LNbits
Bitcoin Nodes
LNbits is a free, open source Lightning Network wallet and account management system that runs on top of your existing Lightning node. It enables multi-user Lightning wallets, point-of-sale systems, and extensible plugins through its powerful extension framework. LNbits is popular for creating custodial Lightning wallets for communities, hackathons, and small businesses.
Details
- Type
- Lightning wallet and accounting server
- Layer
- Lightning Network
- Language
- Python
- Platforms
- linux, docker
- Open Source
- Yes
- Self Hosted
- Yes
- Bitcoin Only
- Yes
- Software Type
- lightning_accounting
- Lightning Support
- Yes
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