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Do you know, with my node, how can I help my cousin’s restaurant onboard to bitcoin and start receiving bitcoin payments?

I’ve been reading a lot about BTCPay server, is it easier for me to host the server and then let him create his store and own wallet? Just use my node for hosting?

Or what’s the best way to help a restaurant get onboarded to Bitcoin?
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Im not really an expert at this but i think using your own node over tor to be used at a business that does daily small transactions for receiving bitcoin over lightning would be an unacceptably bad customer experience. I assume you are talking about lightning ?

A business onboarding to self - custodied lightning tramsactions is extremely difficult and certainly a labor of love for btc at this phase of adoption...so i would not try and onboard a restaurant unless the people running the business fully understand what they are doing ( which in that case you wouldnt even be needed in the process ).

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Charlie Crown 2y ago

I might disagree. I think nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg is a great way to help businesses receive bitcoin payments on lightning with little to no friction. Me hosting the BTCpay server and them using my server but having a self-custody wallet. At least that’s what I’ve read so far on their docs.

For a business to set up a node, set up a btcpay server and then self custody is a bit much if they don’t know what they are doing.

I’m looking for ways to help small businesses in Colombia receive bitcoin payments and slowly onboard them to it.

Curious to get your thoughts

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Thas great, and i applaud that. Btcpay server is a great tool, but you need to be very good at managing a lightning node more importantly. Do you have any experience doing that ?