# Increase receiving capacity

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This is an essential task as it ensures that you can always receive a payment. But no worries there are several simple options depending on your preferences.
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* [Buy a channel with receiving capacity included](#buy-a-channel-with-receiving-capacity-included)
* [Swap-out to your Alby Hub on-chain wallet](#send-to-another-onchain-wallet)
* [Create receiving capacity by spending](#create-receiving-capacity-yourself)
* [Send to another lightning wallet](#send-to-another-lightning-wallet)

## Buy a channel with receiving capacity included

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## Swap-out to your Alby Hub on-chain wallet

Transfer bitcoin from your Lightning Balance to your On-chain Balance. This will increase your receiving capacity, because it empties your payment channel by the amount you transfer to your on-chain wallet.

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[Swaps](/user-guide/alby-hub/wallet/swaps.md)
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## Create receiving capacity by spending

That’s probably the most fun option. If your lightning balance is high enough you can simply spend some of your sats in [these apps](https://getalby.com/discover).

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Benefits: You create more receiving capacity and you also support the bitcoin ecosystem as a whole.
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## Send to another lightning wallet

If you have a another lightning wallet or your exchange supports lightning deposits you can send that sats from your lightning balance to that wallet. You can send a payment via the Alby Browser Extension or your Hub directly.

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[Send](/user-guide/alby-hub/wallet/send.md)
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**Congrats!** You just increase your Hub's receiving capacity. 🥳


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