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BTCPay Server is a free, open-source Bitcoin payment processor that lets you accept on-chain and Lightning Network payments directly to your own wallet, with no fees or third-party custody. This image installs Docker, clones the official BTCPay Server repository, and walks you through a short setup wizard on first login. You’ll choose a Lightning implementation (Core Lightning, LND, or phoenixd) and point a domain at your Droplet, then BTCPay installs automatically with HTTPS via Let’s Encrypt.

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Creating an App using the Control Panel

Click the Deploy to DigitalOcean button to create a Droplet based on this 1-Click App. If you aren’t logged in, this link will prompt you to log in with your DigitalOcean account.

Creating an App using the API

In addition to creating a Droplet from the BTCPay Server 1-Click App using the control panel, you can also use the DigitalOcean API. As an example, to create a 4GB BTCPay Server Droplet in the SFO2 region, you can use the following curl command. You need to either save your API access token to an environment variable or substitute it in the command below.

curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
         -H 'Authorization: Bearer '$TOKEN'' -d \
        '{"name":"choose_a_name","region":"sfo2","size":"s-2vcpu-4gb","image":"btcpayserver"}' \
        "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/droplets"

Getting Started After Deploying BTCPay Server

1. Before connecting, point a domain (or subdomain) at your Droplet’s IP address using an A record with your DNS provider.
2. Once DNS has propagated, connect via ssh root@your_droplet_public_ipv4
3. Follow the setup wizard: choose your Lightning implementation, then enter your domain when prompted.
4. Once setup finishes, visit https://your-domain to create your BTCPay Server account.