In simple English
You want to sell things online and take digital coins like Bitcoin or Monero as payment. Usually, a big payment company takes a cut of every sale and keeps track of your money. This tool is a private payment system that runs on your own computer or server. Your customers pay you directly, and the money goes straight to your wallet. You do not pay any fees to a middleman.
What it is
Bitcart is a free and open-source payment system for digital currencies that you run on your own server. It handles multiple coins, tracks customer orders, and gives you an admin panel to manage your sales.
What it is good for
This is good for solo merchants who want to accept cryptocurrency on their website without losing a percentage to payment processors. It removes the need for third-party billing services and keeps your financial data private.
- Supports many popular coins like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero, and Ethereum.
- Runs entirely on your own server so no middleman takes a cut of your sales.
- Includes an admin panel and a ready-to-use store interface to help you launch quickly.
- Requires technical knowledge to set up Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server) and manage a server.
- Running full nodes for multiple cryptocurrencies needs significant disk space and memory.
- You are responsible for your own security and backups, so losing your keys means losing your funds.
commercial crypto payment gateways that charge transaction fees
Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server)
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git clone https://github.com/bitcart/bitcart-docker cd bitcart-docker docker compose up -d