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 All my frens are welcome to use the mint https://i.nostr.build/lmG9uKPVT29YDMhx.jpg 
 Thanks!

https://i.nostr.build/30CAN99S9AO1d8As.jpg 
 Do you have a good guide or recommend docs/specs for running a mint?  
 Just followed nostr:nprofile1qqs9pk20ctv9srrg9vr354p03v0rrgsqkpggh2u45va77zz4mu5p6ccpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9thwden5te0dehhxarj9ehhsarj9ejx2a30qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj7xph5zr 's nutshell readme on GitHub, pretty smooth if you know your way around python  
 I do. Thanks! 
 Ah you have to have a lightning backend running also. hrm. 
 Your enemies too. That is the beauty of an ecash mint. Open, anonymous, and permissionless.  
 Added 🫡 
 First person to tell me what my cat's name is gets 250 sats of ecash from Utxos mint 
 right on. so then: is there a basic lightning backend you'd recommend? And am I going to have to (finally) learn about opening channels and all that...? 
 Yes but honestly I don't recommend it, you'll probably lose a good amount of sats

But if you must, I use LND 
 thanks! gonna have to be a project for another day I suppose. I'd ike to get a whole Lightning setup going but I have to devote a good chunk of time and energy to understanding all the details better. 
 Does it support phoenixd as a funding source? This was a godsend for setting up lnbits 
 Only mintd so far, not nutshell. I'm not the biggest fan of phoenixd - it's awesome but not totally predictable which makes it hard to build services on top of