs | 217.187µs
+
+| Query P95 Latency #2
+| 152.86µs | 165.525µs | 239.525µs | 141.91µs | 267.91µs | 130.018µs
+
+| Concurrent Store/Query Events/sec #3
+| 17901.30 | 14291.70 | 16351.11 | 16522.60 | 15346.12 | 15199.95
+
+| Concurrent Store/Query Avg Latency #3
+| 9.086952ms | 9.092604ms | 9.930935ms | 9.851217ms | 9.938991ms | 9.38757ms
+
+| Concurrent Store/Query P95 Latency #3
+| 18.156339ms | 19.302571ms | 17.75358ms | 23.101412ms | 19.784708ms | 19.250416ms
+|===
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/strfry_results.txt b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/strfry_results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db7362f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/benchmark/reports/run_20250912_195729/strfry_results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+Starting Nostr Relay Benchmark
+Data Directory: /tmp/benchmark_strfry_8
+Events: 10000, Workers: 8, Duration: 1m0s
+20250912200046745432 INF /tmp/benchmark_strfry_8: All 0 tables opened in 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/levels.go:161 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200046746116 INF /tmp/benchmark_strfry_8: Discard stats nextEmptySlot: 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/discard.go:55 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200046746193 INF /tmp/benchmark_strfry_8: Set nextTxnTs to 0
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:358 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200046746576 INF (*types.Uint32)(0xc0002a9c4c)({
+ value: (uint32) 1
+})
+ /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:65
+20250912200046746636 INF migrating to version 1... /build/pkg/database/migrations.go:79
+
+=== Peak Throughput Test ===
+Events saved: 10000/10000 (100.0%)
+Duration: 651.630667ms
+Events/sec: 15346.12
+Avg latency: 506.51µs
+P95 latency: 590.442µs
+P99 latency: 278.399µs
+
+=== Burst Pattern Test ===
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 148.701372ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 161.333951ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 146.993646ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 155.768019ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 143.83944ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 156.208347ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 150.769887ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 140.217044ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 150.831164ms
+Burst completed: 1000 events in 135.759058ms
+Burst test completed: 10000 events in 6.515183689s
+Events/sec: 1534.88
+
+=== Mixed Read/Write Test ===
+Pre-populating database for read tests...
+Mixed test completed: 5000 writes, 5000 reads in 37.667054484s
+Combined ops/sec: 265.48
+
+================================================================================
+BENCHMARK REPORT
+================================================================================
+
+Test: Peak Throughput
+Duration: 651.630667ms
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 15346.12
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 152 MB
+Avg Latency: 506.51µs
+P95 Latency: 590.442µs
+P99 Latency: 278.399µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Burst Pattern
+Duration: 6.515183689s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 1534.88
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 203 MB
+Avg Latency: 216.564µs
+P95 Latency: 267.91µs
+P99 Latency: 310.46µs
+----------------------------------------
+
+Test: Mixed Read/Write
+Duration: 37.667054484s
+Total Events: 10000
+Events/sec: 265.48
+Success Rate: 100.0%
+Concurrent Workers: 8
+Memory Used: 136 MB
+Avg Latency: 9.938991ms
+P95 Latency: 19.784708ms
+P99 Latency: 18.788985ms
+----------------------------------------
+
+Report saved to: /tmp/benchmark_strfry_8/benchmark_report.txt
+20250912200131581470 INF /tmp/benchmark_strfry_8: Lifetime L0 stalled for: 0s
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:536 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200132372653 INF /tmp/benchmark_strfry_8: 
+Level 0 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 0 B. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 64 MiB
+Level 1 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 2 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 3 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 4 [ ]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 5 [B]: NumTables: 00. Size: 0 B of 10 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 2.0 MiB
+Level 6 [ ]: NumTables: 01. Size: 21 MiB of 21 MiB. Score: 0.00->0.00 StaleData: 0 B Target FileSize: 4.0 MiB
+Level Done
+/go/pkg/mod/github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4@v4.8.0/db.go:615 /build/pkg/database/logger.go:57
+20250912200132384548 INF /tmp/benchmark_strfry_8: database closed /build/pkg/database/database.go:134
+
+RELAY_NAME: strfry
+RELAY_URL: ws://strfry:8080
+TEST_TIMESTAMP: 2025-09-12T20:01:32+00:00
+BENCHMARK_CONFIG:
+  Events: 10000
+  Workers: 8
+  Duration: 60s
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 164e109..e59c6a1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"time"
 
 	"lol.mleku.dev/chk"
 	"lol.mleku.dev/log"
 	"next.orly.dev/app"
 	"next.orly.dev/app/config"
-	acl "next.orly.dev/pkg/acl"
-	database "next.orly.dev/pkg/database"
+	"next.orly.dev/pkg/acl"
+	"next.orly.dev/pkg/database"
 	"next.orly.dev/pkg/version"
 )
 
@@ -34,6 +36,39 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	acl.Registry.Syncer()
+
+	// Start health check HTTP server if configured
+	var healthSrv *http.Server
+	if cfg.HealthPort > 0 {
+		mux := http.NewServeMux()
+		mux.HandleFunc(
+			"/healthz", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+				_, _ = w.Write([]byte("ok"))
+				log.I.F("health check ok")
+			},
+		)
+		healthSrv = &http.Server{
+			Addr: fmt.Sprintf(
+				"%s:%d", cfg.Listen, cfg.HealthPort,
+			), Handler: mux,
+		}
+		go func() {
+			log.I.F("health check server listening on %s", healthSrv.Addr)
+			if err := healthSrv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+				log.E.F("health server error: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			<-ctx.Done()
+			shutdownCtx, cancelShutdown := context.WithTimeout(
+				context.Background(), 2*time.Second,
+			)
+			defer cancelShutdown()
+			_ = healthSrv.Shutdown(shutdownCtx)
+		}()
+	}
+
 	quit := app.Run(ctx, cfg, db)
 	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(sigs, os.Interrupt)