BTCPay Server is a free, open-source, self-hosted payment processing solution that enables merchants to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies directly from their customers without any fees or intermediaries. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing BTCPay Server on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
First, we need to install some dependencies that BTCPay Server requires to function properly. Open a terminal on your server, and run the following command:
sudo zypper install -y curl git tar wget
To install BTCPay Server, we'll use the BTCPay Server Installer Script. This script will download and install all the necessary dependencies for BTCPay Server, and configure your server automatically.
Open a terminal on your server, and run the following commands:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/master/docker-compose.openSUSE.yml
sudo docker-compose -f docker-compose.openSUSE.yml up -d
These commands will download the BTCPay Server Installer Script and execute it. The installation process will take some time, depending on your server's specifications and internet speed.
BTCPay Server runs on HTTP and HTTPS ports (80 and 443, respectively) by default. However, running the server on the standard ports can conflict with other web services running on your server. To avoid this conflict, we'll set up Nginx reverse proxy.
Open a terminal on your server, and run the following command:
sudo zypper install -y nginx
Once the installation is complete, create an Nginx configuration file for BTCPay Server. Run the following command to open the file in Nano text editor:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/btcpayserver.conf
Paste the following Nginx configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com; # Replace with your domain name or subdomain
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl;
server_name example.com; # Replace with your domain name or subdomain
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem; # Replace with your SSL certificate path
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem; # Replace with your SSL certificate key path
client_max_body_size 1G;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:23000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection keep-alive;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
}
}
Save and close the file.
Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Now that you've installed and configured BTCPay Server on your server, you can access the dashboard by visiting your domain name or subdomain in a web browser.
https://example.com
This will take you to the BTCPay Server login page. Enter the username and password you created during the installation process.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed BTCPay Server on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from your customers directly, without paying any fees or intermediaries.
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