@Rizzo The Primal mobile app has a wallet, but it doesn’t work in New York because of the fucking BitLicense. (It uses the
@npub1ex7m...vyt9 API.)
So for a desktop wallet you will want to get a NWC connection.
@Alby has moved to a self-custodial or “bring your own” setup, so you have a few options:
1. Use their Alby Hub Cloud service which spins up a hosted node where you hold your own keys. Easiest, but most expensive.
2. Install Alby Hub locally on either a LND node like Umbrel or Start9. Somewhat challenging for most people.
3. Install the standalone Alby Hub on a dedicated low-cost computer. You can use almost anything. I’ve gotten them set up on a Raspberry Pi.
4. Use a third-party custodial NWC wallet and import the connection string. Here are some options:
@YakiHonne is the easiest setup. It’s a full Nostr desktop/browser and mobile client, and they will give you an Uncle Jim wallet running on their own Alby instance. You just export the string and import it into getalby.com and any other client you choose.
lnwallet.app is a simple NWC service. Works pretty much the same way as above, but it’s not a full client, just a wallet service.
@Bitvora Inc. is a hosted wallet that lets you connect to any NWC wallet, so it works with Alby Go and Nostr clients.
Give one of those a try and report back!
