In this article, we’ll guide you through the process of registering and setting up an account on Coinsnap, linking your website to it, and navigating to find pertinent details in the Coinsnap backend.
Registration and Login
At Coinsnap, you can sign in using your email address and password, similar to many other websites. Your password should be a minimum of 8 characters, include at least one numeral, and have a combination of both uppercase and lowercase letters.
If you received a Coinsnap discount code, you can enter it here.
Once you’ve registered using your email, you’ll receive a confirmation email. You need to click on it to verify.
After verifying through the email, log in with your details, and you’ll then be directed to the merchant backend app.
Create a website
Once you register with Coinsnap, you’ll gain access to tools that enable you to establish a website where payments can be made using Bitcoin and Lightning.
![Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-15.02.18-2048x961 Connect Store with Coinsnap](https://coinsnap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-15.02.18-2048x961-1.png)
Details for each input field are provided here:
(1) Name of your Website
Start by inputting the name of your shop. This will be the name shown to your clientele on the payment page.
(2) Lightning Address
Next, input your Lightning address, which resembles an email address. A Lightning address looks like an email address, but instead of messages, you can use it to send and receive Bitcoin and Lightning payments.
Your customers’ Bitcoin and Lightning payments will be forwarded to this Lightning address and credited to your Lightning wallet. If you don’t have a Lightning address yet, choose a Lightning wallet that provides you with a Lightning address.
Lightning Address
If you don’t have a Lightning address yet. We have created an overview that lists all Lightning wallets where you can get a Lightning address. Using the example of the Lightning Wallet from Wallet of Satoshi, we will show you how to obtain a Wallet of Satoshi Lightning Wallet with a Lightning address.
You have two options for obtaining the Wallet of Satoshi.
Either you go to the website https://www.walletofsatoshi.com/ and there you will find the two download options for the App Store or Google Play.
Or you can go directly to the store on your smartphone and search for the Wallet of Satoshi there.
After you have started the Wallet of Satoshi on your smartphone, you will see a Receive button at the bottom left. Click on it.
The adjacent window will open. Below the QR code you will find the Lightning address, which looks like an e-mail address.
The Lightning address is made up of your chosen username before the @ sign, followed by walletofsatoshi.com
This is your Lightning address, which you can give to anyone you want to receive Sats from.
Every time a customer pays you with Bitcoin and Lightning, the amount is forwarded to this Lightning address at Wallet of Satoshi and credited there.
Coinsnap Payment Plugin and API
Coinsnap provides payment modules for the most common store systems for quick and easy technical integration. These payment plugins establish a connection between the online store or website and Coinsnap.
![coinsnap payment plugin coinsnap payment plugin](https://coinsnap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/coinsnap-payment-plugin-2.png)
You can download these plugins, install them yourself in just a few steps without any technical knowledge and integrate payment processing with Bitcoin and Lightning into your website.
Coinsnap offers extensive payment modules for easy connection to the most common store systems such as:
- WooCommerce
- Shopware
- Shopify
- Gambio
- Prestashop
- Magento
- Wix
- Opencart
- Further payment plugins are being developed on an ongoing basis.
Here you can find more information about the Coinsnap payment plugins on offer.
![Coinsnap-shopsysteme Coinsnap Payment plugin](https://coinsnap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Coinsnap-shopsysteme.png)
Anyone using a self-developed or customized eCommerce solution for which Coinsnap does not provide a payment module can use an API connection.
Coinsnap offers documentation of the API connection and a PHP library on GitHub.
Coinsnap Backend
You have now successfully created a Coinsnap account and fulfilled all the requirements for using Coinsnap by entering a Lightning address.
In the Coinsnap backend you will find further settings for Coinsnap and all information about transactions and settlements.
A detailed description of the Coinsnap backend can be found here.