From 04d1494c9059da81d34df450a66195c981988796 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: arbadacarba <63317640+arbadacarbaYK@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:16:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Moved Darth´ explanations from general info on updating to LNURLp cause it was very specialized to it --- README.md | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8957dff..f450a66 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # LNURLp -## Create a static QR code people can use to pay over Lightning Network +## Create a static QR code or LNaddress people can use to pay over Lightning Network LNURL is a range of lightning-network standards that allow us to use lightning-network differently. An LNURL-pay is a link that wallets use to fetch an invoice from a server on-demand. The link or QR code is fixed, but each time it is read by a compatible wallet a new invoice is issued by the service and sent to the wallet. @@ -30,3 +30,30 @@ LNURL is a range of lightning-network standards that allow us to use lightning-n - attach a username to your lnurlp to create a lightning address - the LN address format will be username@lnbits-domain-name - Find out more about the lightning address spec at lightningaddress.com + +## Update your LNURL-pay extension + +Now that the extensions are taken out of core LNbits we can update each extension separately without the need to reload or restart LNbits as a whole. +This new version of the extension will give you the option to add a Lightning Address to each LNURLpay link. + +- Open your LNbits instance as super admin (not as a regular user. You will find the SuperUser-ID in your server logs on restart of LNbits. Use that to bookmark and manage LNbits from there in the future.) +Now lets install the new version of a given extension like extensively [described in this guide](https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/blob/main/docs/guide/extension-install.md#install-new-extension). In short: +- Go to "Mange extensions", click on "ALL", search for e.g. LNURLp, click on "Manage" +- Open the details of the extension and click on version 0.2.1, click "Install". You´re done! + +[![lnurl-p-1.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/fTwDWD17/lnurl-p-1.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/xqFWtDfq) + +- Open the LNURLp extension from the left panel +- If you already have had some LNURLp defined, you can now click on edit and add a LN Address to each. _Note that this will change your QR-Code!_ +- If you didn't create any LNURLp before nothing changed except the window for defining new ones + +[![lnurl-p-ln-address.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/rsQQc1tr/lnurl-p-ln-address.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/tnnhNVkq) + +Now you can receive sats to your newly created LN address. You will find this info also in the transaction overview for each payment (click on the green arrow). + +[![lnurl-details.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/zDwq1V2X/lnurl-details.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/3WwsXJHP) + + + + +