Alby Hub
Bitcoin Nodes
Alby Hub is a self-custodial, open source Lightning node and wallet hub that users can run on their own hardware or in the cloud. It integrates with the Alby browser extension to provide seamless Lightning payments across the web and supports Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) for connecting multiple apps to a single Lightning node. Alby Hub targets users who want a self-sovereign Lightning node without deep technical expertise.
Details
- Type
- Lightning node manager / wallet hub
- Layer
- Lightning Network
- Language
- Go
- Platforms
- linux, docker, cloud
- Nwc Support
- Yes
- Open Source
- Yes
- Self Hosted
- Yes
- Bitcoin Only
- Yes
- Software Type
- lightning_hub
- Lightning Support
- Yes
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