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My experience with attaching an external wallet

1882 sats \ 18 comments \ @DEADBEEF 21 Oct bitcoin_beginners

So I finally got around to attaching an external wallet to my SN account. I followed this guide on how to setup a Coinos wallet and for someone not well-versed on Bitcoin or Lightning it couldn’t have been any easier.

I’ve been running with it all weekend with no issues. I wish I would have done it sooner. I’ve been worried about the end of my SN wallet and it feels like a (small) weight has been lifted from my shoulders.

I’m glad to be able to stay here on SN and look forward to the years to come.

(As an added bonus being able to use NWC on Nostr now is great too!)

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220 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 21 Oct

It is so great you posted this. I feel as if some stackers think they need to be tech or bitcoin experts to do this. I hope you inspire many others.

53 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 21 Oct

Looks like I helped inspire at least one other stacker :)

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53 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 21 Oct

That’s exactly why I posted my experience. I hope others see it isn’t bad at all to switch to an external wallet.

I admit I was intimidated at first and a little worried I would have to abandon SN after the transition.

152 sats \ 1 reply \ @Wumbo 21 Oct

Great job getting on zero (zero SN balance)!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 21 Oct

Thanks! I’ve had to train myself that the zero in the upper right is meaningless now. At first I kept scaring myself when I saw my SN balance at 0 😅

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @jgbtc 22 Oct

I have an external wallet set up using nwc and it seems to be configured correctly for both sending and receiving, but now when I try to zap I get a pop up for a QR code to scan or copy. Is there something else I need to do to start using the connected wallet?

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @DEADBEEF OP 22 Oct

The NWC string needs to be entered on each device.

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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 22 Oct

Yep, that was it. Thanks.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Ge 21 Oct

Its so nice right eventually plug in alby to become more sovereign but for now this set up is nice just remember don't leave more than u r willing to lose!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 22 Oct

Yes that is a good point!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @flat24 21 Oct

@DEADBEEF Great, it was a pretty quick and easy guide to understand!!! I also used it to attach my Coinos wallet to SN and helped a couple of friends do the same thing.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 21 Oct

Awesome! Glad to hear it!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan 21 Oct

cool. Will read, will try

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 21 Oct

@realBitcoinDog put together an updated guide today.

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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @supratic 21 Oct

Great! Get ready to collect guns and horses, cowboy!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcoin_pup 21 Oct

Congrats and thanks for sharing your experience!

LN is awesome, and NWC makes nostr so much more fun!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Butterfinger 21 Oct

Wow, I just did it too! Amazing thanks!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 21 Oct

Awesome! Glad my post helped.