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So you've been creating content — writing blog posts, recording podcasts, making videos — and you'd love a way for your audience to support you directly, without PayPal fees, Patreon cuts, or anyone asking for your social security number. That's exactly what Value-for-Value (V4V) payments with Bitcoin Lightning are for.
This guide walks you through the whole setup, from zero to receiving your first sat (the smallest unit of Bitcoin). No coding required.
Whether you're adding a tip button, selling digital goods, or wiring up a full checkout flow, integrating Lightning payments on the web comes down to two tools: WebLN (the browser standard) and the Alby Wallet API (the OAuth-backed REST API). This guide walks you through both — when to reach for each, how to implement them end-to-end, and the edge cases that'll bite you if you skip ahead.
| WebLN | Alby Wallet API (OAuth) |
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Whether you're adding a tip button, selling digital goods, or wiring up a full checkout flow, integrating Lightning payments on the web comes down to two tools: WebLN (the browser standard) and the Alby Wallet API (the OAuth-backed REST API). This guide walks you through both — when to reach for each, how to implement them end-to-end, and the edge cases that'll bite you if you skip ahead.
| WebLN | Alby Wallet API (OAuth) |
|---|
A practical developer guide to integrating Bitcoin Lightning payments into any web application — no backend node required.