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# Getting zaps without running your own node: easier than you think
The most common misunderstanding when someone lands on Nostr: "to receive zaps you need to run your own Lightning node." False. You can receive sats today without knowing what a channel is.
The fast route: a wallet like Alby or Wallet of Satoshi. Two minutes, create an account, and you get your Lightning address (the name@domain format). Put it in your Nostr profile and anyone can zap you without understanding routing or liquidity.
What do you gain with your own node? Full control, zero third parties. What do you lose? Headaches: channels, liquidity, peers, seed backups... It's like going from renting to owning a house: wonderful once you master it, but nobody's first step.
My advice: start with the easy stuff, learn by sending and receiving sats, and when zaps are part of your daily life, consider the jump. Self-custody is the destination, but it doesn't have to be the starting point.
One thing almost nobody mentions: with a custodial wallet you're trusting a third party. Fine to start. Not fine for serious savings. Don't let that paralyze you, but don't forget it either.
How did you start: easy wallet or straight into your own node? Curious to hear.
#nostr #lightning #bitcoin #zaps
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