Deployment FAQ
This document covers the most common questions, errors, and issues you may encounter prior and during the installation of the software. For a detailed list of deployments method and instructions for each, please see Deployment page.
Here are common questions about installation, regardless of the deployment method.
BTCPay is a 100% free and open-source software. We do not charge you anything. However, to run it, you should host it. You can run it as a self-hosted solution on your own local server, or use a cloud hosting provider, which is what a majority of users do. Advanced users can run BTCPay on their own hardware Visit our Deployment Page to see various ways in which you can run BTCPay. If you do not wish to host your own server, you should use a free host. If you prefer to have control over your node and additional features, you can use a cloud solution, which goes from 5$ to 65$ /month depending on the provider you choose.
If you would like to run Bitcoin and Lightning Network nodes, the minimal requirements are :
2GB Ram
80 GB of storage with enabled prunining​
Docker
For beginers, we strongly recommend the web-deployment if you want a self-hosted solution or a third-party host​
If you're going to add more than one crypto coin, you need to expand the storage according to that coin(s) blockchain size.
Please see Deployment page for comparison of different installation methods and choose the one that suits your needs and skill level the most.
Yes, you can. Check our the Hadrdware Deployment page for detailed instructions.
Yes. BTCPay is not limited to the documented deployment methods. You can use whichever hosting solution you prefer, that fits the minimal requirements.
On a self-hosted BTCPay, the unlimited amount of users and stores can be attached. That's why there are users who opened their servers for others to use. Most of them are community-driven and free. See this list of thid-party BTCPay hosts​
Here you can find common questions and solutions to BTCPay web-deployments.
In your LunaNode dashboard, click on Virtual Machines > Your Virtual Machine > General Tab > External IP. Copy the external IP.
Go to your DNS provider and create an A record. Paste the external IP.
Go to Server Settings > Maintainance > Change Domain. Paste yourdomain.com without http or https prefix.
Additional documentation can be found on domain change page.
You need to open port 80 and 443. Once you did that, restart docker btcpay-restart.sh
Check this community guide.