👛Installing a wallet

In order to interact with Zap Road, you are required to install a Bitcoin Lightning Wallet (it's important for your wallet to be compatible with the Lightning Network). A wallet is an application that will define your identity on Zap Road, and hold your money on the network.

This wallet will be useful to you on other lightning-powered applications such as Geyser or Stacker News. If you intend to set up a shop and receive payments on Zap Road, you need to make sure to install a wallet that provides you with a Lightning Address: here's a list of compatible providers.

To narrow down the list of options, in the following sections you'll find instructions on how to install two popular wallets: Alby on your computer, and Wallet of Satoshi on your phone.