Citadel
Bitcoin Nodes
Citadel is an open-source, self-hosted personal server platform for Bitcoin and Lightning node operation. Originally forked from Umbrel, Citadel offers a one-click installation experience on Raspberry Pi or dedicated hardware, with a built-in app store for Bitcoin apps including BTCPay Server, Mempool, Specter, and others. Citadel emphasizes privacy and user control over cloud dependencies.
Details
- Type
- Bitcoin node OS / personal server
- Fork Of
- Umbrel
- Hardware
- Raspberry Pi, x86
- App Store
- Yes
- Developer
- Citadel / Community
- Open Source
- Yes
- Bitcoin Only
- Yes
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