Umbrel + Albyhub + Alby Go Accounts
3368 sats \ 8 comments \ @articfoxb 26 Sep tutorials
In this tutorial we explain how to connect Alby go to your node through Albyhub, with this we can have our sats custodian and use our getalby address to receive sats without generating an invoice.
Prerequisites Have a node, in my case it is an umbrel node. Have open channels,liquidity
Steps.
  1. In our node we go to applications and add alby hub from community apps. (See image) https://github.com/getAlby/umbrel-community-app-store.git https://image.nostr.build/a96aba0f9cf3f8536af4f062318ad634635592f3b606d2ae6fb24b71a51997a3.png
  2. We install the alby hub application.
  3. We enter alby hub In the connections section > add connection > isolated (we will use isolated to create new accounts with their own balance) > we enter the name of the account in my case it will be my alby account, articfox@getalby.com (it is just In order to distinguish them, I will do this procedure for the accounts of family and friends)> an unrevealed QR code will appear, for now we move on to step 4.
  1. We download the alby go cell phone app (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alby-go/id6471335774)
  2. In Alby go > connect wallet > name the wallet (i name it articfox@getalby.com)> read the QR code from step 3
In order to use our getalby address you must connect nostr wallet to our account using web page
  1. In AlbyGo we go to settings (In the upper right corner)> and copy export wallet, it will help us connect with our getlaby address.
  2. In our browser we enter https://getalby.com/ > setting > wallet configuration >link to your own wallet >nostr wallet connect your and we copy the information from step 6. https://image.nostr.build/579fe1fa9c1a4eabd09fd7aba496f9d3e529c99ecbe075f8ab5071b53ee026b0.png
  1. Remember to add your alby address in setting in the alby go application.
With this we have our node as custodian of the sats, we create an account with a 0 balance to start receiving sats (and be able to make more accounts for friends and family), we connect our getalby address with our wallet to be able to receive sats without generating invoices.
Recommendations
  • The person who controls the node must have liquidity at all times.
  • The node must be connected 24 hours a day.
  • If the node disappears, the sats of the linked accounts also disappear.
  • In Alby go save the export Wallet secret.
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141 sats \ 1 reply \ @rolznz 27 Sep
Nice guide! soon we will make this easier, with the ability to top up isolated app balances from within Alby Hub, and also to generate basic lightning addresses for isolated apps. That way, when you onboard someone they do not have to immediately sign up for an Alby Account.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @articfoxb OP 27 Sep
that would be great
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @BlokchainB 27 Sep
Will this same process work on start9?
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155 sats \ 4 replies \ @articfoxb OP 27 Sep
it should be the same
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @BlokchainB 28 Sep
So does each Alby go user need an Alby address for this to work. For instance let’s say I want to be the “uncle Jim” for my friends and family and set them up with their own lightning wallets will I need to create an Alby address for each of them?
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76 sats \ 1 reply \ @articfoxb OP 28 Sep
Not necessarily, it works without direction from Alby, but you would be creating invoices all the time. The idea of ​​adding alby address is to receive sats without generating invoices all the time.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @articfoxb OP 28 Sep
  • address
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Alby 2 Oct
You don't have to generate Alby Accounts for them!
But if they want to use @getalby.com lightning address and few other features there, then it's a good option!
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