Are you able to backup your npub private key?
As long as you have that you can still access Nostr.
If you need help choosing a nostr client and another lightning wallet. I will make sure you can get back up and running in under 15 minutes.
nostr:nprofile1qqsrxra3gv0lnkxz2pcxh0xuq9k4f9dr7azwq3aypqtnay4w0mjzmtqve7c2c Thanks for responding,
It is difficult now a year later to remember which/what channel it was (EDIT: the link in the e-mail took me to Megalith LSP). All I know is there was no warning at all, and no sats have re-appeared in my self-hosted Alby Hub under Node as the e-mail said it should. So the point is then that my Lightning Wallet was never under my control from what I'm seeing.
So without warning the channel is gone, and all my sats. I used the network every day so this cannot be from "not being used".
Sadly, this is going to be a real showstopper for any other users of the Lightning Network and/or Alby.
I'm a computer programmer and understand tech - I really cannot see how this will ever attract ordinary users. The mail I got came from "Your Alby Team" informing me the channel was closed. So it is true that maybe the real issue is with the channel - no idea which channel now, and certainly don't want to get involved with other channels if this is how it is going to go.
Despite having a self-hosted Alby Hub, this goes to show I was never in control of my sats at all. Otherwise they would have showed up there still. It was certainly connected every single day, as it was being used to authenticate my access to Nostr. Now I don't even know if I'll be able to access Nostr tomorrow after rebooting my computer. This may be the end of my access altogether.
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Thanks yes I certainly have all my keys backed up. I just don't want any more wallets that are connected via channels that are going to disappear. This is not how Bitcoin and other crypto works - your wallet should be your wallet.
Electrum is going to be your safest bet then. As long as you have 250k sats to open a lightning channel. Keep regular backups. Then that is going to be the most solid long term option.
If you are familiar with the command line and don't fear it. LND is going to be the most flexible option that is battle tested.
https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
If you want to use a really awesome lightning wallet without messing with channels. I really like Misty Breez. They warn you that you could lose sats, because it is still beta. Just remember to convert to on chain and send it to another wallet. Then your risk is minimal. You swap to on chain when you reach at least 25k sats.
https://breez.technology/misty/
If you don't want to fuck around at all and just want something that always works 24/7/365, but has no support. I've been using fountain for over a year. It is custodial, but you earn sats for listening to podcasts and can support your favorite podcasters. So it is a tradeoff. I just send my sats to another lightning wallet that can convert to on chain when it hits around 25k as well.
I do have a Muun wallet with Lightning I see