# LNbits
Simple Python lightning-network wallet/accounts system. Use https://lnbits.com, or run your own LNbits server!
LNbits is a very simple server that sits on top of a funding source, and can be used as:
* Accounts system to mitigate the risk of exposing applications to your full balance, via unique API keys for each wallet!
* Fallback wallet for the LNURL scheme
* Instant wallet for LN demonstrations
The wallet can run on top of any lightning-network funding source such as LND, lntxbot, paywall, opennode, etc
LNbits is still in BETA. Please report any vulnerabilities responsibly
## LNbits as an account system
LNbits is packaged with tools to help manage funds, such as a table of transactions, line chart of spending, export to csv + more to come..
Each wallet also comes with its own API keys, to help partition the exposure of your funding source.
(LNbits M5StackSats available here https://github.com/arcbtc/M5StackSats)
## LNbits as an LNURL-withdraw fallback
LNURL has a fallback scheme, so if scanned by a regular QR code reader it can default to a URL. LNbits exploits this to generate an instant wallet using the LNURL-withdraw.
https://github.com/btcontract/lnurl-rfc/blob/master/spec.md
Adding ** /lnurlwallet?lightning="LNURL-WITHDRAW"** will trigger a withdraw that builds an LNbits wallet.
Example use would be an ATM, which utilises LNURL, if the user scans the QR with a regular QR code scanner app, they will stilll be able to access the funds.
## LNbits as an insta-wallet
Wallets can be easily generated and given out to people at events (one click multi-wallet generation to be added soon).
"Go to this website", has a lot less friction than "Download this app".
# Running LNbits locally
## Linux/Mac
Download this repo
Install Python libraries
Flask
`pip3 install flask`
LNURL
`pip3 install lnurl`
Requests
`pip3 install requests`
Run
`python3 *folders*/server.py`
## Windows
Meh
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