Congrats, guys. Really smart features in Pro.
FYI that checkout flow looks broken. I click "Start with Pro" and it takes me to the Wallet Configuration screen.
☄️ New Alby Hub release! ☄️
What's new in v.1.6?
✨ We're releasing this alongside Alby Pro — a new subscription plan enhancing the experience for those who self-host Alby Hub
👛 New nostr:nprofile1qyxjqamnwvaz7tmzwf3zu6t0qy8zqamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsqzphuxtm6gxpykk5q7a0vgxa7fpafpg6w503fejucqugj64vdjnvnykn4jst integration — seamlessly buy giftcards directly in from your node
🎨 Sidebar and Settings page got a UI revamp
🐛 As always, we added plenty of minor improvements and fixed some bug
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✨ Alby Pro — enhanced experience for self-hosted Alby Hub
Do you self-host Alby Hub on your own device or machine?
With Alby Pro, you get:
🔄 Full node recovery with channel states from just a recovery phrase - thanks to Versioned Storage Service developed by nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wsqzpqz8m7vp497agx6g7422cq8fp0tzxj87v5uyez809ypj6afg2u2ru5xv7m
This is exclusive to Alby Hubs that run on LDK backend. That means you don't need to manually backup your channels or have them closed in case of node migration.
👛 Unlimited sub-wallets - both Pro and Pro Cloud can create unlimited amount of sub-wallets on their nodes, allowing friends, family & coworkers to use the node liquidity for their own wallets.
⚡ Customizable lightning addresses - while Alby provides free lightning address for each Alby Account, Pro allows you to customise your lightning address
🔄 Priority support and special community channels -Pro subscribers get a priority help in navigating, using and troubleshooting our open-source suit of products. including special subcribers channel on our Discord
🎁 Alby Benefits - Pro subscribers get access to special deals and discounts for conference tickets, hardware wallets, high signal newsletters and more!
Pro plan starts from just $3 a month! It's a great way to support Alby and development of Alby Hub and get additional real benefits alongside. View our plans here: https://getalby.com/pricing
More about Pro plan on our blog: https://blog.getalby.com/introducing-pro-plan-more-features-and-convenience/
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Every Alby Hub release is named after prominent person for the cypherpunk movement, culture and development.
v1.16 is named after Rop Gonggrijp
Rop, a pioneering Dutch hacker and activist, is co-founder of XS4ALL, one of the first internet service providers dedicated to freedom of information and digital rights. His influential work includes significant contributions to privacy protection, encryption technology, and advocating against surveillance and censorship. He was key in exposing security vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines that lead to its abandonment in the Nethelands.
Thank you, Rop, for championing digital freedom and privacy!
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Curious about Alby Hub?
Visit https://albyhub.com to find out how it can let you use your bitcoin everywhere you wish, while maintaining full control over your funds
And of course, Alby Hub and all other Alby products are open source!
See full release notes and code at our Github
Discussion
Thanks, fixed!
Ok, so I signed up, but there's no onboarding. What now? :) Where to do I configure all the new stuff. I think you're going to want that.
Thanks, we’re still adjusting the onboarding to this!
Pro plan requires you to run Alby Hub on your own machine or server (eg umbrel or start9, or your computer). If you want an instant Alby Hub deployment for you then Pro Cloud offers that
But I already do that on my Umbrel. And I was already supporting via ZapPlanner. I'm unclear what I'm getting now that I didn't have before.
Not trying to give you a hard time. Just pointing out that if I weren't already inclined to support Alby, I'd be hard-pressed to not cancel, as I don't see what net-new capabilities I'm getting.
Food for thought.