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10 sats \ 10 replies \ @thebullishbitcoiner OP 16 Oct \ parent \ on: Help me test my noncustodial setup! meta
Cashu backend sounds wild.
Wild good or bad? 😎
No channel management? Can run albyhub on laptop, without a need for it to be on 24/7 to send and receive?
Or no.
I’m pretty sure it still has to be on 24/7. But yeah, no channel management (none at all actually). Also has some quirks that I might go over in a post at some time.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheWildHustle 16 Oct
Ha! Wild is always good, of course.
Heard Darth talk about some of the privacy benefits, but was mainly looking at easy solutions for my wife.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @thebullishbitcoiner OP 16 Oct
Yup, it’s definitely easy.
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7 sats \ 7 replies \ @nym 16 Oct
Channel management is the thing I dislike most about the lightning network. This is a good start!
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27 sats \ 4 replies \ @TheWildHustle 16 Oct
In my opinion Albyhub fixed this.
You can open 2 channels super quick from trusted and recommended sources through simple UI, and call it a day, you'll pretty much never need to rebalance or set fees (depending on what your using your node for). Its pretty simple quick and easy while being a solid sovereign option. I'd give it a look if I were you, times are changing.
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7 sats \ 2 replies \ @028559d218 16 Oct
My take? The best approach long term is to get a full node. Commercial off-the-shelf. MyNode, Start9, Umbrel, etc buy one of those and run a full Bitcoin Node and Lightning Node yourself. Once you do you never go back. That way it's on 24/7 and functions like a miniature home server - all your Bitcoin and lightning apps in one place.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nym 16 Oct
I’m still on the fence about getting one. I may pull the trigger sometime
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @028559d218 16 Oct
Honestly 100% worth it imo. Once you get a node you never go back. Using lightning from your own node that is up 24/7 alone makes it worth it imo
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 16 Oct
That's only if you're using Alby Hub on the cloud, though, is that correct?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @thebullishbitcoiner OP 16 Oct
A good start indeed since you don’t need to pay a large amount of sats (depending on the channel size).
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7 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 16 Oct
Agreed!
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