diff --git a/nanopub/definitions.py b/nanopub/definitions.py
index 6d73034..209f42c 100644
--- a/nanopub/definitions.py
+++ b/nanopub/definitions.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 USER_CONFIG_DIR = Path.home() / ".nanopub"
 DEFAULT_PROFILE_PATH = USER_CONFIG_DIR / "profile.yml"
 
+BLAZEGRAPH_SERVER = 'http://localhost:9999/blazegraph/namespace/kb/sparql'
+
 NANOPUB_TEST_SERVER = 'https://np.test.knowledgepixels.com/'
 # List of servers: https://monitor.petapico.org/.csv
 NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST = [
diff --git a/nanopub/nanopub.py b/nanopub/nanopub.py
index 26d1750..ce0a677 100644
--- a/nanopub/nanopub.py
+++ b/nanopub/nanopub.py
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ def sign(self) -> None:
 
 
     def publish(self) -> None:
-        """Publish a Nanopub object"""
+        """Publish a Nanopub object & optionally update the blazegraph sparql endpoint"""
         if not self.source_uri:
             self.sign()
 
-        publish_graph(self.rdf, use_server=self._conf.use_server)
+        publish_graph(self.rdf, use_server=self._conf.use_server, publish_to_blazegraph=self._conf.publish_to_blazegraph, blazegraph_server=self._conf.blazegraph_server)
         log.info(f'Published {self.source_uri} to {self._conf.use_server}')
         self.published = True
 
diff --git a/nanopub/nanopub_conf.py b/nanopub/nanopub_conf.py
index 3977f3d..336f2ab 100644
--- a/nanopub/nanopub_conf.py
+++ b/nanopub/nanopub_conf.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
 from typing import Optional
 
-from nanopub.definitions import NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST
+from nanopub.definitions import NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST, BLAZEGRAPH_SERVER
 from nanopub.profile import Profile
 
 
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class NanopubConf:
 
     profile: Optional[Profile] = None
 
+    publish_to_blazegraph: bool = False
+    blazegraph_server: str = BLAZEGRAPH_SERVER
+
     use_test_server: bool = False
     use_server: str = NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST[0]
 
diff --git a/nanopub/sign_utils.py b/nanopub/sign_utils.py
index 9d4bccb..d2856f0 100644
--- a/nanopub/sign_utils.py
+++ b/nanopub/sign_utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from Crypto.Signature import PKCS1_v1_5
 from rdflib import BNode, ConjunctiveGraph, Graph, Literal, Namespace, URIRef
 
-from nanopub.definitions import NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST, NP_PURL, NP_TEMP_PREFIX
+from nanopub.definitions import NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST, NP_PURL, NP_TEMP_PREFIX, BLAZEGRAPH_SERVER
 from nanopub.namespaces import NPX
 from nanopub.profile import Profile
 from nanopub.trustyuri.rdf import RdfHasher, RdfUtils
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def replace_trusty_in_graph(trusty_artefact: str, dummy_ns: str, graph: Conjunct
     return graph
 
 
-def publish_graph(g: ConjunctiveGraph, use_server: str = NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST[0]) -> bool:
+def publish_graph(g: ConjunctiveGraph, use_server: str = NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST[0], publish_to_blazegraph: bool = False, blazegraph_server: str = BLAZEGRAPH_SERVER) -> bool:
     """Publish a signed nanopub to the given nanopub server.
     """
     log.info(f"Publishing to the nanopub server {use_server}")
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ def publish_graph(g: ConjunctiveGraph, use_server: str = NANOPUB_SERVER_LIST[0])
     # NOTE: nanopub-java uses {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
     data = g.serialize(format="trig")
     r = requests.post(use_server, headers=headers, data=data.encode('utf-8'))
+    """
+        Update your blazegraph sparql endpoint with the same signed nanopub.
+    """ 
+    # NOTE: by-default, it updates the locally-run blazegraph sparql endpoint at port 9999 
+    if publish_to_blazegraph:
+        headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/x-trig'}
+        r = requests.post(blazegraph_server, headers=headers, data=data)
+        log.info(f"Publishing to the blazegraph server {blazegraph_server}")
+        log.info(f"Status code: {r.status_code}")
+        log.info(f"Response Content: {r.text}")
     r.raise_for_status()
     return True
 
diff --git a/nanopub/utils.py b/nanopub/utils.py
index 6f2ea82..3090901 100644
--- a/nanopub/utils.py
+++ b/nanopub/utils.py
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ def extract_np_metadata(g: ConjunctiveGraph) -> NanopubMetadata:
             # TODO: improve as the signed np namespace might be using / or # or .
             np_meta.namespace = Namespace(np_meta.np_uri + '#')
 
-    return np_meta
+    return np_meta
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