If your CLN takes 6 minutes to startup, make sure you don't have a 14 GB gossip store 🫠 😵‍💫

Holesail.io is next level I've always wanted to self-host, but for most pieces of software this is no simple task. A while ago I attempted to set up sovereign-stack.org by @farscapian (which I still think is the ideal solution), but the necessary network configurations are over my head. I just set up a test mint running on hardware I own! You can use it at https://testnut.brownduff.rocks (no promises on how long it will be up). For this setup, I am still relying on AWS to connect me to the broader internet, but that's it. I am running nginx on a free AWS instance with 1 GB memory and 1 CPU, then connecting to my home server via holesail. I outline the basics here:

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Localhost access to a remote cashu mint via holesail

Localhost access to a remote cashu mint via holesail - holesail_cashu_mint.md

My next steps are to make the AWS deployment more automated and be able to handle any number of domains/holesail connections. I've been trying to figure out how to self-host for a long time and be able to expose things like a mint or a blog without using tor or VPNs. Holesail knocks everything else out of the park in terms of complexity and ability to just make it work.

have you used holesail.io?

New morning routine unlocked - 130 F water with lemon and salt - 25 minute walk through the trees to nature’s cold plunge - walk back home - make coffee and forget the grounds - make coffee again with the grounds - read

🔥 this is a good resource thanks! View quoted note →

Nostrudel PWA is my new daily driver because I can easily enable zaps with NWC. What other options are there for NWC zaps on ios? #zap #nwc

finished the Chaincode Labs Programming Bitcoin class this month now putting my new skills to the test… attempting to build a Cashu wallet that uses nip88 to coordinate locking eCash into a DLC