Why do I need to link my Alby Account?

Link your Alby Hub with your Alby Account for a lightning address and full access to all web account functionalities.

Reasons to link your Alby Hub and Alby Account🌟

All the feature of Alby web Account are now features of your Alby Hub, ain't that awesome?

Now that your Alby Hub and Alby Account are linked through a NWC connection, your Alby Account becomes the wallet interface for your Alby Hub. This means you can use all the functionalities of your Alby web account with the funds stored in your Alby Hub self-custodial wallet.

Some of those functionalities include:

• A lightning address

• Payment notifications and reports

• A personal tipping page

• Seamless association with the Alby Browser Extension

• APIs for developers 👋 Developer Docs and Alby developer tools

• V4V tools for podcasting

• Quicker and comprehensive support

How do I connect my Alby Hub to my Alby Account?🔗

Connecting is super easy and fast, you are ready in under a minute!

Open Alby Hub -> go to "Connections" -> click on "Connected Apps" -> click on "Link your Alby Account" -> the button turns green when your Alby Hub is successfully connected with your Alby Account.

This is the NWC, Nostr Wallet Connections, section of the Alby Hub

Great!😀 So now you can receive payments to your Alby Hub by handing your lightning address "[e-mail]"⚡

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3. Which data is my Alby Account collecting?

Alby Hub is designed to be a self-sovereign wallet, putting you in control of your bitcoin. Connecting an Alby Account is optional but recommended. Data collected is defined in the terms of service and privacy policy, and helps us to provide you with value-added services. For instance, an email address is necessary for sending notifications, and an IP address may be visible when a request is made to our servers. Alby cannot see the transactions that go directly through your node using NWC connections with your Hub. However, if your Alby Account is linked, transactions will be visible on your dashboard at getalby.com.