> Personally I've experimented with Alby hub + Zeus mobile side, but... It's still something no average joe/merchant can possibly do.
Experiment with the Valet Bitcoin wallet and experience actual self-custodial Lightning usage on mobile. Valet hosts a lightweight mobile lightning node that enables actual self-custodial lightning usage. Setting up a lightning channel happens with just a few clicks.
Local backup file for restoring Lightning channels if the wallet is uninstalled and reinstalled.
> To convince them, you need something with a different entry barrier, specifically, that of distros and the ease of personal deployment without needing to know almost anything about the internals or the architecture of a project, just "I read about it, it piqued my interest, and I want to try it out".
The above excerpt from your write-up is a summary of the Valet Bitcoin wallet.
Check it out here:
https://github.com/standardsats/valet/releases or download directly from F-droid.
SET UP AN ACTUAL SELF-CUSTODIAL LIGHTNING CHANNEL ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE IN 6 SIMPLE STEPS:
- Install the Valet Bitcoin wallet
- Create a new wallet (Secure your seed phrase)
- Click on Lightning (Purple card on home page)
- Scan any Lightning node QR code
- Fund channel your channel (Any desired capacity)
- Wait for confirmation and start sending and receiving sats.