I like it! However have had some issues using it via Tor to pay Robosats invoices. Def a hiccup for me and frustrating experience.
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I've only just started running a full node so I need to go down the rabbit hole of tor and running my own lightning node properly. I just needed to move off of albys shared node before it gets deprecated!
Understandable. I need to expand my own LN knowledge, in Albys defense, I think a majority of my issue was due to a conflict in my Start 9 version of Robosats not running smoothly with my Tor Browser. So no real fault of anyone, just some software hiccups.
I'm going to run everything on my linux server just because I like the pain 😅 Start9 was originally my plan but I thought it would be a good opportunity to put my software engineering skills to use in a different way and start to learn a bit more about the bitcoin stack.
Then Bitaxe and DATUM on nostr:npub1qtvl2em0llpnnllffhat8zltugwwz97x79gfmxfz4qk52n6zpk3qq87dze to follow!
That's great! As a coding / programming newb I try to be mindful of my very apparent limitations. 🤣
My linux phone is a struggle enough at times.
Ocean is cool. I love the idea of Datum, but again being patient enough to see things operate a bit and I believe Start9 is adding some features soon to make it dummy-proof, so for the time being and potentially longer, running an Apollo II solo pool for now. Happy with it and keeping warm during this shite weather. ❄️
That's why projects like nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll and nostr:npub1aghreq2dpz3h3799hrawev5gf5zc2kt4ch9ykhp9utt0jd3gdu2qtlmhct are so valuable in making it as easy as possible to be a node runners.
I'm on a GrapheneOS phone, I've never really checked out Linux phones but might be worth a look.
Yeah that makes sense. This will be my first venture into mining and I've been following nostr:npub1qtvl2em0llpnnllffhat8zltugwwz97x79gfmxfz4qk52n6zpk3qq87dze since their launch and believe they have the best interests of the network in mind. I want to do my small part in securing and decentralizing the network. I definitely want to look into mining for heat at some point too.
Linux phone is awful and not worth your time or effort. It basically supports nothing. If you want an actual usable phone, stick with GrapheneOS.
Do not throw a (linux) PinePhone in your own rubbish bin, it may well start a fire.
The Linux mobile ecosystem software is actually stable and mature, but hardware is the pain point. Most linux phone startups seem to lack experience at every level.
I also had issues, I still keep another LN wallet just in case. I think I need to open the right channel. Any ideas?
Where did your trade have issues Arthur? I'm curious myself and responded to the Alby guys in the hope they can shed some light on my ineptness. 🤣💁♂️
Back a ways I used to use Muun until they broke compatibility of paying lightning invoices due to some swap thing where it wasn't quite timely enough to pay the invoices. Still ironing out what works best for me lightning wise - my priority is self hosting if possible.
Hey, sorry about that! Would you like to share more on what was hiccupy for you (if you haven't already)?
We're happy to learn ang grow better!
Hey guys,
So where I ran into an issue was through paying the actual trade invoice for a Robosats trade. When a window in my Tor Browser would pop up to confirm the payment, I would accept, and it would work away for a bit but never show the payment clearing in my Hub. At that point I believe me attempting the payment after a bit was then assuming the wallet no longer had the appropriate amount of Sats to cover the payment. Well eventually I even went as far as to add even more liquidity and allow things to settle before attempting to pay the invoice again, only to no avail.
I realize there is a lot of vague info here I wish I had kept logs or more detailed info for you guys, I was running the Tor Browser on a Windows 10 pc, the RoboSats was running as a self hosted instance on my Start9 server, (which I believe may have something to do with it as their mainline version tells users it's not as up-to-date as what RoboSats has released atm) and my AlbyHub was also self hosted on my Start9 - I have used AlbyHub prior and it worked so smoothly I was amazed.
I can only assume there was some sort of software side issue with compatibility, more than likely due to possibly a Tor Browser update, (I tend to check them frequently and will update for security purposes) or the RoboSats issue of it not being as current on Start9 marketplace as their own release.
Either way, I think you guys are doing a great job and look forward to bettering my understanding to using a turn-key self hosted solution for trades. 🙌
thanks for the explanation. Did you try RoboSats before with other wallets.
I am not sure if I follow correctly, because in RoboSats afaik the payments stay pending until the trade is completed. this is a bit confusing, but part of how it works.
I'm sure I didn't articulate my experience well enough via note, but I have used RoboSats previously with a different wallet and hadn't had a similar issue.
I def don't think my Alby Hub was having issues, I feel the hiccups I experienced had something to do with Tor Browser itself.
I'll have to possibly take screenshots on a future trade and see if I have the same issue repeated to share. 🫡
Please share if you encounter something! Best to go to getalby.com/help so we don't lose track!
Merry Christmas 🎄