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Bitcoin Infrastructure Btcpay by claude-dev-suite

Name: Bitcoin Infrastructure Btcpay
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: claude-dev-suite

Bitcoin Infrastructure Btcpay

BTCPay Server: open-source merchant payment processor. Self-hosted, supports BTC + Lightning + altcoins, plugin ecosystem, Lightning Address resolver, point-of-sale. USE WHEN: deploying merchant payments, integrating with BTCPay, building plugins.

claude-dev-suite Updated Sep 8, 2026 28 repo stars

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BTCPay Server

Open-source, self-hosted Bitcoin payment processor. The dominant non-custodial alternative to Stripe/PayPal for BTC.

Repo: github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver (.NET / C#).

Architecture

BTCPay Server (.NET app) — main server.
NBXplorer — wallet management, indexes via Bitcoin Core.
Bitcoin Core + optional Electrs / Esplora.
LND / CLN / Eclair — Lightning node.
Postgres for state.

Features

Stores (separate merchant accounts).
Invoices with checkout UI.
PoS (Point of Sale) terminal.
Apps: crowdfund, paywall, gift cards.
Plugins: Litecoin, Liquid, Monero, etc.
Webhooks: notify your app on payment status.
API (REST + Lightning RPC).
Lightning Address resolver out of the box.

Setup

Easy install: BTCPay Docker Deployment script:

. ./btcpay-setup.sh -i

Configures Docker + bitcoind + LND + BTCPay in one go. Production-ready by default.

Use cases

Merchants accepting BTC + LN.
Shopify / WooCommerce / Magento plugin integrations.
Crowdfunding platforms.
PoS for physical stores.
Donation pages.

Lightning support

LND, CLN, or Eclair as LN backend.
Lightning invoices auto-generated per BTCPay invoice.
LNURL support (LNURL-pay, withdraw).
Lightning Address: customer@yourdomain.com resolves via BTCPay.

API

REST API under /api/v1/:

POST /api/v1/stores/{storeId}/invoices
GET  /api/v1/stores/{storeId}/invoices/{invoiceId}
POST /api/v1/stores/{storeId}/payment-methods/onchain

Common issues

Memory: ~4 GB RAM minimum (more for Bitcoin Core + LN).
Synchronization: bitcoind IBD blocks BTCPay startup.
HTTPS: default deploys with Let's Encrypt; needs DNS.
Plugin compatibility: plugins lag behind BTCPay version.

---name: bitcoin-infrastructure-btcpaydescription: BTCPay Server: open-source merchant payment processor. Self-hosted, supports BTC + Lightning + altcoins, plugin ecosystem, Lightning Address resolver, point-of-sale. USE WHEN: deploying merchant payments, integrating with BTCPay, building plugins.---# BTCPay ServerOpen-source, self-hosted Bitcoin payment processor. The dominantnon-custodial alternative to Stripe/PayPal for BTC.Repo: `github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver` (.NET / C#).## Architecture- **BTCPay Server** (.NET app) — main server.- **NBXplorer** — wallet management, indexes via Bitcoin Core.- **Bitcoin Core** + optional **Electrs** / **Esplora**.- **LND** / **CLN** / **Eclair** — Lightning node.- **Postgres** for state.## Features- **Stores** (separate merchant accounts).- **Invoices** with checkout UI.- **PoS** (Point of Sale) terminal.- **Apps**: crowdfund, paywall, gift cards.- **Plugins**: Litecoin, Liquid, Monero, etc.- **Webhooks**: notify your app on payment status.- **API** (REST + Lightning RPC).- **Lightning Address** resolver out of the box.## SetupEasy install: `BTCPay Docker Deployment` script:```bash. ./btcpay-setup.sh -i```Configures Docker + bitcoind + LND + BTCPay in one go. Production-readyby default.## Use cases- **Merchants** accepting BTC + LN.- **Shopify / WooCommerce / Magento** plugin integrations.- **Crowdfunding** platforms.- **PoS** for physical stores.- **Donation pages**.## Lightning support- **LND**, **CLN**, or **Eclair** as LN backend.- **Lightning invoices** auto-generated per BTCPay invoice.- **LNURL** support (LNURL-pay, withdraw).- **Lightning Address**: `customer@yourdomain.com` resolves via BTCPay.## APIREST API under `/api/v1/`:```POST /api/v1/stores/{storeId}/invoicesGET /api/v1/stores/{storeId}/invoices/{invoiceId}POST /api/v1/stores/{storeId}/payment-methods/onchain```## Common issues- **Memory**: ~4 GB RAM minimum (more for Bitcoin Core + LN).- **Synchronization**: bitcoind IBD blocks BTCPay startup.- **HTTPS**: default deploys with Let's Encrypt; needs DNS.- **Plugin compatibility**: plugins lag behind BTCPay version.## See also- [esplora/SKILL.md](../esplora/SKILL.md)- [../lightning/lnd/SKILL.md](../../lightning/lnd/SKILL.md)- [../lightning/lnurl/SKILL.md](../../lightning/lnurl/SKILL.md)- [../lightning/lightning-address/SKILL.md](../../lightning/lightning-address/SKILL.md)

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