How do I setup a zap wallet? #asknostr

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Something like Wallet of Satoshi. Take the email looking @walletofsatoshi address and paste it in where it says lnurl in your profile, then save.

Reply when you think you've got it and I'll zap you to see if it's working.

First: What kind of wallet? There's two.

- Custodial: You trust another entity - Wallet of Satoshi, Alby, ZBD - to handle all things Lightning related, but in return they also hold your wallet for you. Like having a bank account, you don't fully control it, only the key parts.

- Non-Custodial (or self-sovereign): You host a Bitcoin node and Lightning node yourself. Popular solutions for that are RaspiBlitz and Umbrel - or you can go the manual route and install the software yourself. Tedious, but worth it, since you are in full control. That said, it requires some finesse with the command line and Linux is highly recommended.

Second: Depending on your choices, here's recommendations.

- Custodial: Wallet of Satoshi, Alby, ZBD

- Non-Custodial:

* Node combinations: Bitcoin Core + Core Lightning; neutrino + LND

* Wallet app: Zeus

I set up Bitcoin Core + Core Lightning. It's hard, not gonna sugarcoat it. If you just want to have fun with zaps, I am leaning towards Wallet of Satoshi, honestly.

Also, if you do go the manual route, you also have to find someone to open a Lightning channel to; without one, you can neither send nor receive zaps.

Need more info? Ask. :) I'll tell ya all I know!