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    • đŸ“ĨIncrease receiving capacity
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    • Should I open a private or public channel?
    • How can I change routing fees?
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    • 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
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  1. FAQ

How can I backup my keys

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This guide only refers to the standard Alby Hub version. If you use Alby Hub on top of Umbrel, Start9 and any other external lightning node backend, you'll receive your backup seed phrase from that lightning backend directly.

Alby Hub contains a bitcoin onchain wallet secured by a private key. Only you have access to this key. We cannot help you to recover it. That's why it is very important to store a backup of your keys: Go to 'Settings', select 'Key Backup' and enter the unlock password to access a recovery phrase:

  • Your recovery phrase is a set of 12 words that backs up your wallet

  • Make sure to write them down somewhere safe and private

  • If you lose your recovery phrase, you will lose access to your funds

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In this section you wil find your Keys