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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]In this article you will learn how to accept Lightning payments with BTCPay. With the help of Bitcoin Lightning, payments can be realized for a few cents. It is even possible to implement prices as nanopayments. These would be prices of a few satoshi, which is the equivalent of less than a cent.<\/p>\n

To accept Lightning payments for a few cents with BTCPay, it is necessary to operate a standalone Lightning Node.<\/p>\n

If you run your own BTCPay Server Lunanode<\/a>, then a Lightning Node is already set up. You can receive Lightning payments and Bitcoin payments with BTCPay.<\/p>\n

When setting up the BTCPay server at LunaNode, you will be asked during installation which Lightning implementation you want to use. You can choose from the following implementations:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n

Lightning implementations<\/h2>\n

There are several Lightning implementations that have been involved with the development of the Lightning network as open source software.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, from the company Blockstream the implementation c-lightning<\/strong>, which is developed in C.<\/p>\n

Then the implementation lnd<\/strong>from the company Lightning Labs, which is implemented in the language Go.<\/p>\n

Then there is an implementation in Scala called eclair<\/strong>from the French company ACINQ, which is available as a mobile wallet for Android devices, among other things.<\/p>\n

When operating your own lightning node, there are two implementations to choose from, LND and c-lightning. Only one version can be installed per BTCPay server. So you have to decide.<\/p>\n

Depending on which implementation you choose, different applications are possible. So it depends on what business model the Lightning payment will be used for.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n

LND<\/h3>\n

The most widely used Lightning implementation is from LND. The abbreviation LND stands for Lightning Network Daemon and is a product of the company Lightning Labs.<\/p>\n

Based on LND, the following applications for micropayments have been implemented here:<\/p>\n