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Thanks for clearing out my head. This solution is quite smart!
use a separate BTCpay instance on clearnet and only connect your tor LN node to that BTCpay server
A self-sovereign shop should be the default mode of online business ⚡️
What I do not like at BTCpay payment page is that is redirecting the payment to your node location, where is installed BTCpay (if you have your webshop separately), so is not doing the payment in the same page.
Another option I think about for you is to use Lnbits with your tor node.
Lnbits is NOT redirecting the payment page and have a simple woocommerce plugin.
I wrote here a simple guide about how to use it.
If your webshop is already done, on clearnet and hosted on a separate server/domain, but you just want to add the option to pay with BTC/LN, you can do the following:
- install a Lnbits instance on your tor node
- configure Lnbits nginx to be accessible (only for your shop) through clearnet so the woo plugin can connect to your node directly.
- configure the woo plugin with your lnbits details (is very simple)
Done, now you can use your tor node with a frontend webshop on clearnet without revealing your node IP.
Thanks for the insight; let me play around with both!
I love this page by the way: https://bitcoin.cipix.eu/en/digital-privacy; It would be even nicer if you recommend some cool tools, as I am slowly switching to open source softwares only.
Yes.
If you sell stuff that you do not want to be on wide internet, then use BTCpay only behind Tor.
If you sell regular stuff that doesn't matter if is in wide open internet, just install a BTCpay server on clearnet and done. Don't complicate things with Umbrel.
If you want to run a Tor node (private), but still want to have a public webshop with BTCpay, I suggest to use a separate BTCpay instance on clearnet (you can even use a free one - see btcpay page) and only connect your tor LN node to that BTCpay server, that will make all the LN part in the background.
Another option will be to use a service like Tor2IP. Raspiblitz and MyNode I think they have integrated that service.
Umbrel is NOT a good bundle if you want to use it for BTCpay or LNbits or many other stuff...
The question is: what you really want ? You can't have total privacy but in the same time to be public.
Make the important difference between private and public.