diff --git a/test_blossom/.gitignore b/test_blossom/.gitignore
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+event.map
+lmdb/
+downloaded
diff --git a/test_blossom/README.md b/test_blossom/README.md
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+# Testing Blossom functionality of Chorus
+
+In one shell run `run.sh` to run a local chorus.
+
+Then in another shell run `test.sh` to run tests against that running instance.
+
+When done, break out of the server and run `clean.sh`
diff --git a/test_blossom/avatar-placeholder.webp b/test_blossom/avatar-placeholder.webp
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diff --git a/test_blossom/blossom/.gitignore b/test_blossom/blossom/.gitignore
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+++ b/test_blossom/blossom/.gitignore
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+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/test_blossom/clean.rs b/test_blossom/clean.rs
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+rm -rf ./event.map ./lmdb/ ./blossom/* ./downloaded
diff --git a/test_blossom/config.toml b/test_blossom/config.toml
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+# See contrib/chorus.toml for a documented config file
+
+data_directory = "."
+ip_address = "127.0.0.1"
+port = 8089
+hostname = "localhost"
+chorus_is_behind_a_proxy = false
+use_tls = false
+certchain_pem_path = "tls/fullchain.pem"
+key_pem_path = "tls/privkey.pem"
+name = "Chorus Sample"
+description = "A sample run of the Chorus relay"
+# icon_url =
+open_relay = false
+user_hex_keys = [
+  "12bb541d03bfc3cab0f4a8e4db28947f60faae6fca4e315eb27f809c6eff9a0b"
+]
+moderator_hex_keys = [
+  "12bb541d03bfc3cab0f4a8e4db28947f60faae6fca4e315eb27f809c6eff9a0b"
+]
+verify_events = true
+allow_scraping = false
+allow_scrape_if_limited_to = 100
+allow_scrape_if_max_seconds = 7200
+max_subscriptions = 128
+serve_ephemeral = true
+serve_relay_lists = true
+server_log_level = "Info"
+library_log_level = "Info"
+client_log_level = "Warn"
+enable_ip_blocking = true
+minimum_ban_seconds = 1
+timeout_seconds = 60
+max_connections_per_ip = 5
+throttling_bytes_per_second = 131072
+throttling_burst = 4194304
+blossom_directory = "./blossom"
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diff --git a/test_blossom/create_auth.sh b/test_blossom/create_auth.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+PUBKEY=12bb541d03bfc3cab0f4a8e4db28947f60faae6fca4e315eb27f809c6eff9a0b
+PRIVKEY=b4a98d96270b6cd30c80e4fd594461d2b22d8dbcfbcd1f7b11bf0ef2b028a56b
+AUTH_EXPIRATION=1900000000
+
+VERB=$1
+HASH=$2
+
+if [ x$VERB = x ] ; then
+    echo "USAGE:  create_auth.sh VERB HASH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ x$HASH = x ] ; then
+    echo "USAGE:  create_auth.sh VERB HASH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PRE_EVENT='{"pubkey": "'$PUBKEY'", "kind": 24242, "created_at": 0, "tags": [["expiration","'$AUTH_EXPIRATION'"], ["t","'$VERB'"], ["x","'$HASH'"]], "content":""}'
+
+EVENT=$(echo "$PRE_EVENT" | nak event --sec $PRIVKEY)
+
+EVENT_BASE64=$(echo $EVENT | base64 -w 0)
+
+echo "Authorization: Nostr $EVENT_BASE64"
diff --git a/test_blossom/run.rs b/test_blossom/run.rs
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+++ b/test_blossom/run.rs
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+pushd ..
+cargo build --release || exit 1
+popd
+../target/release/chorus ./config.toml
diff --git a/test_blossom/test.sh b/test_blossom/test.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if ! command -v curl 2>&1 >/dev/null
+then
+    echo "curl command is required."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v jq 2>&1 >/dev/null
+then
+    echo "jq command is required."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v nak 2>&1 >/dev/null
+then
+    echo "nak command is required. https://github.com/fiatjaf/nak"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# UPLOAD TEST ------------
+
+FILE="./avatar-placeholder.webp"
+HASH=$(sha256sum $FILE | awk '{print $1}')
+
+# Generate nostr auth
+AUTH=$(./create_auth.sh upload $HASH)
+
+# Upload
+DESCRIPTOR=$(curl -s --data-binary @"$FILE" -X PUT --header "$AUTH" http://127.0.0.1:8089/upload)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+    echo "FAILED: Curl (uploading) exited with a non-zero status"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "PASS:  FILE UPLOADED"
+
+# Extract the sha256 and compare it
+DHASH=$(echo "$DESCRIPTOR" | jq -r .sha256)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+    echo "FAILED: jq failed extracting sha256 from descriptor"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [ "$HASH" != "$DHASH" ] ; then
+    echo "returned descriptor 'sha256' does not match the hash"
+fi
+echo "PASS:  DESCRIPTOR HASH MATCHES"
+
+# Extract the URL for download
+URL=$(echo "$DESCRIPTOR" | jq -r .url)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+    echo "FAILED: jq failed extracting url from descriptor"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# DOWNLOAD TEST -----------
+
+curl -s "$URL" > downloaded
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+    echo "FAILED: Curl (downloading) exited with a non-zero status"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "PASS:  FILE DOWNLOADED"
+
+# Compare the files
+if cmp -s "$FILE" downloaded; then
+    echo "PASS:  THE DOWNLOADED FILE MATCHES THE UPLOADED FILE"
+else
+    echo "FAIL:  THE DOWNLOADED FILE DOES NOT MATCH THE UPLOADED FILE"
+fi
+
+echo "end."
+exit 0