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🐝 Alby Hub, Browser Extension and Account
🐝 Alby Hub, Browser Extension and Account
  • 🏠 Hub, Browser Extension, Account
  • Alby Go
    • ðŸ“ēGet Alby mobile app
    • ðŸ‘Đ‍🚀Send, Receive, Go!
  • Alby Hub
    • â„đïļIntroduction
    • ðŸšĒGetting Started
    • 🍕Alby Hub flavors
      • Alby Pro Cloud
      • Other Cloud Options
      • Desktop
      • Docker
      • Umbrel, Start9, etc
      • 🐧Linux
      • 🆙Updating
    • 👛Wallet
      • ðŸ’ŦOpen your first channel
      • ðŸ“ĪSend
      • ðŸ“ĨReceive
      • ⮆ïļBuy Bitcoin
        • 💰Withdraw from an exchange
      • ⮇ïļSell Bitcoin
    • 🔗App Connections
    • ðŸŽŪApp Store
      • ðŸĄSub-wallet, Friends & Family
        • Fast sub-wallets (no lightning address)
        • Sub-wallet with lightning address ⚡ïļ
        • Podcaster & musicians sub-wallets
        • ❓Q&A of sub-wallets
      • 📅ZapPlanner
    • 🚰Node
      • ðŸ“ĨIncrease receiving capacity
      • ðŸ“ĪAdvanced: Increase Spending Balance with on-chain bitcoin
      • âĪïļNode Health
      • 💰On-chain Balance
      • Swap In & Out
    • 🔐Backups & Recover
    • ❓FAQ Alby Hub
      • How can I access Alby Hub from my phone?
      • Why do I need to link my Alby Account?
      • Should I open a private or public channel?
      • How can I change routing fees?
      • How can I close a channel? What happens to the sats in this channel?
      • Why was my lightning channel closed and what to do next?
      • How can I update my Alby Hub?
      • How can I change my unlock password?
      • How can I check budgets of connected apps?
      • How can I backup my keys
      • Where is Alby Hub physically located?
      • How can I migrate Alby Hub to a different machine?
      • How to use Fly.io to run Alby Hub
      • What to do during times of high onchain fees?
      • What to do if I cannot send a payment?
      • What to do if I cannot receive a payment
      • Should I open multiple channels with the same counterparty?
      • What happens if the healthcheck indicator turns red?
    • 📚Bitcoin Wallet Glossary
  • Alby Browser Extension
    • ðŸ‘ūFeatures
      • ðŸ’ģManage multiple wallets
      • ðŸ’ĩCreate and change budgets
      • 🔂Send and receive bitcoin
      • ðŸĨManage site connections
      • 🗝ïļMaster Key
      • ðŸĶĪNostr
      • 🌊Liquid
      • ⚖ïļHOLD Payments
    • 🔗Link wallet
      • Alby web Account
      • Umbrel
      • Alby Hub via NWC link
      • LND
      • No limits - quick & easy
    • ðŸŽŪDiscover apps
    • 🐞Debugging
      • Connecting your LN node
      • Google Chrome
      • Mozilla Firefox
      • Using nightly builds
    • ❓FAQs Alby Extension
      • How do I install the Alby Browser Extension?
      • Why do I need a unlock password?
      • Can I trust the software?
      • Lost Password
      • Does the extension work on Mobile?
      • Implementing payments and authentication
      • Can I use Alby with the Tor Browser?
      • What is the Alby Companion App?
      • How to enable Alby only on specific websites?
      • Can I connect LND with readonly permissions?
      • How to use Alby with nosft.xyz to get NFT ordinals/inscriptions?
      • How to access my old account in apps with the Alby Extension
      • What permission does the extension require?
      • How can I run my own Lightning node?
      • Migrate from old LNDHub setup
      • I lost my Nostr ID when making a new account
  • Alby Account
    • â„đïļIntroduction
    • 🔗Link wallet
      • 🔗Link Alby Hub
      • 🔗Link other NWC wallet
    • ðŸŒŪFeatures
      • Nostr identifier
      • Lightning Address
      • Notifications and reports
      • Email, Password, Currency
      • ⮆ïļTop up your wallet
        • Card or bank transfer
        • Exchange service
        • Other bitcoin wallet
        • Other crypto wallet
      • ⮇ïļConvert to fiat
    • ðŸŽŪConnect to apps
      • NWC Connections
      • Alby Browser Extension
      • BTCPay Server
      • Podcast apps
      • Alby Go mobile app
    • ðŸ‘Đ‍ðŸ’ŧUse your lightning address
      • Nostr
      • Own domain
    • ❓FAQs Alby Account
      • Alby Hub is here! What happens to my existing balance?
      • Are there transaction limits with my Alby Account?
      • Can I open a channel to Alby's lightning node?
      • How to increase your weekly payment volume?
      • Why is there a minimum balance required?
      • Which service fees apply for using an Alby account?
      • How does Alby make money?
      • How to use Fly.io to run Alby Hub
      • What are fee credits in my Alby account
      • Embrace Alby Hub - phasing out Alby’s shared wallet
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  1. Alby Browser Extension
  2. FAQs Alby Extension

What permission does the extension require?

This is the list of requirements required to run the Alby extension:

...
"host_permissions": ["*://*/*"],
"permissions": [
    "identity"
    "nativeMessaging",
    "notifications",
    "scripting",
    "storage",
    "tabs",
    "unlimitedStorage"
]
...

Host Permissions Allows the extension to read information from websites you visit (e.g. meta tags with lightning information) and inject JavaScript to provide websites with APIs such as WebLN, Nostr, webbtc and liquid.

Identity Needed to connect to your Alby Account via OAuth2 APIs.

Native messaging If you want to connect your own node via TOR this allows the extension to communicate with the Alby Companion App (which connects your browser to the TOR network)

Notifications Alby notifies you of successful or failed payments through browser notifications.

Scripting Allows Alby to inject JavaScript into websites to offers APIs for websites to interact with your wallet.

Storage Allows the extension to save credentials (always encrypted with your password) and other information (e.g. permissions you gave to certain websites, etc).

Tabs Allows to get the active tab and fetch payment information provided by websites in their meta tags.

Unlimited Storage Storage is usually hard-limited to 10 MB, this is mostly just a preemptive measure for users not to hit this limit.

Last updated 9 months ago

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