Nostr Web Client

Tutorial: Multiple accounts with Alby Extension

The Secret: You can add the same Alby account/Wallet multiple times to the extension.

This creates many wallets that you can switch between with the same balance, transactions, etc.

Then you can go in the settings of each wallet and erase the random nsec they create for you and insert one of your accounts.

Change the Display name of the account to match the NPUB's name.

The picture stays the same (which sucks, but it is what it is).

The Issue: Now that you have everything setup, you have to learn to LOG OFF, switch the active account on the extension and LOG IN on the Client's interface. Otherwise, the client will go crazy.

Easy.

Anthony Accioly 1y ago

nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7anfw3hhytnwdaehgu339e3k7mf0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tch2deau, sorry for my ignorance, but why would someone do this? Can't you just use any signer that supports multiple keys? For the Lightning addresses, you can simply redirect .well-known/lnurlp/ to your underlying wallet's URL. This way, you can switch identities as much as you like. Am I missing something? What does this workaround with Alby offer that we can't already do with something like Amber?

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Discussion

Vitor Pamplona 1y ago

Not everyone has access to Amber. :)

Anthony Accioly 1y ago

Got it. I didn’t know that signers with multi-account support were a scarce commodity. I guess I’m spoiled by Android’s Nostr ecosystem. :)

Vitor Pamplona 1y ago

I know... it sucks using Nostr on any other platform.