diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/ast.i18n.json b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/ast.i18n.json
index 4fc4cec..31dd7a0 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/ast.i18n.json
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/ast.i18n.json
@@ -483,9 +483,7 @@
     "noProfile": "Esta persona entá nun compartió'l so perfil",
     "copyId": "Copiar códigu",
     "idCopied": "Códigu copiáu",
-    "photo": "Semeya",
-    "mediaServerLabel": "Sirvidor de semeyes",
-    "mediaServerHelp": "Ónde s'agospien les semeyes de les ufiertes pa que otres persones les vean. Déxalo baleru pa compartir ensin semeyes."
+    "photo": "Semeya"
   },
   "profile": {
     "title": "El to perfil",
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/en.i18n.json b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/en.i18n.json
index e663b1a..a746708 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -486,9 +486,7 @@
     "noProfile": "This person hasn't shared a profile yet",
     "copyId": "Copy code",
     "idCopied": "Code copied",
-    "photo": "Photo",
-    "mediaServerLabel": "Photo server",
-    "mediaServerHelp": "Where offer photos are hosted so others can see them. Leave empty to share without photos."
+    "photo": "Photo"
   },
   "profile": {
     "title": "Your profile",
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/es.i18n.json b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/es.i18n.json
index 32c1257..0f1e1a6 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/es.i18n.json
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/es.i18n.json
@@ -485,9 +485,7 @@
     "noProfile": "Esta persona aún no ha compartido su perfil",
     "copyId": "Copiar código",
     "idCopied": "Código copiado",
-    "photo": "Foto",
-    "mediaServerLabel": "Servidor de fotos",
-    "mediaServerHelp": "Dónde se alojan las fotos de las ofertas para que otras personas las vean. Déjalo vacío para compartir sin fotos."
+    "photo": "Foto"
   },
   "profile": {
     "title": "Tu perfil",
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/pt.i18n.json b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/pt.i18n.json
index e8fb01d..72a30db 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/pt.i18n.json
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/pt.i18n.json
@@ -482,9 +482,7 @@
     "noProfile": "Esta pessoa ainda não partilhou o seu perfil",
     "copyId": "Copiar código",
     "idCopied": "Código copiado",
-    "photo": "Foto",
-    "mediaServerLabel": "Servidor de fotos",
-    "mediaServerHelp": "Onde as fotos das ofertas ficam alojadas para que outras pessoas as vejam. Deixe vazio para partilhar sem fotos."
+    "photo": "Foto"
   },
   "profile": {
     "title": "O teu perfil",
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings.g.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings.g.dart
index c65da8b..e5d9a61 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings.g.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings.g.dart
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 /// To regenerate, run: `dart run slang`
 ///
 /// Locales: 4
-/// Strings: 1560 (390 per locale)
+/// Strings: 1552 (388 per locale)
 ///
-/// Built on 2026-07-10 at 19:08 UTC
+/// Built on 2026-07-10 at 19:23 UTC
 
 // coverage:ignore-file
 // ignore_for_file: type=lint, unused_import
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_ast.g.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_ast.g.dart
index 1c8c3f6..1d7ac78 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_ast.g.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_ast.g.dart
@@ -692,8 +692,6 @@ class _Translations$market$ast extends Translations$market$en {
 	@override String get copyId => 'Copiar códigu';
 	@override String get idCopied => 'Códigu copiáu';
 	@override String get photo => 'Semeya';
-	@override String get mediaServerLabel => 'Sirvidor de semeyes';
-	@override String get mediaServerHelp => 'Ónde s\'agospien les semeyes de les ufiertes pa que otres persones les vean. Déxalo baleru pa compartir ensin semeyes.';
 }
 
 // Path: profile
@@ -1460,8 +1458,6 @@ extension on TranslationsAst {
 			'market.copyId' => 'Copiar códigu',
 			'market.idCopied' => 'Códigu copiáu',
 			'market.photo' => 'Semeya',
-			'market.mediaServerLabel' => 'Sirvidor de semeyes',
-			'market.mediaServerHelp' => 'Ónde s\'agospien les semeyes de les ufiertes pa que otres persones les vean. Déxalo baleru pa compartir ensin semeyes.',
 			'profile.title' => 'El to perfil',
 			'profile.name' => 'Nome',
 			'profile.nameHint' => 'Cómo te ven los demás',
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_en.g.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_en.g.dart
index 47e7b21..9ca3bab 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_en.g.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_en.g.dart
@@ -1285,12 +1285,6 @@ class Translations$market$en {
 
 	/// en: 'Photo'
 	String get photo => 'Photo';
-
-	/// en: 'Photo server'
-	String get mediaServerLabel => 'Photo server';
-
-	/// en: 'Where offer photos are hosted so others can see them. Leave empty to share without photos.'
-	String get mediaServerHelp => 'Where offer photos are hosted so others can see them. Leave empty to share without photos.';
 }
 
 // Path: profile
@@ -2230,8 +2224,6 @@ extension on Translations {
 			'market.copyId' => 'Copy code',
 			'market.idCopied' => 'Code copied',
 			'market.photo' => 'Photo',
-			'market.mediaServerLabel' => 'Photo server',
-			'market.mediaServerHelp' => 'Where offer photos are hosted so others can see them. Leave empty to share without photos.',
 			'profile.title' => 'Your profile',
 			'profile.name' => 'Display name',
 			'profile.nameHint' => 'How others see you',
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_es.g.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_es.g.dart
index c1062a8..797f3a6 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_es.g.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_es.g.dart
@@ -694,8 +694,6 @@ class _Translations$market$es extends Translations$market$en {
 	@override String get copyId => 'Copiar código';
 	@override String get idCopied => 'Código copiado';
 	@override String get photo => 'Foto';
-	@override String get mediaServerLabel => 'Servidor de fotos';
-	@override String get mediaServerHelp => 'Dónde se alojan las fotos de las ofertas para que otras personas las vean. Déjalo vacío para compartir sin fotos.';
 }
 
 // Path: profile
@@ -1464,8 +1462,6 @@ extension on TranslationsEs {
 			'market.copyId' => 'Copiar código',
 			'market.idCopied' => 'Código copiado',
 			'market.photo' => 'Foto',
-			'market.mediaServerLabel' => 'Servidor de fotos',
-			'market.mediaServerHelp' => 'Dónde se alojan las fotos de las ofertas para que otras personas las vean. Déjalo vacío para compartir sin fotos.',
 			'profile.title' => 'Tu perfil',
 			'profile.name' => 'Nombre',
 			'profile.nameHint' => 'Cómo te ven los demás',
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_pt.g.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_pt.g.dart
index 46e92de..f74354e 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_pt.g.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_pt.g.dart
@@ -691,8 +691,6 @@ class _Translations$market$pt extends Translations$market$en {
 	@override String get copyId => 'Copiar código';
 	@override String get idCopied => 'Código copiado';
 	@override String get photo => 'Foto';
-	@override String get mediaServerLabel => 'Servidor de fotos';
-	@override String get mediaServerHelp => 'Onde as fotos das ofertas ficam alojadas para que outras pessoas as vejam. Deixe vazio para partilhar sem fotos.';
 }
 
 // Path: profile
@@ -1458,8 +1456,6 @@ extension on TranslationsPt {
 			'market.copyId' => 'Copiar código',
 			'market.idCopied' => 'Código copiado',
 			'market.photo' => 'Foto',
-			'market.mediaServerLabel' => 'Servidor de fotos',
-			'market.mediaServerHelp' => 'Onde as fotos das ofertas ficam alojadas para que outras pessoas as vejam. Deixe vazio para partilhar sem fotos.',
 			'profile.title' => 'O teu perfil',
 			'profile.name' => 'Nome',
 			'profile.nameHint' => 'Como os outros te veem',
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/offer_thumbnail.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/offer_thumbnail.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81e756a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/offer_thumbnail.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:image/image.dart' as img;
+
+/// Builds a tiny `data:image/jpeg;base64,…` thumbnail from a full photo, small
+/// enough to ride *inside* a Nostr offer event — no media server, fully
+/// decentralized. The full-resolution photo stays in the encrypted local
+/// inventory; only this shrunken preview is published so peers can see the seed.
+///
+/// Relays cap event size, so we downscale (longest edge) and re-encode until the
+/// base64 fits under [maxBytes]. Returns null when the bytes aren't a decodable
+/// image or no size small enough is reachable — the offer then publishes without
+/// a photo (graceful, never a hard failure).
+String? offerThumbnailDataUri(
+  Uint8List bytes, {
+  int maxBytes = 40000,
+  List<int> edges = const [320, 256, 192, 128],
+  int quality = 68,
+}) {
+  try {
+    final decoded = img.decodeImage(bytes);
+    if (decoded == null) return null;
+
+    for (final edge in edges) {
+      final resized = _fitWithin(decoded, edge);
+      final jpeg = img.encodeJpg(resized, quality: quality);
+      final b64 = base64.encode(jpeg);
+      if (b64.length <= maxBytes) return 'data:image/jpeg;base64,$b64';
+    }
+    return null; // even the smallest edge didn't fit — skip the image
+  } catch (_) {
+    return null; // undecodable/corrupt bytes — publish without a photo
+  }
+}
+
+/// Extracts the raw bytes from a `data:...;base64,…` URI, or null when [uri] is
+/// not a base64 data URI. Used by the UI to render an inline thumbnail with
+/// `Image.memory` instead of a network fetch.
+Uint8List? decodeDataUri(String uri) {
+  if (!uri.startsWith('data:')) return null;
+  try {
+    return Uri.parse(uri).data?.contentAsBytes();
+  } on FormatException {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Resizes [image] so its longest edge is at most [edge], preserving aspect
+/// ratio. Never upscales a photo that's already smaller.
+img.Image _fitWithin(img.Image image, int edge) {
+  if (image.width <= edge && image.height <= edge) return image;
+  return image.width >= image.height
+      ? img.copyResize(image, width: edge)
+      : img.copyResize(image, height: edge);
+}
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/social_service.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/social_service.dart
index 2a44e13..87463de 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/social_service.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/social_service.dart
@@ -39,34 +39,20 @@ class SocialService {
   /// Opens a session against [relayUrls]: one fault-tolerant pool carrying all
   /// three transports (offers, messaging, trust). Relays that are down are
   /// skipped; throws only when none are reachable. Caller closes it.
-  ///
-  /// [mediaServerUrl] (a Blossom endpoint) enables offer photos: when set, the
-  /// session exposes a [MediaTransport] to host images. It rides HTTP, not the
-  /// relay pool, so it's independent of relay reachability.
-  Future<SocialSession> openSession(
-    List<String> relayUrls, {
-    String? mediaServerUrl,
-  }) async {
+  Future<SocialSession> openSession(List<String> relayUrls) async {
     final pool = await RelayPool.connect(relayUrls, identity: identity);
-    return SocialSession(pool, mediaServerUrl: mediaServerUrl);
+    return SocialSession(pool);
   }
 }
 
 /// One relay channel with the three transports on top — the
-/// "one channel, three interfaces" shape, at the app layer. Media rides its own
-/// HTTP endpoint (Blossom), so it's a fourth transport but not on the channel.
+/// "one channel, three interfaces" shape, at the app layer.
 class SocialSession {
-  SocialSession(this._channel, {String? mediaServerUrl})
+  SocialSession(this._channel)
       : offers = NostrOfferTransport(_channel),
         messages = NostrMessageTransport(_channel),
         trust = NostrTrustTransport(_channel),
-        profile = NostrProfileTransport(_channel),
-        media = (mediaServerUrl != null && mediaServerUrl.trim().isNotEmpty)
-            ? BlossomMediaTransport(
-                Uri.parse(mediaServerUrl.trim()),
-                _channel.privateKeyHex,
-              )
-            : null;
+        profile = NostrProfileTransport(_channel);
 
   final NostrChannel _channel;
 
@@ -75,14 +61,7 @@ class SocialSession {
   final TrustTransport trust;
   final ProfileTransport profile;
 
-  /// Hosts offer photos, or null when no media server is configured (offers then
-  /// publish without images).
-  final MediaTransport? media;
-
-  Future<void> close() async {
-    await media?.close();
-    await _channel.close();
-  }
+  Future<void> close() => _channel.close();
 }
 
 Uint8List _hexToBytes(String hex) {
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/social_settings.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/social_settings.dart
index 78cb8d8..6cdcb7a 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/social_settings.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/services/social_settings.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class SocialSettings {
   static const _areaKey = 'tane.social.area_geohash';
   static const _relaysKey = 'tane.social.relays';
   static const _searchPrecisionKey = 'tane.social.search_precision';
-  static const _mediaServerKey = 'tane.social.media_server';
 
   /// How wide "your zone" searches, as a geohash prefix length: 5 ≈ ±2.4 km
   /// ("very close"), 4 ≈ ±20 km ("around here"), 3 ≈ ±78 km ("my region").
@@ -40,11 +39,6 @@ class SocialSettings {
     'wss://relay.primal.net',
   ];
 
-  /// Blossom media server used to host offer photos so peers can see them. The
-  /// Comunes-run server is the non-commercial default; the user can point this
-  /// at any Blossom server, or clear it to publish offers without photos.
-  static const String defaultMediaServer = 'https://blossom.comunes.org';
-
   /// The user's coarse area as a low-precision geohash (may be empty). Set
   /// manually or from device location; the transport coarsens it further.
   Future<String> areaGeohash() async => (await _store.read(_areaKey)) ?? '';
@@ -79,18 +73,6 @@ class SocialSettings {
   Future<void> setSearchPrecision(int precision) =>
       _store.write(_searchPrecisionKey, '${_clampPrecision(precision)}');
 
-  /// The Blossom media server for offer photos. Falls back to
-  /// [defaultMediaServer] until the user configures one; an explicitly saved
-  /// empty value turns photo hosting off (offers still publish, without images).
-  Future<String> mediaServerUrl() async {
-    final raw = await _store.read(_mediaServerKey);
-    if (raw == null) return defaultMediaServer; // never configured
-    return raw.trim();
-  }
-
-  Future<void> setMediaServerUrl(String url) =>
-      _store.write(_mediaServerKey, url.trim());
-
   int _clampPrecision(int p) => p < minSearchPrecision
       ? minSearchPrecision
       : (p > maxSearchPrecision ? maxSearchPrecision : p);
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/state/offers_cubit.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/state/offers_cubit.dart
index 4768328..c312571 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/state/offers_cubit.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/state/offers_cubit.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
 import '../data/variety_repository.dart';
 import '../services/offer_mapper.dart';
 import '../services/offer_outbox.dart';
+import '../services/offer_thumbnail.dart';
 import '../services/social_service.dart';
 import '../services/social_settings.dart';
 
@@ -137,24 +138,24 @@ class OffersState extends Equatable {
 class OffersCubit extends Cubit<OffersState> {
   OffersCubit(
     this._transport, {
-    MediaTransport? media,
     Future<Uint8List?> Function(String varietyId)? coverPhoto,
+    String? Function(Uint8List bytes)? thumbnail,
     Future<void> Function()? onDispose,
-  })  : _media = media,
-        _coverPhoto = coverPhoto,
+  })  : _coverPhoto = coverPhoto,
+        _thumbnail = thumbnail,
         _onDispose = onDispose,
         super(const OffersState());
 
   final OfferTransport? _transport;
 
-  /// Hosts an offer's cover photo so peers can see it; null when no media server
-  /// is configured, in which case offers publish without images.
-  final MediaTransport? _media;
-
-  /// Fetches a variety's cover photo bytes (for hosting); null in tests or when
-  /// no inventory repo is wired.
+  /// Fetches a variety's cover photo bytes; null in tests or when no inventory
+  /// repo is wired.
   final Future<Uint8List?> Function(String varietyId)? _coverPhoto;
 
+  /// Turns full photo bytes into a small `data:` thumbnail embedded in the offer
+  /// (no media server). Null → offers publish without a photo.
+  final String? Function(Uint8List bytes)? _thumbnail;
+
   /// Closes the owning [SocialSession]/connection when the cubit is disposed
   /// (null in tests, where the transport is a fake with nothing to close).
   final Future<void> Function()? _onDispose;
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ class OffersCubit extends Cubit<OffersState> {
           areaGeohash: areaGeohash,
           category: lot.category,
           isOrganic: lot.isOrganic,
-          imageUrl: await _hostCoverPhoto(lot.varietyId),
+          imageUrl: await _coverThumbnail(lot.varietyId),
         );
         final result = await transport.publish(offer);
         if (result.accepted) accepted++;
@@ -297,18 +298,17 @@ class OffersCubit extends Cubit<OffersState> {
     return accepted;
   }
 
-  /// Uploads the lot's cover photo to the media server and returns its URL, or
-  /// null when there's no media server, no photo, or the upload fails. Hosting
-  /// is best-effort: a missing image never blocks publishing the offer.
-  Future<String?> _hostCoverPhoto(String varietyId) async {
-    final media = _media;
+  /// Builds a small inline `data:` thumbnail from the lot's cover photo to embed
+  /// in the offer, or null when there's no photo, no thumbnailer, or it can't be
+  /// shrunk to fit. Best-effort: a missing image never blocks publishing.
+  Future<String?> _coverThumbnail(String varietyId) async {
     final coverPhoto = _coverPhoto;
-    if (media == null || coverPhoto == null) return null;
+    final thumbnail = _thumbnail;
+    if (coverPhoto == null || thumbnail == null) return null;
     try {
       final Uint8List? bytes = await coverPhoto(varietyId);
       if (bytes == null || bytes.isEmpty) return null;
-      final url = await media.upload(bytes, mimeType: 'image/jpeg');
-      return url.toString();
+      return thumbnail(bytes);
     } catch (_) {
       return null; // degrade: publish the offer without a photo
     }
@@ -334,13 +334,11 @@ Future<OffersCubit> createOffersCubit(
   final relays = await settings.relayUrls();
   if (relays.isEmpty) return OffersCubit(null);
   try {
-    final mediaServer = await settings.mediaServerUrl();
-    final session =
-        await social.openSession(relays, mediaServerUrl: mediaServer);
+    final session = await social.openSession(relays);
     return OffersCubit(
       session.offers,
-      media: session.media,
       coverPhoto: repository?.coverPhotoFor,
+      thumbnail: offerThumbnailDataUri,
       onDispose: session.close,
     );
   } catch (_) {
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/market_screen.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/market_screen.dart
index bee0e9f..a919286 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/market_screen.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/market_screen.dart
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ class _ConfigSheet extends StatefulWidget {
 class _ConfigSheetState extends State<_ConfigSheet> {
   final _area = TextEditingController();
   final _servers = TextEditingController();
-  final _mediaServer = TextEditingController();
   bool _loading = true;
   bool _locationBusy = false;
   String? _locationError;
@@ -618,7 +617,6 @@ class _ConfigSheetState extends State<_ConfigSheet> {
   Future<void> _load() async {
     _area.text = await widget.settings.areaGeohash();
     _servers.text = (await widget.settings.relayUrls()).join('\n');
-    _mediaServer.text = await widget.settings.mediaServerUrl();
     _precision = await widget.settings.searchPrecision();
     if (mounted) setState(() => _loading = false);
   }
@@ -626,7 +624,6 @@ class _ConfigSheetState extends State<_ConfigSheet> {
   Future<void> _save() async {
     await widget.settings.setAreaGeohash(_area.text);
     await widget.settings.setRelayUrls(_servers.text.split('\n'));
-    await widget.settings.setMediaServerUrl(_mediaServer.text);
     await widget.settings.setSearchPrecision(_precision);
     if (mounted) Navigator.of(context).pop(true);
   }
@@ -656,7 +653,6 @@ class _ConfigSheetState extends State<_ConfigSheet> {
   void dispose() {
     _area.dispose();
     _servers.dispose();
-    _mediaServer.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
 
@@ -796,16 +792,6 @@ class _ConfigSheetState extends State<_ConfigSheet> {
                             helperMaxLines: 2,
                           ),
                         ),
-                        const SizedBox(height: 14),
-                        TextField(
-                          key: const Key('market.mediaServer'),
-                          controller: _mediaServer,
-                          decoration: InputDecoration(
-                            labelText: t.market.mediaServerLabel,
-                            helperText: t.market.mediaServerHelp,
-                            helperMaxLines: 2,
-                          ),
-                        ),
                       ],
                     ),
                   ),
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/market_widgets.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/market_widgets.dart
index b743ada..20c9f31 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/market_widgets.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/market_widgets.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:commons_core/commons_core.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 import '../i18n/strings.g.dart';
+import '../services/offer_thumbnail.dart';
 import 'theme.dart';
 
 /// Human words for an offer's reciprocity mode. Shared by the market list and
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ String offerTypeLabel(Translations t, OfferType type) => switch (type) {
     };
 
 /// A small square thumbnail of an offer's photo for the market list card.
-/// Remote (published) image, so it degrades gracefully: a spinner while it
-/// loads and a neutral placeholder when the media server can't be reached.
+/// The image usually rides inline in the offer as a `data:` URI (decentralized,
+/// no server), so it renders straight from memory; an `http(s)` URL is still
+/// supported for interop and degrades gracefully (spinner, then placeholder).
 class OfferThumbnail extends StatelessWidget {
   const OfferThumbnail({
     required this.url,
@@ -33,23 +35,18 @@ class OfferThumbnail extends StatelessWidget {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return ClipRRect(
       borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10),
-      child: Image.network(
+      child: _offerImage(
         url,
+        semanticLabel: semanticLabel,
         width: size,
         height: size,
-        fit: BoxFit.cover,
-        semanticLabel: semanticLabel,
-        loadingBuilder: (context, child, progress) => progress == null
-            ? child
-            : _OfferImagePlaceholder(size: size, loading: true),
-        errorBuilder: (context, _, _) => _OfferImagePlaceholder(size: size),
       ),
     );
   }
 }
 
-/// Full-width "hero" image atop the offer detail page. Same graceful
-/// degradation as [OfferThumbnail]; hidden entirely when the offer has no photo.
+/// Full-width "hero" image atop the offer detail page. Same source handling as
+/// [OfferThumbnail]; hidden entirely when the offer has no photo.
 class OfferHeroImage extends StatelessWidget {
   const OfferHeroImage({
     required this.url,
@@ -66,33 +63,61 @@ class OfferHeroImage extends StatelessWidget {
       borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(14),
       child: AspectRatio(
         aspectRatio: 4 / 3,
-        child: Image.network(
-          url,
-          fit: BoxFit.cover,
-          semanticLabel: semanticLabel,
-          loadingBuilder: (context, child, progress) => progress == null
-              ? child
-              : const _OfferImagePlaceholder(loading: true),
-          errorBuilder: (context, _, _) => const _OfferImagePlaceholder(),
-        ),
+        child: _offerImage(url, semanticLabel: semanticLabel),
       ),
     );
   }
 }
 
-/// Neutral fill shown while a remote offer image loads or when it can't be
-/// fetched — a marketplace is useless if a broken image blocks the card.
-class _OfferImagePlaceholder extends StatelessWidget {
-  const _OfferImagePlaceholder({this.size, this.loading = false});
+/// Renders an offer image from either an inline `data:` URI (via memory) or a
+/// remote URL (via network), always cropping to fill and falling back to a
+/// neutral placeholder — a broken image must never block the card.
+Widget _offerImage(
+  String url, {
+  required String semanticLabel,
+  double? width,
+  double? height,
+}) {
+  final inline = decodeDataUri(url);
+  if (inline != null) {
+    return Image.memory(
+      inline,
+      width: width,
+      height: height,
+      fit: BoxFit.cover,
+      semanticLabel: semanticLabel,
+      errorBuilder: (context, _, _) =>
+          _OfferImagePlaceholder(width: width, height: height),
+    );
+  }
+  return Image.network(
+    url,
+    width: width,
+    height: height,
+    fit: BoxFit.cover,
+    semanticLabel: semanticLabel,
+    loadingBuilder: (context, child, progress) => progress == null
+        ? child
+        : _OfferImagePlaceholder(width: width, height: height, loading: true),
+    errorBuilder: (context, _, _) =>
+        _OfferImagePlaceholder(width: width, height: height),
+  );
+}
 
-  final double? size;
+/// Neutral fill shown while a remote offer image loads or when it can't be
+/// decoded/fetched — a marketplace is useless if a broken image blocks the card.
+class _OfferImagePlaceholder extends StatelessWidget {
+  const _OfferImagePlaceholder({this.width, this.height, this.loading = false});
+
+  final double? width;
+  final double? height;
   final bool loading;
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Container(
-      width: size,
-      height: size,
+      width: width,
+      height: height,
       color: seedPrimaryContainer.withValues(alpha: 0.4),
       alignment: Alignment.center,
       child: loading
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/test/services/offer_thumbnail_test.dart b/apps/app_seeds/test/services/offer_thumbnail_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0e9530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/test/services/offer_thumbnail_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:image/image.dart' as img;
+import 'package:tane/services/offer_thumbnail.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  /// A real, decodable photo far bigger than a thumbnail, with varied pixels so
+  /// JPEG can't compress it to nothing.
+  Uint8List bigPhoto() {
+    final image = img.Image(width: 1280, height: 960);
+    for (var y = 0; y < image.height; y++) {
+      for (var x = 0; x < image.width; x++) {
+        image.setPixelRgb(x, y, (x * 7) % 256, (y * 5) % 256, (x + y) % 256);
+      }
+    }
+    return img.encodeJpg(image, quality: 90);
+  }
+
+  test('produces a small jpeg data-URI that fits the byte budget', () {
+    final uri = offerThumbnailDataUri(bigPhoto(), maxBytes: 40000);
+
+    expect(uri, isNotNull);
+    expect(uri!, startsWith('data:image/jpeg;base64,'));
+    final b64 = uri.substring('data:image/jpeg;base64,'.length);
+    expect(b64.length, lessThanOrEqualTo(40000));
+
+    // The payload really is a smaller image than the source.
+    final decoded = img.decodeJpg(base64.decode(b64))!;
+    expect(decoded.width, lessThanOrEqualTo(320));
+    expect(decoded.height, lessThanOrEqualTo(320));
+  });
+
+  test('never upscales an already-tiny image', () {
+    final small = img.encodeJpg(img.Image(width: 64, height: 48), quality: 80);
+    final uri = offerThumbnailDataUri(small);
+
+    expect(uri, isNotNull);
+    final b64 = uri!.substring('data:image/jpeg;base64,'.length);
+    final decoded = img.decodeJpg(base64.decode(b64))!;
+    expect(decoded.width, 64);
+    expect(decoded.height, 48);
+  });
+
+  test('returns null for bytes that are not an image', () {
+    expect(offerThumbnailDataUri(Uint8List.fromList([1, 2, 3, 4])), isNull);
+  });
+
+  group('decodeDataUri', () {
+    test('round-trips a base64 data URI to its bytes', () {
+      final bytes = Uint8List.fromList([9, 8, 7, 6]);
+      final uri = 'data:image/jpeg;base64,${base64.encode(bytes)}';
+      expect(decodeDataUri(uri), bytes);
+    });
+
+    test('returns null for a plain http url', () {
+      expect(decodeDataUri('https://example.org/a.jpg'), isNull);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/test/services/social_settings_test.dart b/apps/app_seeds/test/services/social_settings_test.dart
index 7dd571e..e8c8673 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/test/services/social_settings_test.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/test/services/social_settings_test.dart
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@ void main() {
     expect(await settings.relayUrls(), isEmpty);
   });
 
-  test('media server defaults, is configurable, and can be turned off',
-      () async {
-    expect(await settings.mediaServerUrl(), SocialSettings.defaultMediaServer);
-    await settings.setMediaServerUrl('  https://blossom.example  ');
-    expect(await settings.mediaServerUrl(), 'https://blossom.example');
-    await settings.setMediaServerUrl(''); // explicit empty = no photo hosting
-    expect(await settings.mediaServerUrl(), '');
-  });
-
   test('stores and normalises the area geohash (trim + lowercase)', () async {
     await settings.setAreaGeohash('  SP3E9  ');
     expect(await settings.areaGeohash(), 'sp3e9');
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/test/state/offers_cubit_test.dart b/apps/app_seeds/test/state/offers_cubit_test.dart
index 6545373..ce8a3f1 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/test/state/offers_cubit_test.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/test/state/offers_cubit_test.dart
@@ -41,24 +41,6 @@ class FakeOfferTransport implements OfferTransport {
   Future<void> close() async {}
 }
 
-/// In-memory [MediaTransport]: hands back a fixed URL, or throws when [fail] is
-/// set (to prove the publish step degrades to no-image instead of erroring).
-class FakeMediaTransport implements MediaTransport {
-  FakeMediaTransport({this.fail = false});
-  final bool fail;
-  int uploads = 0;
-
-  @override
-  Future<Uri> upload(Uint8List bytes, {required String mimeType}) async {
-    uploads++;
-    if (fail) throw const MediaUploadException('boom', 500);
-    return Uri.parse('https://media.test/hosted.jpg');
-  }
-
-  @override
-  Future<void> close() async {}
-}
-
 /// Emits every published offer TWICE on discover — the way a relay legitimately
 /// resends an addressable event (a stored copy plus a live echo). Used to prove
 /// the cubit dedups instead of doubling the listing.
@@ -312,14 +294,17 @@ void main() {
       await cubit.close();
     });
 
-    test('publishLots hosts the cover photo and puts its URL on the offer',
+    test('publishLots embeds an inline thumbnail data-URI on the offer',
         () async {
       final transport = FakeOfferTransport();
-      final media = FakeMediaTransport();
+      var thumbnailed = 0;
       final cubit = OffersCubit(
         transport,
-        media: media,
         coverPhoto: (id) async => Uint8List.fromList([1, 2, 3]),
+        thumbnail: (bytes) {
+          thumbnailed++;
+          return 'data:image/jpeg;base64,AAAA';
+        },
       );
       await cubit.publishLots(
         const [
@@ -336,18 +321,18 @@ void main() {
 
       await cubit.discover('sp3');
       await pumpEventQueue();
-      expect(media.uploads, 1);
-      expect(cubit.state.offers.single.imageUrl, 'https://media.test/hosted.jpg');
+      expect(thumbnailed, 1);
+      expect(cubit.state.offers.single.imageUrl, 'data:image/jpeg;base64,AAAA');
       await cubit.close();
     });
 
-    test('publishLots still publishes (without image) when hosting fails',
+    test('publishLots still publishes (without image) when thumbnailing fails',
         () async {
       final transport = FakeOfferTransport();
       final cubit = OffersCubit(
         transport,
-        media: FakeMediaTransport(fail: true),
         coverPhoto: (id) async => Uint8List.fromList([1, 2, 3]),
+        thumbnail: (bytes) => throw Exception('boom'),
       );
       final count = await cubit.publishLots(
         const [
@@ -369,9 +354,9 @@ void main() {
       await cubit.close();
     });
 
-    test('publishLots without a media server publishes no image', () async {
+    test('publishLots without a thumbnailer publishes no image', () async {
       final transport = FakeOfferTransport();
-      final cubit = OffersCubit(transport); // no media, no coverPhoto
+      final cubit = OffersCubit(transport); // no thumbnail, no coverPhoto
       await cubit.publishLots(
         const [
           ShareableLot(
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/test/ui/market_widgets_test.dart b/apps/app_seeds/test/ui/market_widgets_test.dart
index 1108049..7a57f23 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/test/ui/market_widgets_test.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/test/ui/market_widgets_test.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,24 @@ import 'package:tane/ui/market_widgets.dart';
 
 Widget _wrap(Widget child) => MaterialApp(home: Scaffold(body: Center(child: child)));
 
+/// A 1×1 PNG as an inline data URI — the shape offers actually publish.
+const _dataUri =
+    'data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lE'
+    'QVR42mNkYPhfDwAChwGA60e6kgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==';
+
 void main() {
+  testWidgets('OfferThumbnail renders an inline data-URI from memory',
+      (tester) async {
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      _wrap(const OfferThumbnail(url: _dataUri, semanticLabel: 'Photo')),
+    );
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    expect(find.byType(Image), findsOneWidget);
+    // Decoded fine — no broken-image placeholder.
+    expect(find.byIcon(Icons.image_not_supported_outlined), findsNothing);
+  });
+
   testWidgets('OfferThumbnail builds a network image', (tester) async {
     await tester.pumpWidget(
       _wrap(const OfferThumbnail(
diff --git a/packages/commons_core/lib/commons_core.dart b/packages/commons_core/lib/commons_core.dart
index e3e713b..515a513 100644
--- a/packages/commons_core/lib/commons_core.dart
+++ b/packages/commons_core/lib/commons_core.dart
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ export 'src/identity/nostr_key_derivation.dart';
 export 'src/ids/id_gen.dart';
 export 'src/social/certification.dart';
 export 'src/social/geohash.dart';
-export 'src/social/media_transport.dart';
 export 'src/social/message_transport.dart';
-export 'src/social/nostr/blossom_media_transport.dart';
 export 'src/social/nostr/nostr_channel.dart';
 export 'src/social/nostr/nostr_connection.dart';
 export 'src/social/nostr/nostr_message_transport.dart';
diff --git a/packages/commons_core/lib/src/social/media_transport.dart b/packages/commons_core/lib/src/social/media_transport.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e7c044..0000000
--- a/packages/commons_core/lib/src/social/media_transport.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import 'dart:typed_data';
-
-/// Uploads a public image and returns a URL peers can fetch — the hosting seam
-/// for offer photos. An [Offer] carries only a URL on the wire (NIP-99), never
-/// bytes; this transport turns local bytes into that URL.
-///
-/// A sibling of [OfferTransport]/`MessageTransport`/`TrustTransport`, but it does
-/// NOT ride the relay websocket: media goes over plain HTTP to a media server
-/// (Blossom), so it takes its own endpoint rather than a `NostrChannel`.
-///
-/// Uploading a photo here publishes it: an offer is a public shop window the
-/// person elected to reveal, so its image is public too. This is distinct from
-/// the encrypted-at-rest inventory — nothing local is exposed by this seam.
-abstract interface class MediaTransport {
-  /// Uploads [bytes] and returns the public URL. Expected to be idempotent for
-  /// content-addressed backends (re-uploading the same bytes yields the same
-  /// URL). Throws when the server rejects the upload or is unreachable — callers
-  /// degrade by publishing the offer without an image.
-  Future<Uri> upload(Uint8List bytes, {required String mimeType});
-
-  Future<void> close();
-}
diff --git a/packages/commons_core/lib/src/social/nostr/blossom_media_transport.dart b/packages/commons_core/lib/src/social/nostr/blossom_media_transport.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index e80aabc..0000000
--- a/packages/commons_core/lib/src/social/nostr/blossom_media_transport.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import 'dart:convert';
-import 'dart:typed_data';
-
-import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart' as crypto;
-import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
-import 'package:nostr/nostr.dart';
-
-import '../media_transport.dart';
-
-/// [MediaTransport] backed by a Blossom media server (BUD-01/02).
-///
-/// Blossom is content-addressed: a blob's URL is derived from its SHA-256, so
-/// uploads are idempotent (the server dedups) and the URL is deterministic. We
-/// authorize each upload with a signed kind-24242 event — the same secp256k1
-/// identity that signs offers — and PUT the bytes; no relay is involved.
-class BlossomMediaTransport implements MediaTransport {
-  BlossomMediaTransport(
-    Uri server,
-    this._secretKeyHex, {
-    http.Client? client,
-    Duration authTtl = const Duration(hours: 1),
-  })  : _server = _normalize(server),
-        _client = client ?? http.Client(),
-        _ownsClient = client == null,
-        _authTtl = authTtl;
-
-  /// Blossom kind for upload/list/delete authorization events (BUD-01).
-  static const authKind = 24242;
-
-  final Uri _server;
-  final String _secretKeyHex;
-  final http.Client _client;
-  final bool _ownsClient;
-  final Duration _authTtl;
-
-  @override
-  Future<Uri> upload(Uint8List bytes, {required String mimeType}) async {
-    final sha = crypto.sha256.convert(bytes).toString();
-    final auth = _authEvent(sha);
-    final response = await _client.put(
-      _server.resolve('upload'),
-      headers: {
-        'Authorization': 'Nostr ${base64.encode(utf8.encode(auth.toJson()))}',
-        'Content-Type': mimeType,
-      },
-      body: bytes,
-    );
-    if (response.statusCode < 200 || response.statusCode >= 300) {
-      throw MediaUploadException(
-        'Blossom upload failed (${response.statusCode})',
-        response.statusCode,
-      );
-    }
-    return _urlFrom(response.body, sha);
-  }
-
-  /// Signed kind-24242 authorization: declares an `upload`, the blob's hash, and
-  /// an expiry so a captured header can't be replayed forever.
-  Event _authEvent(String sha256hex) {
-    final expiry =
-        DateTime.now().add(_authTtl).millisecondsSinceEpoch ~/ 1000;
-    return Event.from(
-      kind: authKind,
-      content: 'Upload offer photo',
-      tags: [
-        ['t', 'upload'],
-        ['x', sha256hex],
-        ['expiration', '$expiry'],
-      ],
-      secretKey: _secretKeyHex,
-    );
-  }
-
-  /// Prefers the `url` from the blob descriptor the server returns; falls back to
-  /// the deterministic `<server>/<sha256>` when the body is missing or unparsable.
-  Uri _urlFrom(String body, String sha256hex) {
-    if (body.isNotEmpty) {
-      try {
-        final decoded = json.decode(body);
-        if (decoded is Map && decoded['url'] is String) {
-          final url = (decoded['url'] as String).trim();
-          if (url.isNotEmpty) return Uri.parse(url);
-        }
-      } on FormatException {
-        // Non-JSON body — fall through to the content-addressed URL.
-      }
-    }
-    return _server.resolve(sha256hex);
-  }
-
-  static Uri _normalize(Uri server) {
-    // Ensure a trailing slash so `resolve('upload')` appends rather than
-    // replacing the last path segment.
-    if (server.path.endsWith('/')) return server;
-    return server.replace(path: '${server.path}/');
-  }
-
-  @override
-  Future<void> close() async {
-    if (_ownsClient) _client.close();
-  }
-}
-
-/// Thrown when the media server rejects an upload. Callers treat it as "publish
-/// the offer without a photo", never as a hard failure of sharing.
-class MediaUploadException implements Exception {
-  const MediaUploadException(this.message, this.statusCode);
-
-  final String message;
-  final int statusCode;
-
-  @override
-  String toString() => 'MediaUploadException($statusCode): $message';
-}
diff --git a/packages/commons_core/pubspec.yaml b/packages/commons_core/pubspec.yaml
index 7a522b4..ef9d76a 100644
--- a/packages/commons_core/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/commons_core/pubspec.yaml
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ dependencies:
   # signing, NIP-19, NIP-44, gift wrap — the vetted crypto for the social layer
   # transport. We keep the relay/websocket layer and our derivation on top.
   nostr: ^2.0.0
-  # Plain HTTP (BSD-3, AGPL-compatible) for the Blossom media server — offer
-  # photos are uploaded over HTTP, not the relay websocket. Client is injectable.
-  http: ^1.2.0
-  # Sync SHA-256 (BSD-3) for content-addressed Blossom blob ids.
-  crypto: ^3.0.3
 
 dev_dependencies:
   lints: ^6.0.0
diff --git a/packages/commons_core/test/social/blossom_media_transport_test.dart b/packages/commons_core/test/social/blossom_media_transport_test.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 15ea2d1..0000000
--- a/packages/commons_core/test/social/blossom_media_transport_test.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-import 'dart:convert';
-import 'dart:typed_data';
-
-import 'package:commons_core/commons_core.dart';
-import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart' as crypto;
-import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
-import 'package:http/testing.dart';
-import 'package:nostr/nostr.dart';
-import 'package:test/test.dart';
-
-void main() {
-  Future<String> secretKey() async {
-    final id = await NostrKeyDerivation.deriveFromSeed(
-      Uint8List(32)..fillRange(0, 32, 7),
-    );
-    return id.privateKeyHex;
-  }
-
-  final bytes = Uint8List.fromList(List<int>.generate(64, (i) => i));
-  final sha = crypto.sha256.convert(bytes).toString();
-
-  test('PUTs to /upload with a signed kind-24242 auth and returns the url',
-      () async {
-    late http.Request captured;
-    final client = MockClient((req) async {
-      captured = req;
-      return http.Response(
-        json.encode({'url': 'https://media.test/$sha.jpg', 'sha256': sha}),
-        200,
-      );
-    });
-    final transport = BlossomMediaTransport(
-      Uri.parse('https://media.test'),
-      await secretKey(),
-      client: client,
-    );
-
-    final url = await transport.upload(bytes, mimeType: 'image/jpeg');
-
-    expect(url, Uri.parse('https://media.test/$sha.jpg'));
-    expect(captured.method, 'PUT');
-    expect(captured.url, Uri.parse('https://media.test/upload'));
-    expect(captured.bodyBytes, bytes);
-    expect(captured.headers['content-type'], startsWith('image/jpeg'));
-
-    // The Authorization header is a base64 Nostr event; decode and inspect it.
-    final header = captured.headers['authorization']!;
-    expect(header, startsWith('Nostr '));
-    final event = Event.fromMap(
-      json.decode(utf8.decode(base64.decode(header.substring(6))))
-          as Map<String, dynamic>,
-      verify: true, // a real Schnorr signature over the canonical id
-    );
-    expect(event.kind, BlossomMediaTransport.authKind);
-    String? tag(String name) => event.tags
-        .firstWhere((t) => t.isNotEmpty && t[0] == name, orElse: () => const [])
-        .elementAtOrNull(1);
-    expect(tag('t'), 'upload');
-    expect(tag('x'), sha);
-    expect(tag('expiration'), isNotNull);
-  });
-
-  test('falls back to <server>/<sha256> when the body carries no url', () async {
-    final client = MockClient((req) async => http.Response('', 200));
-    final transport = BlossomMediaTransport(
-      Uri.parse('https://media.test/'),
-      await secretKey(),
-      client: client,
-    );
-
-    final url = await transport.upload(bytes, mimeType: 'image/jpeg');
-
-    expect(url, Uri.parse('https://media.test/$sha'));
-  });
-
-  test('throws MediaUploadException on a non-2xx response', () async {
-    final client = MockClient((req) async => http.Response('nope', 413));
-    final transport = BlossomMediaTransport(
-      Uri.parse('https://media.test'),
-      await secretKey(),
-      client: client,
-    );
-
-    expect(
-      () => transport.upload(bytes, mimeType: 'image/jpeg'),
-      throwsA(isA<MediaUploadException>()
-          .having((e) => e.statusCode, 'statusCode', 413)),
-    );
-  });
-}