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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions from Embassy users
General FAQ
What is Start9Labs?
What is the Embassy?
Why do I care?
How does Embassy work?
What is EmbassyOS?
What are EmbassyOS Services?
Does the Embassy ship worldwide?
Does the Embassy have international electrical plugs?
Is the power supply that comes with Embassy 220v compatible?
Is the software Open Source?
Can you tell me about the License?
Is there a product warranty?
What kind of Internet connection is required to use Embassy?
I run a business, can I use an Embassy for tasks such as password management and file sharing?
What are you using for a store backend? Do you store my data?
I want to help, but I’m not a developer. Are there any ways for non-coders to contribute?
Embassy FAQ
Can I run EmbassyOS on a VPS or VM?
Is it possible to use the EmbassyOS on my own hardware?
Do I plug the Embassy into my computer?
Do I plug in a monitor, keyboard, and mouse?
How much storage does the Embassy have?
Are my Internet requests anonymous and secure?
Does Start9 have access to my Embassy’s encryption keys?
Can multiple Embassies be setup to run redundantly in physically separate locations?
How does the Embassy compare to other Bitcoin nodes or personal servers?
Would you consider (Umbrel, Nodl, RoninDojo, etc) a competitor to you guys, or are they different enough to be compatible?
Is a more powerful device in the works??
Is there an ETA on the Embassy:Pro?
Can I mine Bitcoin with this?
Does the Embassy only work over Tor? No http or VPN?
What if someone gets physical access to my device, can they read the contents? Is it encrypted?
Why http and not https for .onion websites?
Basic Use FAQ
Is it easy to use?
So I can run my own cloud?
Can I run multiple Embassies?
What if I forget my Embassy password?
My Embassy is set up, now what?
Can I move my Embassy to another location? What happens when I do this?
What’s the advantage of using the .local address over the .onion address?
Can I use the .local addresses over the Tor Browser?
Can I use .local addresses on Android?
Can I have multiple users on my Embassy?
What can I do if I am having issues connecting to a mobile app over Tor?
What can I do if I am having issues connecting with Consulate?
If I uninstall a service, then re-install it, does any data remain?
Do I need to delete existing backups before doing a new backup? Or does a new backup override the old backup?
Can I clone my Embassy SSD for backup purposes?
Why would I even buy this when I can just build it for free??
Setup and Troubleshooting FAQ
What do I do first?
How do I know if my Embassy is running?
My Embassy is really hot! Is this normal?
I’m trying to migrate my old Embassy data, but the device won’t boot. What do I do?
I cannot reach embassy.local after hearing the start-up sounds from Embassy. What do I do?
Why do I need the Bonjour service (Windows)?
My Tor sites aren’t loading, what should I do?
Do I need to take any additional security precautions with my device, for example with my router/modem?
What if I have an unique network issue, for example, with a firewall?
Can I use my Embassy from behind a VPN, for example, if my router has a built-in VPN?
Why am I having trouble using my Embassy via the Brave browser?
Is it true that my device has some limited functionality in regard to Embassy?
Contributing FAQ
How can I contribute to EmbassyOS?
Do I need to be a professional developer or have coding experience to contribute?
Bitcoin FAQ
Why does the Bitcoin service take so long to be ready?
Can the IBD (Initial Block Download) be made faster? Or can wait times be improved?
Does the Embassy run a full archival Bitcoin node or a pruned one?
What actions, specifically, are only possible with an archival, or ‘unpruned’ node?
Is it insecure to run a pruned node?
The Bitcoin Service is different from the GUI version I am used to using (bitcoin-qt). How do I use this like I used to?
Is a wallet vulnerable to hacking if it’s always online??
How does Bitcoin Proxy request (and verify) data when that data is needed by some app using it?
What is the difference between the Bitcoin Wallet Tracker and the Electrum Personal Server?
How do I use Bitcoin Core as a wallet?
Which wallets can I use that sync with my Embassy Bitcoin and/or Lightning nodes?
Is BlueWallet an option?
I want to use my hardware signer, such as Coldcard or Trezor, with my Embassy. How does this work?
The Lightning Network FAQ
Why would I want to run a lightning node?
How can I get started with Lightning and open my first channel?
I opened a Lightning channel, but my local balance is lower than I expected. Where is the remainder?
How is that fee estimation calculated?
What would happen if I shut down an Embassy that is running a Lightning node with open channels?
Is there a solution to this?
Is it possible to run c-lightning and lnd parallel on the Embassy?
How do I connect my Lightning wallet or mobile app to my Embassy?
Are my addresses, channels, and balances all stored in LND or in RTL? C-Lightning or Spark, etc?
How do I find my LND seed so I can write it down to backup?
Is there a way to use the channel backups made within RTL?
When attempting to add new peer, RTL says “server is still in the process of starting,” but chain state seems to be fully up to date. What can I do?
I get an error (“Unlock Wallet Failed”) when trying to log in to RTL, what can I do?
“Server is still in the process of starting,” but LND and RTL are running. How can I address this?
I get the following error from LND: “Error ECONNREFUSED Fetching Info Failed! Unknown Error.” What’s wrong?
What’s the best way to move a small lightning balance?
Why are Lightning Network backups and moves so complicated?
Services FAQ
What if I cannot connect to a Service?
Can it be used as a firewall?
Will there be a VPN?
Will there be an email server?
Can the Embassy run ‘X’ Service??
Does the Embassy operate as a Tor relay node?
Are files on File Browser encrypted on disk?
Can others use my Cups instance? How does that work?
How can I fix issues with Sphinx?
I get an error (“Unlock Wallet Failed”) when trying to log in to RTL, what can I do?
What is happening if I cannot connect with another user on Mastodon?
Can the browser extension be used with Bitwarden hosted on the embassy?
I want to use BTCPayServer on my website, but Tor is the only option, how can visitors access my BTCPay on clearnet?
I’m having issues connecting to users or rooms in Matrix/Synapse, what can I do?
My Element desktop client stopped working after an OS update, what is happening?
I don’t see an answer to my question regarding a certain service. Is there more documentation?
I want to understand in depth how a Service works and it’s available configuration options. Where can I go to learn more?
Packaging FAQ
Do I need programming experience to package a service for EmbassyOS?
What considerations are there when choosing a service for packaging?
What if I don’t need a Config in my service?
How can my service access the data directory of another service?
Why am I getting the error “No rule to make target yq, needed by manifest.yaml?”
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