You’ve probably seen this already but posting just in case…
Yep. Been there, the Alby support pages and their Discord. I have the hub setup right as far as I can tell but it definitely doesn’t like Braiins. I went back to Speed because… well it works although the KYC route is not one I want to stay on.
I plan to try a lightning transaction between CL and LND via the RTL dashboard and see what the results give me. Inquiring minds ya know. Not sure the KYC reports non-purchased BTC though…regardless bad taste that KYC is.
Ok Paul…my mind wont stop…could you lead me to resources that explains pairing a domain name to a self hosted Alby hub?
I assume you are talking about for a static LNURL address that folks can send sats to? If so, below is the simplest method:
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Host your domain
You must first have the domain hosted somewhere with an SSL/TLS certificate so that it can be reached via https. And you must be able to create files and folders at the root of your domain. -
Link your Alby account
Following the instructions in Alby Hub itself, link it to your Alby account. Take note of your Alby username (mine is “paypaul”). -
Download the lnurlp JSON file
Grab your public lnurlp JSON file from the getalby website. For example, mine is at https://getalby.com/.well-known/lnurlp/paypaul -
Upload the lnurlp JSON file to your domain
Host the lnurlp JSON file on your domain, following the same URL pattern. For example, mine is at https://paulscode.com/.well-known/lnurlp/paypaul
You will now have a LNURL with your Alby username @ your domain. For example, mine is paypaul@paulscode.com
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So you paid Alby so you could change the default name then right?
Maybe. I don’t recall paying them, but it has been some time since I set it up so it is possible.
There are more complicated methods as well that don’t involve using Alby. I already had Alby set up for Nostr, and linking it to Alby Hub on my server was pretty straight forward, so I went with the simple route.
Also, I bet you can change the name on your host by simply renaming the JSON file to the desired name. I haven’t tried it, though, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.
For example, if I wanted to have foobar@paulscode.com, I could simply rename my file from “paypaul” to “foobar” before uploading it to the .well-known/lnurlp/ folder.
I’ll reach out to Alby support too and get their take to. Thanks for the details sir. Cleared the fog here a bit.