I've been goofing around with Nostr and #Lightning a bit more. I tried setting up a BTC #Node but my old desktop stalls out around the 70% mark when verifying the blockchain. So, self-hosting a custodial lightning wallet is a no-go for now. I set up the #Alby extension for login and I'm considering subscribing for their custom Nostr and lightning address.
I set up my own private Nostr #Relay and I... Think it's working? I literally just plugged my HEX npub into the Nostr RS Relay service on #start9 and it looks like it's working?
It would be nice if setting up the lightning network wasn't such a pain. For some reason I can't get my Strike address to work with Nostr integration. So I figured I'd try and self-custodial it, but as I have heard and experienced, it's not a lot of fun to do that. I'll figure it out.
Oh, also, unrelatedly, I like to #write and I'm working on finishing up my debut Fantasy #novel for release next year. I will be releasing it into the #Creative #Commons in some form or fashion, so keep an eye out! #introduction #intro #introductions
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Running a lightning node is not for the faint of heart 🤣 but why don’t you use your start9 instead of an old computer? I have heard a lot of problems with trying to use old computers especially now the blockchain is so large… honestly I must have got lucky and synced my raspberry pi run Umbrel at just the right time, because I have not had really any issues… other than maintaining a lightning node that took a couple tries to finally know enough to use it. I know you can use your strike address for receiving zaps, but damus is the only client that I’ve seen that allows you to zap from strike.
Try wallet of satoshi to get started. For building a node check out start9, node on windows is not a good idea
Funny you say that, I was trying Wallet of Satoshi yesterday. But whenever I went yo create a wallet I was getting an error that told me to try again later...
Also, I was trying to build a node on start9, not Windows (I don't use windows). My old spare computer hardware isn't cutting it though.
I don't have start9 hardware. I just installed start9 on an old PC with spare parts. It's not doing the trick 😅
