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🐝 Alby Hub, Browser Extension and Account
🐝 Alby Hub, Browser Extension and Account
  • 🏠 Hub, Browser Extension, Account
  • Alby Go
    • 📲Get Alby mobile app
    • 👩‍🚀Send, Receive, Go!
  • Alby Hub
    • â„šī¸Introduction
    • đŸšĸGetting Started
    • 🍕Alby Hub flavors
      • Alby Pro Cloud
      • Other Cloud Options
      • Desktop
      • Docker
      • Umbrel, Start9, etc
      • 🐧Linux
      • 🆙Updating
    • 👛Wallet
      • đŸ’ĢOpen your first channel
      • 📤Send
      • đŸ“ĨReceive
      • âŦ†ī¸Buy Bitcoin
        • 💰Withdraw from an exchange
      • âŦ‡ī¸Sell Bitcoin
    • 🔗App Connections
    • 🎮App Store
      • 🏡Sub-wallet, Friends & Family
        • Fast sub-wallets (no lightning address)
        • Sub-wallet with lightning address âšĄī¸
        • Podcaster & musicians sub-wallets
        • ❓Q&A of sub-wallets
      • 📅ZapPlanner
    • 🚰Node
      • đŸ“ĨIncrease receiving capacity
      • 📤Advanced: Increase Spending Balance with on-chain bitcoin
      • â¤ī¸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
    • 👾Features
      • đŸ’ŗManage multiple wallets
      • đŸ’ĩCreate and change budgets
      • 🔂Send and receive bitcoin
      • đŸĨManage site connections
      • đŸ—ī¸Master Key
      • đŸĻ¤Nostr
      • 🌊Liquid
      • âš–ī¸HOLD Payments
    • 🔗Link wallet
      • Alby web Account
      • Umbrel
      • Alby Hub via NWC link
      • LND
      • No limits - quick & easy
    • 🎮Discover 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„šī¸Introduction
    • 🔗Link wallet
      • 🔗Link Alby Hub
      • 🔗Link other NWC wallet
    • 🌮Features
      • Nostr identifier
      • Lightning Address
      • Notifications and reports
      • Email, Password, Currency
      • âŦ†ī¸Top up your wallet
        • Card or bank transfer
        • Exchange service
        • Other bitcoin wallet
        • Other crypto wallet
      • âŦ‡ī¸Convert to fiat
    • 🎮Connect to apps
      • NWC Connections
      • Alby Browser Extension
      • BTCPay Server
      • Podcast apps
      • Alby Go mobile app
    • 👩‍đŸ’ģUse 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

Migrate from old LNDHub setup

We are constantly improving our systems, to make them more reliable and secure. We recommend our users to use updated methods of using the Alby Extension.

Last updated 6 months ago

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If you see the notification below in your browser extension, it means that your Alby Extension is using the old LNDHub setup to access your Alby Account (getalby.com). You should migrate to the new connector method and reconnect the extension to access the latest features.

In short:

a. Make sure you have backup of your keys (Master Key, Nostr Keys). Always.

b. Use "Connect a Wallet" in Alby Extension to create a new profile.

c. "Connect with Alby" to link the extension with your Alby Account on getalby.com. 👌 It's reconnected now!

d. Import your keys to your "new" wallet.

e. Enjoy the Alby Extension, freshly linked to your Alby Account!

Please make sure you always have a backup of you keys and all your credentials.

Please also note that this might change your LNURL-Auth details for logins. Please see point 5 of the step by step guide.

Here's a quick, step-by-step guide to help you through the process 👇

  1. Open Wallet Menu: Begin by navigating to the wallet selector within the extension interface.

  2. Click " + Add "

This will create a new profile within the extension - wallet - that users must link to some node (shared node of Alby Account or your own) and that can store and use your keys on the web.

  1. Choose "Connect with Alby": When prompted to Wallet Connect Page, opt for the "Connect with Alby" option. This will initiate linking the new wallet in the extension to the account on getalby.com.

Log in, if necessary.

  1. Transfer Keys: Import your Master Key/Nostr Keys from old wallet into the new wallet.

In "Wallet Settings" of the extension, under "Key Management" you can access the Master Key and Nostr Keys that are stored and used by your extension.

Before you import your keys, you have the remove the ones that are placed there automatically with each new account.

Please choose the old wallet from the selector menu, copy relevant keys and paste them in the same section in the new wallet.

Make sure you have also an offline copy of your Master Key and Nostr Keys.

  1. Migrate third-party accounts using LNDhub connector for Login with Lightning.

This section is optional. If you have been using your old wallet using LNURL-Auth for login (e.g. to Geyser, Stacker News, LNMarkets) and if you did NOT use a master key so far then the new wallet connection and master key will be recognized as another profile.

If you did NOT have a master key you should first link those accounts first. Alternatively, if this is not possible, you can also keep the old LNDHub available in the extension and keep using this to login. (even though migrating to the more secure and easier to use master key is recommended)

Please contact the app to migrate your account to the profile authenticated with your Master Key. Stacker News and Geyser allow their users to unlink and relink their accounts for ease.

If you need help or have questions, please message support@getalby.com

  1. Remove the old wallet.

Now, you are safe to remove old wallet from your extension (in "Wallet Setttings" -> "Danger Zone"). Enjoy using Bitcoin & Nostr on the web with Alby!

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