BTCPay Server is a free, open-source, and self-hosted bitcoin payment processor that enables merchants to accept Bitcoin without any intermediaries. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing BTCPay Server on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we get started, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
Firstly, before we install any software, we need to ensure that our server is up-to-date. To update the system, open a terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade
Next, we need to install some required packages. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apk add curl git python3 python3-dev py3-pip build-base libressl-dev musl-dev libffi-dev cargo rust
Once all the required packages have been installed, we can now proceed with installing BTCPay Server. Open a terminal window and run the following command to clone the BTCPay Server repository:
git clone https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the btcpayserver directory by running the following command:
cd btcpayserver
Next, we need to install the required Python packages by running the following command:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
BTCPay Server includes a configuration file, which we need to customize before we start the server. To create a new configuration file, run the following command:
cp BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer/Services/ServerInternalSettings.cs BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer/Services/ServerInternalSettings.cs.dist
After creating the configuration file, open it using a text editor:
nano BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer/Services/ServerInternalSettings.cs.dist
Update the following settings:
NetworkType: Set this to either Mainnet, Testnet or Regtest, depending on your requirements.Port: Set this to the port number you want BTCPay Server to listen on.SslCertificateFilePath and SslKeyFilePath: Set these to the paths of your SSL certificate and key files.ChainType: Set this to the type of chain you're using, like Bitcoin.Note: Make sure to remove the .dist extension after making the changes to the file.
Once we have configured BTCPay Server, we can now start the server by running the following command:
cd BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer
dotnet run
After running this command, the BTCPay Server will start, and you can access it by navigating to https://your-domain.com:PortNumber/.
Congratulations! You have now successfully installed BTCPay Server on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now start accepting Bitcoin payments without any intermediaries.
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