# Nostr Paywall

A Nostr-based article platform with free previews and paid content. Users can read article previews for free and unlock full content by sending a 800 sats zap via Lightning Network.

## Features

- **NostrConnect Integration**: Authenticate using NostrConnect (default: use.nsec.app)
- **Free Previews**: Public notes showing article previews
- **Paid Content**: Private notes containing full content, unlocked after 800 sats zap
- **Lightning Payments**: Integrated Alby/WebLN for Lightning payments (works with Alby and other Lightning wallets)
- **Payment Modal**: User-friendly payment interface with invoice display
- **TypeScript**: Fully typed codebase

## Getting Started

1. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```

2. Run the development server:
```bash
npm run dev
```

3. Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) in your browser

## Environment Variables

- `NEXT_PUBLIC_NOSTR_RELAY_URL`: Nostr relay URL (default: wss://relay.damus.io)
- `NEXT_PUBLIC_NOSTRCONNECT_BRIDGE`: NostrConnect bridge URL (default: https://use.nsec.app)

## Lightning Wallet Setup

This project uses the WebLN standard for Lightning payments, which works with:
- **Alby** (recommended): Install the [Alby browser extension](https://getalby.com/)
- Other WebLN-compatible Lightning wallets

Users need to have a Lightning wallet extension installed to make payments. The payment flow will prompt them to connect their wallet when needed.

## Project Structure

- `/pages`: Next.js pages
- `/components`: React components
- `/lib`: Utilities and Nostr helpers
- `/types`: TypeScript type definitions
- `/hooks`: Custom React hooks