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"Network error" when scanning a QR. What can I do? -

A - If your LNbits is running only behind Tor (so if you can't see it on clearnet), you have to:

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B - If you run LNbits over Tor and want to offer public LN services, you should consider opening it to the clearnet (domain/IP) via a https SSL certificate.

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B - If you run your LNbits over Tor and want to offer public LN services, you should consider to move it to a clearnet (domain/IP) access, with https SSL certificate.

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Building hardware tools

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Use cases of LNbits

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Developing for LNbits

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  • Making Estension / how to use Websockets / API reference
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  • Telegram LNbits Support Group
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    Where can I see payment details?

    -When you receive a payment in Lnbits, the transactions will display only a resumed type of the transaction. Like this: +When you receive a payment in Lnbits, the transaction log will display only a resumed type of the transaction. Like this: ![lnbits-tx-log.png](https://i.postimg.cc/gk2FMFG9/lnbits-tx-log.png) -As you can see on the left side, there's a little green arrow for receiving and a red arrow for sending. -If you click that arrow, a screen will pop up with more details about the tx, including the message and the name attached to it. +As you can see on the left side, there's a little green arrow for receiveing or red arrow for sending. +If you click on that arrow, will popup a screen with more details about the transaction, including the message and the name attached to the payment.

    -If the sender's LN wallet supports LUD-18 (nameDesc) you will also be shown an alias/pseudonym preceeding the comment here. This is optional and only if the sender wants to send that name. Pls be aware that these names are not verified and can be freely chosen! It can be any name and is not at all related a real name possibly. +If the sender's LN wallet support LUD-18 (nameDesc) will also insert an alias/pseudonym preceeding the comment. This is optional and only if the sender want to send that name. It can be any name and not related to real names.

    ![lnbits-tx-details.png](https://i.postimg.cc/yYnvyK4w/lnbits-tx-details.png)
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    Can I receive a comment/message for deposits made to my LNURLp QRs? +
    Can I receive a comment/message to my LNURL-p QR?

    -When you create a LNURLp, by default the comment box is not filled resp. the amount of characters is set to 0. That means comments are not allowed to be attached to payments. In order to allow comments, add the characters length within a range of 1 to 250. Once you put a number there, the comment box will be displayed to your customers in the payment process. You can also edit a LNURLp already created and add that number later. +When you create a LNURL-p, by default the comment box is not filled. That means comments are not allowed to be attached to payments. +In order to allow comments, add the characters lenght of the box, from 1 to 250. Once you put a number there, the comment box will be displayed in the payment process. You can also edit a LNURL-p already created and add that number. ![lnbits-lnurl-comment.png](https://i.postimg.cc/HkJQ9xKr/lnbits-lnurl-comment.png) @@ -69,58 +241,3 @@ When you create a LNURLp, by default the comment box is not filled resp. the amo

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    I lost my Wallet-URL. Are my funds gone? -

    A - LNbits non-custodian, you own the funding source

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    Printed voucher links or tippingcards -

    To write cards you will need LNbits to be available in clearnet. Please consider running your own LNbits instance for this.

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    To write cards you will need LNbits to be available in clearnet. Please consider running your own LNbits instance for this.

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  • On top to just printing voucher for your wallet you can also write these LNURLw to a simple NFC card fromon NTAG216 by not clicking the printer but the NFC symbol on android/chrome and tapping your card against the device. This will enable the cardholder to directly spend those sats at a tpos, pos or wallet-app another one uses that can handle lightning payments via NFC.
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  • If you run an event and want to hand out bigger amounts of cards with simple voucher links on consider this NFC-brrr batch tool as well as using NTAG424 cards, so that your customers can rewrite them later with an own wallet and the boltcard service (see ff)
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  • For bigger amounts the Boltcard-Extension should be used. It will generate a link that sends a new invoice every time it is used for payments and keeps track too if the allowed card-ID is redeeming funds. Hence the setup of Boltcards is a bit safer but it needs some additional tools. You can find further infos on creating or updating boltcards here. -
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    Building with LNbits -

    LNbits has all sorts of open APIs and tools to program and connect to a lot of different devices for several use-cases.

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  • Hardware Wallet - build your own, stack harder
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  • Bitcoin Switch - turn things on with bitcoin
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  • ATM - deposit and withdraw in your shop or at your meetup
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  • LNpos - a offline hardware device for merchants
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  • LNvend - offline vending machine
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    Grabbing machines, jukeboxes, bandits, candy cispenser, beertaps and all sorts of other things have already been build with these LNbits tools. Let us know what you did with it ! Come to the Makerbits Telegram Group if you are interested in building with LNbits or if you need help with a projekt - we got you!

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    When you run your LNbits in clearnet basically everyone can generate a wallet on it. Since the funds of your node are bound to these wallets you might want to prevent that. There are two ways to do so -

  • configure the allowed users / extensions in the .env file
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  • configure the allowed users / extensions via the Usermanager-Extension. You can find more info about the superuser and the admin extension here - Please not that all entries in the .env file will not be the taken into account anylonger after you activated the admin extension. -

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    The new LNbits manual will show you which sources you can use and how to configure each here -

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    You will need to edit the lnd.conf file for this. The parameter to be included are allow-circular-route=1 respectively allow_self_payment=1. -

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