If he has an active Alby wallet, and put the correct LN address in his profile, the problem is more than likely on your end. Or there's some FUBAR network at the time you tried zapping.
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I tried from 2 nostr clients but I will try again
Still no satisfaction.
Idk, does it work from your machine? Lol I'm able to zap other profiles so I dunno why it'd be assumed to be me 🙇♂️
I just tried and I'm also unable to zap him. I got a "failed to fetch invoice" error. That indicates that the problem is on Alby's side of the network. Have you tried zapping a different Alby user? If I were you, I would try a 1 sat zap to some other Alby user to see if it's systemic, or specific to his account.
I can’t zap either. Maybe the address is wrong, because I use nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm exclusively with no problems.
Looks like my node is down.
How many times can I resurrect my raspberry pi node?
Do you know what, exactly, is the cause of this repeated failure?
My node seems to be afk
Can’t access via Zeus, when I get home I’ll try restarting it
You should migrate that to better hardware. RasPi is fun to learn on, but it’s not really the right tool for the job.
Ya, it might be time to consider other options. Maybe a Start9, maybe an Umbrel, maybe an Alby Cloud subscription for a few months while you figure it out. Hell, you can even run Alby for free by connecting it via NWC to another wallet. If the pi keeps dying, I think it's a sign that a change may be warranted.
I’m using the alby hub connected to my raspberry pi running umbrel but yeah it’s definitely time!
All the “build your own node” chest thumpers need to see this.
I enjoy running a node for a lot of reasons, but I am always honest with people who want to do it that it’s not a way to generate income, and it’s not without a steep learning curve.
If you have a Raspberry Pi, you’re much better off just setting it up as an nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm Hub which doesn’t require much maintenance.
If you really want to go all in, you should plan to spend a few hundred bucks on a decent used mini PC with a faster processor and plenty of disk space.
For most people who just want to use Lightning and not run their own hardware, there are a bunch of decent options.
Even Alby Cloud, which is a fantastic, all-inclusive option should be thoroughly considered before jumping in. Once the intro price goes away, you're dealing with a 21k sat fee, which at today's prices is close to $21USD per month.
If you're someone who is new to Lightning, or a casual user who isn't transacting hundred of thousands of sats per month, you really have to ask yourself if such an expense can be justified.
Don't get me wrong, people who have technical aptitude, and a significant transaction volume should absolutely consider hosting their own node and/or using Alby Hub. But I think we might be discouraging the use of custodial or even non-custodial wallets when they could be better solutions for a lot of people.
I am talking about the free version that you can run on almost any kind of computer.
💯 and I use nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm Hub. I also built a node. But the PITA factor of it outweighed the be your own bank factor.
Exactly. There are options. Not everyone is going to want to run a node.
Do you run start9?
Regardless of what you run, I found a great amount of increased uptime migrating off my raspberry pi and onto a little bitty Dell Optiplex. If you wanna talk node stuff any time lemme know 🫶