Umbrel

Connect Umbrel to the Alby Browser Extension

Use Alby Hub to link your Umbrel to your browser extension

Step 1: Install Alby Hub on your Umbrel

Go to the Umbrel App Store, search for "Alby Hub", Install it.

Step 2: Link your Alby Hub to your web Account and open your first channel

The default installation will use the LND app from your Umbrel

When opening Alby Hub for the first time, select the default installation "Get Started (LND)". Next, log in with your Alby web account, you will have to click on a link to "OAuth" and the link will between your Alby web Account and Alby Hub will be established. Afterward, you’ll need to open a channel with the Alby Hub. For instructions, please refer to this guide:

You've successfully associated your Alby Hub with your Alby web Account. Just one more step: Now, let's link your Alby browser extension to your Alby web Account...

Step 3: Link your Alby browser extension to your Alby web Account

Click on "+ Add"

In your Alby browser extension, click the icon, open the wallets menu, and select "+ Add." Choose your Alby web account as the source wallet. For detailed instructions, click here:

Alby web Account

🎉 Congratulations! You have succesffully linked your Alby Hub to your web Account and your web Account to your browser extension: Alby Hub (Umbrel) <-> Alby web Account <-> Alby browser extension

🎊 You will now be able to spend satoshis from your Umbrel with your browser extension! 🥳

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Warning: The following section is no longer recommended, but we've kept it available as it was the previous method for connecting the extension to your Umbrel.

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Legacy Umbrel connection

(no longer used: Please use Alby Hub)

Step 1: Install the Alby extension in your browser

Make sure to pin the icon of the Alby extension to your browser bar for easier access

• Instructions for Chrome
• Instructions for Firefox

Note: If you already installed Alby, simply add a new account within the Alby extension

Step 2: Open the Alby browser extension and follow the steps in the instruction

Step 3: Select the Umbrel connector to connect your Umbrel node

Step 4: Choose 'Lightning Node' to connect your umbrel node. (However, here you have the option to connect various apps from the umbrel store).

Step 5: Connecting your umbrel node: You will need the lndconnect URL

Step 5: In your Umbrel dashboard open the app Lightning Node

Step 6: Select REST (Tor) and copy the lndconnect URL

Step 7: Copy and paste the lndconnect URL to Alby

Step 8: Download and install the Alby companion app to connect to your Umbrel behind Tor and click on 'Continue'.

Congratulations! You have successfully connected your Umbrel node to Alby.

Optional: If you don't have lightning channels yet, you can follow this setup wizard to fund your node and open your first channel to send and receive bitcoin payments.