Lightning in a Box

Inspiration

I wanted to make something that would enable creators to easily make small, redeemable gift vouchers of BTC

What it does

Using the Lightning Network, Opennode and Firebase.

How I built it

Using technologies that allowed me to build without any set up: Opennode api Glitch server (Node, backend) Firebase hosting (React, frontend) Firebase database (database)

Challenges I ran into

Checking if a Bolt-11 Invoice is 0 sats Getting inbound liquidity on my Lightning wallets for testing

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Making it

What I learned

Opennode API, Firebase database

What's next for Lightning in a Box

Advanced gift create features to make gifts more unique, polishing

Built With

• javascript
• lightning
• react