Alby has officially launched a waitlist for its new product, Alby Hub. The Hub is a one-click Lightning Node installer that aims to make self-driving Lightning as easy as possible. Users can sign up to join the waitlist here.
Alby Hub integrates a one-click Lightning node, a self-custodial Lightning wallet, and an app store that allows easy connection between a user’s Lightning wallet and other apps like Damus, Stacker News, podcast apps, and external Lightning wallets to control their nodes.
Easy migration from Alby’s web wallet to Alby Hub is supported.
There will also be an Alby Hub Cloud plan available for 21,000 satoshis per month to easily run a copy of Alby Hub in the Alby Cloud. The plan includes live channel management support, setup support, and access to the Alby Buzz community. Alby Hub will also be available as a DIY tool to install on your desktop or server. It will also be possible to run it on a Raspberry Pi Zero.
Alby Hub was developed to remove the friction of running your own self-custodial Lightning node. Given the dominance of Lightning custodial solutions in the space today, Alby Hub’s goal is to make it as easy as possible for users to manage their Lightning funds in a self-custodial environment, making them truly independent Lightning users.
Michael Bowman, founder of Albi, says:
“At Alby, we have always focused on building tools and protocols to natively use the Lightning Network on the web, such as the Alby Extension, which has changed the way Lightning is used in web browsers. With Alby Hub, we are now taking self-custody of the Lightning Network to the next level by rethinking the utility behind running a Lightning node. What does a node and wallet look like that can be integrated with any Bitcoin application with just a few clicks? With Alby Hub, users now have endless possibilities for self-sovereign payments on the web without the technical cost.”
Join the waiting list here now.