Nostr Web Client

https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qvzqqqr7pvpzqezksxuaqea35d3vf0hgmhleslfyvm2fjpwzdju0a30xlde67hyyqqxxxmmd9eex7cn0wdshguca74tp7

Laeserin 🇻🇦 6d ago

Yeah. People keep telling me to use this, but it's yet-another piece of software I have to self-host, to use Bitcoin. It's an entire pile of software and servers, growing up to the heavens like a bean stalk, at this point.

The self-custody burden was originally just to have one on-chain wallet, but now I feel like I need a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, just to zap someone.

I'm just so fed up and I manage and test a gigantic, complex, cloud server, for a living. I have no idea how anyone halfway normal can deal with this constant chaos and stress.

Sorry. I guess I'm just ranting, at this point.

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Cykros 5d ago

I've held off on a full LND node and just opted for Zeus for the job there. Seems like unless I run a routing node or a business with need for 24/7 uptime Zeus is just a much lower barrier to entry.

I do think I'd avoid a laptop in any case. Hot wallet to me begs for a dedicated machine and even then I'm wary of big channels.

Sorry for your woes.

stupleb 5d ago 💬 2

Completely acceptable. You run a full LN node with one single channel set up in 5mins. That's fine.

Cykros 5d ago

Blixt looks promising too, if you DO find there to be any shortcomings with Zeus. Zeus does have some acceptable tradeoffs though for things like Zaplocker or Cashu for getting zaps despite being offline, which I'm pretty okay with when talking about no more than a few thousand sats.

stupleb 5d ago 💬 3

Only Zeus/Olympus shortcoming is a single point of failure channel. Phoenix a similar deal.

Don't really use either myself though.

Laeserin 🇻🇦 5d ago 💬 1

I use Alby and Phoenix.

I prefer on-chain for anything over 100k sats.

kidwarp 5d ago

Phoenix and Zeus are the 2 best… imo… at least in my use case which is mobile phone only…

stupleb 5d ago 💬 1

I started using Alby as a front end for my personal LND some time ago. I quite like it.

Laeserin 🇻🇦 5d ago

We use it for the team.

Cykros 5d ago

You can open multiple channels on Zeus, or even a single channel that isn't through Olympus. One of the many reasons I prefer it over Phoenix.

Troy 5d ago 💬 1

I'm glad you're posting this information. As I've been studying the space, it's been a constant churn of "here's how to do it", where yesterday's method is "how you should never do it".

I just assumed that I must be over-complicating things, but now it seems like I have not been.

Laeserin 🇻🇦 5d ago

It's been like that, non-stop, for going on five years, now.

Duncan Cary Palmer 5d ago

I feel your pain... 🫂🫂💖😯😳🫂💖🤔