BTCPi (feat. BTCPayServer)

Installing BTCPayServer is easy as Pi.

Recommended Hardware

• SanDisk Extreme 32 GB Micro SD Card ~ $11.32
• Raspberry Pi 4B w/4GB Ram ~ $69.95
• Geekworm Pi Armor Case ~ $13.99
  • or Vilros Raspberry Pi 4 Basic Starter Kit w/Aluminum Case & Fan ~ $119.99
• WD Green 1 TB SATA SSD (Use smaller SSD for pruning) ~ $74.99
• UGreen SATA to USB 3.0 SSD Enclosure ~ $16.99
• Total Cost ~ $187.24

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Install BTCPayServer in 5 easy steps.

Warning! Your external SSD will be reformatted, make sure your drive does not contain anything you plan to keep.

1. Download compressed image btcpi-clightning.zip.
2. Unzip image.
3. Flash image to SD card using Belena Etcher or Rufus.
   • Expert tip - Skip the SD card and flash the image directly to your USB 3.0 SSD if your RPi4 can boot from USB.
4. Insert SD card and connect external USB SSD to Raspberry Pi (make sure you use one of the blue USB 3.0 ports).
5. Power on Raspberry Pi.

Wait 10 minutes, open browser and go to btcpay.local

• The BTCPi image installs a minimal BTCPayServer
  • Bitcoin Core
  • Lightning (C-Lightning)
  • Ride the Lightning
• Hostname - btcpay
• SSH Enabled
  • Username - pi
  • Password - raspberry
• Firewall configured to allow ports 22 (internal networks only), 80, 443, 8333, 9735

Don’t forget to change your password!

1. Obtain the internal IP address of your BTCPayServer by logging into your router and looking for ‘btcpay’ under attached devices. If you don’t have access to your router try Angry IP Scanner.
2. SSH into your BTCPi using it’s IP address with Putty.
3. Username = pi
4. Password = raspberry
5. type ‘passwd’ and follow the prompts to change your password.

Access BTCPayServer using the Tor Browser

1. SSH back into your BTCPi
2. Type or paste the following command
3. Copy and paste the .onion address into the Tor Browser.

sudo tail /var/lib/docker/volumes/generated_tor_servicesdir/_data/BTCPayServer/hostname

Access your BTCPayServer over the clear net.

There a few options for getting your BTCPayServer on the clear net.

1. Already have a domain name and static IP?
   a. Forward ports 80, 443 and 9735 to the internal IP address of your BTCPi. b. Create an ‘A’ record at your domain registrar that points to your external IP address. c. Log into your BTCPayServer and change the domain under Server Settings -> Maintenance

2. Want to stay on Tor but need clear net? a. Follow the Reverse Proxy to Tor instructions. b. or sign up for the BTCPayServer2Tor from Lightning In a Box.

For more information visit BTCPayServer.org

BTCPi GitHub Repo