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Backend wallets

LNbits can run on top of many lightning-network funding sources. Currently there is support for CLightning, LND, LNbits, LNPay, lntxbot and OpenNode, with more being added regularily.

A backend wallet can be configured using the following LNbits environment variables:

CLightning

Using this wallet requires the installation of the pylightning Python package.

• LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS: CLightningWallet
• CLIGHTNING_RPC: /file/path/lightning-rpc

Spark (c-lightning)

• LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS: SparkWallet
• SPARK_URL: http://10.147.17.230:9737/rpc
• SPARK_TOKEN: secret_access_key

LND (gRPC)

Using this wallet requires the installation of the lnd-grpc Python package.

• LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS: LndWallet
• LND_GRPC_ENDPOINT: ip_address
• LND_GRPC_PORT: port
• LND_CERT: /file/path/tls.cert
• LND_ADMIN_MACAROON: /file/path/admin.macaroon
• LND_INVOICE_MACAROON: /file/path/invoice.macaroon
• LND_READ_MACAROON: /file/path/read.macaroon

LND (REST)

• LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS: LndRestWallet
• LND_REST_ENDPOINT: ip_address
• LND_CERT: /file/path/tls.cert
• LND_ADMIN_MACAROON: /file/path/admin.macaroon
• LND_INVOICE_MACAROON: /file/path/invoice.macaroon
• LND_READ_MACAROON: /file/path/read.macaroon

LNbits

• LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS: LNbitsWallet
• LNBITS_ENDPOINT: ex. https://lnbits.com
• LNBITS_ADMIN_KEY: apiKey
• LNBITS_INVOICE_KEY: apiKey

LNPay

• LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS: LNPayWallet
• LNPAY_API_ENDPOINT: ex. https://lnpay.co/v1/
• LNPAY_API_KEY: apiKey
• LNPAY_ADMIN_KEY: apiKey
• LNPAY_INVOICE_KEY: apiKey
• LNPAY_READ_KEY: apiKey

lntxbot

• LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS: LntxbotWallet
• LNTXBOT_API_ENDPOINT: ex. https://lntxbot.bigsun.xyz/
• LNTXBOT_ADMIN_KEY: apiKey
• LNTXBOT_INVOICE_KEY: apiKey

OpenNode

• LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS: OpenNodeWallet
• OPENNODE_API_ENDPOINT: ex. https://api.opennode.com/
• OPENNODE_ADMIN_KEY: apiKey
• OPENNODE_INVOICE_KEY: apiKey