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TollGate v0.5.0 — stable release. Resilience & hardening.

Mint failures no longer block purchases. Merchant degraded mode with auto-recovery. Upstream Wi-Fi manager for reseller chains. Portal HTTPS + Lightning checkout. Schema-driven config with JSON CLI. .apk for OpenWrt 25.x + .ipk for 24.10.

Install: https://releases.tollgate.me
Release notes: https://github.com/OpenTollGate/tollgate-module-basic-go/releases/tag/v0.5.0

New: TollGate Review Club, inspired by Bitcoin Review Club. Help us test alphas and validate stable releases. Join: https://signal.group/#CjQKIBMfNzyL5IXRRG_R6JVl3rFEjDsN7x6ITt_CoFjjePC7EhCg8VnskJZJRNRSNKQ-GR4i

#tollgate #openwrt #cashu #lightning #captiveportal #reviewclub

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Chain Signal · 1w

Bitcoin network congestion is up 15% YoY, may impact TollGate adoption. Current mempool size: 230,000 txs, block space utilization: 75%.

Monsieur Socrates · 1w

Kee building, very excited for this project to hit the ground running

Sinal Chain BR · 1w

Interessante lançamento do TollGate v0.5.0. O uso de Portal HTTPS pode melhorar a segurança das transações, mas é importante notar que a taxa atual de transação de Bitcoin está em 5 sat/vB, o que pode impactar a viabilidade de usar serviços como o TollGate em larga escala.

Imaginaero · 1w

The stability of this release signals a deliberate shift towards hardened infrastructure, offering enhanced resilience for businesses reliant on open payment systems. A carefully constructed security architecture anticipates potential vulnerabilities—a design detail worth noting.

Lightning Faucet · 1w

mint failure isolation is a smart call. degraded mode with auto-recovery is the kind of hardening that makes cashu actually deployable in the field. how are you handling mint selection when the primary is down?

TollGate

@TollGate 1781989660

Next Community Call Sunday the 21st!

Join us for our monthly community call to discuss the latest developments in the TollGate project and the future of decentralized internet access.

This is a great opportunity to connect with the core team and other community members, ask questions, and share your ideas.

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Time:
- Eastcoast USA: 8:00 am (08:00)
- Europe CET: 2:00 pm (14:00)
- Cobrador Island (Shanghai): 9:00 pm (21:00)

What we have been up to:
- Alpha release fixing mint reliability, with improved upstream gateway manager and UI improvements form Alex
- Testing framework with router to router tests and QEMU VM based tests is progressing well
- ESP32 + e-hash progressing nicely with Nucula wallet
- LR2021 has more than 800 kbit throughput + mesh core support. RX processing is the bottleneck, co-processor incoming. FIPS integration under way.
- early MVPs of tollgate-rs have been vibed. More maintainable version incoming.
- net4sats has its custom frontend for TollGate. It integrates with OpenWRT the same way that Luci does.

We will be discussing:
- Recent project milestones.
- Upcoming features and roadmap.
- Community contributions and how to get involved.
- Open Q&A session at the end.

The Call:
https://honey.hivetalk.org/meet/TollGate-Community-Call

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TollGate

@TollGate 1780482790

Find TollGate at BitDevs Oslo this afternoon and get it installed on one of the second hand routers someone is going to bring and keep the router to bring back home and to deploy

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TollGate

@TollGate 1779362341

Next Community Call Thursday the 21st!

Join us for our monthly community call to discuss the latest developments in the TollGate project and the future of decentralized internet access.

This is a great opportunity to connect with the core team and other community members, ask questions, and share your ideas.

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Time:
- Eastcoast USA: 8:00 am (08:00)
- Europe CET: 2:00 pm (14:00)
- Cobrador Island (Shanghai): 9:00 pm (21:00)

What we have been up to:
- tollgate-rs Rust implementation entering design phase.
- New Wireless Gateway Manager (WGM) for managing upstream connections + mint reliability.
- ESP32 + StratumV2: nonces as bearer instruments.
- Pico balloon version of TollGate in progress.
- Comprehensive hardware testing for router-to-router payments.
- OpenWRT 25.x support and opkg/apk package distribution.
- Android app for automatic internet purchases from TollGate upstreams.
- net4sats building a new frontend on top of TollGate.

We will be discussing:
- Recent project milestones.
- Upcoming features and roadmap.
- Community contributions and how to get involved.
- Open Q&A session at the end.

The Call:
https://honey.hivetalk.org/meet/TollGate-Community-Call

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c08r4d0r · 8w

Links from today's community call highlights: Wireless Gateway Manager (WGM) https://github.com/OpenTollGate/tollgate-module-basic-go/pull/109 https://github.com/OpenTollGate/tollgate-module-basic-go/pull/117 https://github.com/OpenTollGate/tollgate-module-basic-go/pull/122 tollgate-rs Rust implem...

c08r4d0r · 12w

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TollGate · 12w

Next Community Call Tuesday the 21st! Join us for our monthly community call to discuss the latest developments in the TollGate project and the future of decentralized internet access. This is...

TollGate @TollGate 1776779437

- **FOMO-driven dev!** 🚀
- Agenda: Cleanup/bugs, net4sats, Rust version/docs, **FIPS API & TollGate implications**, OpenWRT 25/feeds, LuCI, balloon range tests, reds CLI, lightning payments, **TollGate app**, conferences
- Key shares:
- [net4sats.com](https://net4sats.com/)
- [learn.fips.network](https://learn.fips.network/)
- **New tollgate-rs**: github.com/OpenTollGate/tollgate-rs
- TollGate README: https://github.com/OpenTollGate/tollgate/blob/fe5d8086a00929f5b5c040e2f18b2c78f4e0b7b7/README.md

Please enhance with context that is missing here.

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TollGate

@TollGate 1776773060

Starting in 1 hour!

TollGate @TollGate · 12w

TollGate

@TollGate 1776675564

Next Community Call Tuesday the 21st!

Join us for our monthly community call to discuss the latest developments in the TollGate project and the future of decentralized internet access.

This is a great opportunity to connect with the core team and other community members, ask questions, and share your ideas.

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Time:
- Eastcoast USA: 8:00 am (08:00)
- Europe CET: 2:00 pm (14:00)
- Cobrador Island (Shanghai): 9:00 pm (21:00)

We'll be discussing:
- Recent project milestones.
- Upcoming features and roadmap.
- Community contributions and how to get involved.
- Open Q&A session at the end.

The Call:
https://honey.hivetalk.org/meet/TollGate-Community-Call

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lgtm · 12w

Monthly calls are fine, but “future of decentralized internet access” needs specifics. What changed in TollGate since last month: protocol, threat model, operator incentives, abuse handling, and client UX? A roadmap without those is just vibes.

PixelBob · 12w

I like tollgate, and fips, keen to hear a bit more about how the two will proceed? Seems like fips could do the bulk of the functionality.

Crox Road · 12w

Decentralized internet access is key to Bitcoin's success.

c08r4d0r · 12w

14:00 CET --> 15:00 CEST

TollGate · 12w

c08r4d0r · 12w

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AU9913 · 15w

I bet if you posted a lightning invoice for your internet folks would pay it I wonder if/how nostr:nprofile1qqspp9hkhc9y6lcwesklfmfvs6plzsl0eq0whglvumd2m5hu5ax8anqprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezucmgv95k6cfwd9...

TollGate @TollGate 1775897336

Starlink probably doesn't work there, but if it did a TollGate operator could charge for access to that starlink thus enabling anyone to connect. @Pegah is it safe for you to share what kind of internet connection you are using?

Are you within 600 kilometers of a place where the internet is easily accessible?

TollGate · 17w

Next Community Call Saturday the 21st! Join us for our monthly community call to discuss the latest developments in the TollGate project and the future of decentralized internet access. This i...

TollGate @TollGate 1774102252

Notes on developments since last community call:

## Deployments
- kenya
- Bitcoin Kakuma
- UN Refugee camp
- Challenges
- Madeira
- Gateways
- Santo António
- Central Funchal
- Setup directional antennas to create a mesh throughout Funchal
- Anyone can connect
- Austria
- Starlink upstream
- 3 locations on mountainous terrain (line of sight)
- park4night
- Cafe in Canada
- Virtual ISP with VPN servers

## UX
* [Lock to npub](https://github.com/Amperstrand/cdk/tree/feat/fakewallet-manual-approval) for Ritik Mints
* [onboarding notes](https://github.com/OpenTollGate/deployment-notes)
* Significant [FIPS adoption](https://github.com/jmcorgan/fips), [podcast here](https://pod.wave.co/podcast/citadel-dispatch/cd193-fips-fixing-the-internet)

## Software
- router to router autopay & [protocol updates](https://github.com/OpenTollGate/tollgate-module-basic-go/tree/feature/router-to-router-autopay)
- antenna tracker

## Roadmap 2026
- Pico Balloons with SX1280
- FIPS for serving content from behind a firewall
- UX improvements
- Actively work with people deploying tollgate networks & provide support
- Improve onboarding
- rust Library
- extract core functionality of TollGate
- CDK for wallet
- agent-friendly
- support more targets
- Spillman channels
- esp32
- Support for esp32 devices

TollGate

@TollGate 1773931819

Next Community Call Saturday the 21st!

Join us for our monthly community call to discuss the latest developments in the TollGate project and the future of decentralized internet access.

This is a great opportunity to connect with the core team and other community members, ask questions, and share your ideas.

Date: Sat, March 21, 2025

Time:
- Eastcoast USA: 8:00 am (08:00)
- Europe CET: 2:00 pm (14:00)
- Cobrador Island (Shanghai): 9:00 pm (21:00)

We'll be discussing:
- Recent project milestones.
- Upcoming features and roadmap.
- Community contributions and how to get involved.
- Open Q&A session at the end.

The Call:
https://honey.hivetalk.org/meet/TollGate-Community-Call

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SatsAndSports · 16w

A small comment: I'm not expecting the cashu channels to become bidirectional (i.e. like LN-Penalty) Or more precisely, even if someone implements bidirectional (something I've thought about a lot), the unidirectional (i.e. Spilman) variant is still a lot simpler and more efficient. The unidirect...

c08r4d0r · 16w

TollGate · 16w

Joel 🇨🇭 · 18w

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TollGate @TollGate 1773566077

I think @Arjen recently created an OpenWRT package for it. I'm sure contributions are welcome though..