What is satdress?

Satdress is a self-hosted Federated Lightning Address server that enables users to create human-readable Lightning addresses (like user@yourdomain.com) connected to their own Lightning Network nodes. It supports multiple Lightning node backends including LND, CLN (via Commando or Sparko), Eclair, LNPay, and LNbits. The server uses an embedded Pebble database for storage and requires no external database. It can serve multiple domains from a single instance and provides a web UI for users to claim and manage their addresses. Configuration is done entirely through environment variables. The project is written in Go and can be run as a binary, via Docker, or with Docker Compose.

Should you self-host satdress?

satdress scores 40/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #35 of 42 in Cryptocurrency. It has 168 GitHub stars.

There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Go.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Bitcoin Core (86/100, 90 528 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See satdress vs Bitcoin Core side by side.