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Monetization
Monetization lets a BTCPay Server administrator charge users of their BTCPay Server instance using the built in Subscriptions system. It is intended for operators who host BTCPay Server for others and want to charge for server access, maintenance or technical support.
Monetization is available starting with BTCPay Server v2.3.0.
Enabling monetization
- Go to Server Settings > Maintenance
- Select Monetization
- Click Create a new offering
- Configure the default store funds will go to
- Configure pricing and trial period
- Optionally, if you have users on your server, you can migrate all non-admin users to the subscription model.
- Click Proceed.
- If you haven’t configured email SMTP, you’ll be asked to do so. Click Configure Server Email and fill in your SMTP details.
- If you wish to customize your subscription plans at any point, click on Go to Offering in the top right corner.
How does monetization work?
When monetization is enabled, BTCPay Server automatically:
- Creates a default subscription offering and plan (that can be configured later)
- Enables subscription based access control for user accounts
- Replaces the standard registration flow with a subscription checkout
- Preconfigures basic email notifications (if Server SMTP is configured)
Users registering to your BTCPay Server, will now first have to go through a subscription checkout. The flow is as following:
- User registers on BTCPay Server
- The user goes to Subscription Checkout where they can select a plan, and add their email.
- They’ll receive registration details to their email
User access and billing
- An active subscription grants access to the BTCPay Server account
- An expired or suspended subscription disables access
- Users can always access the billing portal to renew or top up, even if their account access is disabled
- Automatic emails will be sent to users reminding them about recurring payment
- Users manage billing through a Manage billing page in their account or a link received through an automatic email
The entire flow is highly customizable. If you’d wish to do beyond what’s pre-configured, check our subscription documentation.
Notes and limitations
- Billing based on revenue is not yet available
- Advanced permission controls are planned for future releases
- This is beta feature and your feedback is highly welcome into shaping it further