diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index a0fed6d..80ce26b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
           env = {
             DATABASE_URL = "/tmp/sqlite.db";
             ADMIN_PUBKEY = "npub1m2w0ckmkgj4wtvl8muwjynh56j3qd4nddca4exdg4mdrkepvfnhsmusy54";
+            CONFIG_ENABLE_AUTH = "false";
+            CONFIG_RELAY_URL = "ws://0.0.0.0:8080";
             RUST_BACKTRACE = 1;
             RUST_LOG = "debug";
           };
diff --git a/modules/sneedstr.nix b/modules/sneedstr.nix
index 57e9d27..ded77a1 100644
--- a/modules/sneedstr.nix
+++ b/modules/sneedstr.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ in {
         Local nixos-container ip address
       '';
     };
+    relayUrl = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      description = "Relay URL that will be used for NIP-42 AUTH validation";
+    };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ in {
             DATABASE_URL = "${DB_PATH}/sneedstr.db";
             ADMIN_PUBKEY = cfg.adminPubkey;
             CONFIG_ENABLE_AUTH = cfg.enableAuth;
+            CONFIG_RELAY_URL = cfg.relayUrl;
           };
           startLimitBurst = 1;
           startLimitIntervalSec = 10;
@@ -117,6 +122,10 @@ in {
           proxyWebsockets = true; # needed if you need to use WebSocket
           recommendedProxySettings = true;
         };
+        locations."/register" = {
+          proxyPass = "http://${cfg.localAddress}:8085";
+          recommendedProxySettings = true;
+        };
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/src/bussy/mod.rs b/src/bussy/mod.rs
index b5f899e..147d5d9 100644
--- a/src/bussy/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bussy/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use tokio::sync::{broadcast, Mutex};
 pub mod channels {
     pub static MSG_NOOSE: &str = "MSG_NOOSE";
     pub static MSG_NIP05: &str = "MSG_NIP05";
+    pub static MSG_AUTH: &str = "MSG_AUTH";
     pub static MSG_RELAY: &str = "MSG_RELAY";
     pub static MSG_PIPELINE: &str = "MSG_PIPELINE";
     pub static MSG_SLED: &str = "MSG_SLED";
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ impl PubSub {
     }
 
     pub async fn subscribe(&self, topic: &str) -> broadcast::Receiver<Message> {
-        let (tx, _rx) = broadcast::channel(32); // 32 is the channel capacity
+        let (tx, _rx) = broadcast::channel(256); // 256 is the channel capacity
         let mut subscribers = self.subscribers.lock().await;
         subscribers
             .entry(topic.to_string())
diff --git a/src/noose/pipeline.rs b/src/noose/pipeline.rs
index 0b0e189..b3c24c6 100644
--- a/src/noose/pipeline.rs
+++ b/src/noose/pipeline.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
             let channel;
             let command = match message.content {
                 Command::PipelineReqEvent(client_id, event) => {
-                    match self.handle_event(client_id, event.clone()).await {
+                    match self.handle_event(client_id, event).await {
                         Ok(_) => {
                             log::info!("[Pipeline] handle_event completed");
                             channel = message.source;
diff --git a/src/noose/sqlite.rs b/src/noose/sqlite.rs
index 77e037c..821faed 100644
--- a/src/noose/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/noose/sqlite.rs
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ impl Noose for NostrSqlite {
                     message,
                     channel
                 );
-
+                
                 pubsub.publish(channel, message).await;
             }
         }
@@ -1496,7 +1496,6 @@ impl Noose for NostrSqlite {
     }
 
     async fn write_event(&self, event: Box<nostr::Event>) -> Result<nostr::RelayMessage, Error> {
-        // TODO: Maybe do event validation and admin deletions here
         match self.save_event(&event).await {
             Ok(status) => {
                 let relay_message = nostr::RelayMessage::ok(event.id, status, "");
diff --git a/src/relay/ws.rs b/src/relay/ws.rs
index cdcb0da..3c103cc 100644
--- a/src/relay/ws.rs
+++ b/src/relay/ws.rs
@@ -215,36 +215,60 @@ fn send(client: &Client, message: Message) {
     }
 }
 
+fn needs_auth(context: &Context, client: &Client, event: Option<&Event>) -> bool {
+    if !context.config.auth_required() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    if event.is_some() {
+        let event = event.unwrap();
+        let admin_pk = context.config.get_admin_pubkey();
+        if event.pubkey == *admin_pk {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if event.kind() == nostr::Kind::Metadata {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if !client.authenticated {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
 async fn handle_msg(context: &Context, client: &mut Client, client_message: ClientMessage) {
     match client_message {
         ClientMessage::Event(event) => {
-            if context.config.auth_required()
-                && event.kind() != nostr::Kind::Metadata
-                && !client.authenticated
-            {
+            if needs_auth(context, client, Some(&event)) {
                 request_auth(context, client).await;
                 return;
             }
+            
             handle_event(context, client, event).await
         }
         ClientMessage::Req {
             subscription_id,
             filters,
         } => {
-            if context.config.auth_required() && !client.authenticated {
+            if needs_auth(context, client, None) {
                 request_auth(context, client).await;
                 return;
             }
+            
             handle_req(context, client, subscription_id, filters).await
         }
         ClientMessage::Count {
             subscription_id,
             filters,
         } => {
-            if context.config.auth_required() && !client.authenticated {
+            if needs_auth(context, client, None) {
                 request_auth(context, client).await;
                 return;
             }
+            
             handle_count(context, client, subscription_id, filters).await
         }
         ClientMessage::Close(subscription_id) => handle_close(client, subscription_id).await,
@@ -378,9 +402,51 @@ async fn handle_close(client: &mut Client, subscription_id: SubscriptionId) {
 }
 
 async fn handle_auth(context: &Context, client: &mut Client, event: Box<Event>) {
-    client.authenticate(&event);
-    let client_status = format!("Client authenticated: {}", client.authenticated);
-    let message = nostr::RelayMessage::notice(client_status);
+    let mut subscriber = context.pubsub.subscribe(channels::MSG_AUTH).await;
+    context
+        .pubsub
+        .publish(
+            channels::MSG_NOOSE,
+            crate::bussy::Message {
+                source: channels::MSG_AUTH,
+                content: crate::bussy::Command::DbReqGetProfile(event.pubkey),
+            },
+        )
+        .await;
+
+    let mut message = nostr::RelayMessage::ok(
+        event.id,
+        client.authenticated,
+        "auth-required: User not registered",
+    );
+
+    let Ok(result) = subscriber.recv().await else {
+        context
+            .pubsub
+            .publish(
+                channels::MSG_RELAY,
+                crate::bussy::Message {
+                    source: channels::MSG_RELAY,
+                    content: crate::bussy::Command::DbResOkWithStatus(client.client_id, message),
+                },
+            )
+            .await;
+        return;
+    };
+
+    if let crate::bussy::Command::DbResGetProfile(profile) = result.content {
+        client.authenticate(context.config.get_relay_url(), &event);
+
+        let client_status = format!("Client authenticated: {}", client.authenticated);
+        let status_message = if client.authenticated {
+            ""
+        } else {
+            "auth-required: we only accept events from registered users"
+        };
+
+        message = nostr::RelayMessage::ok(event.id, client.authenticated, status_message);
+    };
+
     context
         .pubsub
         .publish(
diff --git a/src/utils/config.rs b/src/utils/config.rs
index f3d3d22..ea25463 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.rs
+++ b/src/utils/config.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::{path::PathBuf, str::FromStr};
 
 use nostr::{key::FromPkStr, secp256k1::XOnlyPublicKey};
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     admin_pubkey: XOnlyPublicKey,
     db_path: PathBuf,
     auth_required: bool,
+    relay_url: nostr::UncheckedUrl,
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -28,11 +29,13 @@ impl Config {
             .unwrap_or("false".to_string())
             .parse()
             .unwrap();
+        let relay_url = nostr::UncheckedUrl::from_str(&std::env::var("CONFIG_RELAY_URL").unwrap()).unwrap();
 
         Self {
             admin_pubkey,
             db_path,
             auth_required,
+            relay_url,
         }
     }
 
@@ -48,12 +51,16 @@ impl Config {
         self.db_path.clone()
     }
 
+    pub fn get_relay_url(&self) -> nostr::UncheckedUrl {
+        self.relay_url.clone()
+    }
+
     pub fn get_relay_config_json(&self) -> serde_json::Value {
         serde_json::json!({
             "contact": "klink@zhitno.st",
             "name": "zhitno.st",
             "description": "Very *special* nostr relay",
-            "supported_nips": [ 1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 28, 33, 40, 42, 45, 50 ],
+            "supported_nips": [ 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 28, 33, 40, 42, 45, 50 ],
             "software": "git+https://git.zhitno.st/Klink/sneedstr.git",
             "version": "0.1.1"
         })
diff --git a/src/utils/structs.rs b/src/utils/structs.rs
index cd90fdb..48863d3 100644
--- a/src/utils/structs.rs
+++ b/src/utils/structs.rs
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ impl Client {
         self.challlenge = Some(challenge);
     }
 
-    pub fn authenticate(&mut self, event: &nostr::Event) {
+    pub fn authenticate(&mut self, relay_url: nostr::UncheckedUrl, event: &nostr::Event) {
         if self.challlenge.is_none() {
             return;
         }
         
         let challenge_tag = nostr::Tag::Challenge(self.challlenge.clone().unwrap());
-        let relay_tag = nostr::Tag::Relay(nostr::UncheckedUrl::from_str("ws://0.0.0.0:8080").unwrap()); // TODO: Use relay address from env variable
+        let relay_tag = nostr::Tag::Relay(relay_url);
         if let Ok(()) = event.verify() {
             log::debug!("event is valid");
             if event.kind.as_u32() == 22242 && event.created_at() > nostr::Timestamp::from(nostr::Timestamp::now().as_u64() - 600) {