# Macaroon (hex) for Alby Wallet
**URL:** https://community.start9.com/t/macaroon-hex-for-alby-wallet/634
**Category:** Services Support
**Created:** [September 15, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macaroon-hex-for-alby-wallet/634 "2023-09-15T08:27:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Desperate\_Rookie](https://community.start9.com/u/Desperate_Rookie)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macaroon-hex-for-alby-wallet/634/1 "2023-09-15T08:27:17Z")
There is a very interesting topic with the title “How to get the default macaroons on LND , on a Start9?”. However, it does not take me to the solution to fill out the Alby service fields myself.
I would like to know please how to locate in any of these applications -Bitcoin Core, Core Lightning, Lightning Terminal, BTCPay Server, electrs, LND- the “Macaroon (hex)” what Alby Wallet requests, in order to connect to my own node? See screenshot.
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### Author:  [@h0mer](https://community.start9.com/u/h0mer)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macaroon-hex-for-alby-wallet/634/2 "2023-09-15T19:42:37Z")
You have to ssh to your start9 server and run this:
```auto
sudo xxd -ps -u -c 1000 /embassy-data/package-data/volumes/lnd/data/main/public/admin.macaroon
```
You should get your macaroon in hex format.
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### Author:  [@Desperate\_Rookie](https://community.start9.com/u/Desperate_Rookie)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macaroon-hex-for-alby-wallet/634/3 "2023-09-17T07:40:41Z")
Thank you for the response with the probable solution.
While I understand, “ **SSH** ” means “ **Secure Shell** ”, right?
To run the Script you share with me, do you suggest that I do this in the Terminal app, or in what way?? As main system I am using **OSX**.
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### Author:  [@StuPleb](https://community.start9.com/u/StuPleb)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macaroon-hex-for-alby-wallet/634/4 "2023-09-17T16:33:07Z")
There’s a guide to getting started with SSH on StartOS → [here](https://docs.start9.com/latest/user-manual/overview/ssh).
If you don’t feel comfortable with it, there’s no reason to really _have_ to get under the hood.
Is there a reason why your trying to do this manually? Connecting Alby to your LND node is quick and easy.
Guide 1 ([Here](https://docs.start9.com/latest/guides/service-guides/lightning/alby-lnd))
- This shows how to navigate the Alby UI, where Start9 is an option. This connects Alby to your LND node directly, with access to all of your funds.
Guide 2 ([Here](https://docs.start9.com/latest/guides/service-guides/lightning/connecting-lnbits#connecting-lnbits))
- If you don’t like the idea of Alby having full access to your funds, you can add LNbits as an intermediary, create a wallet there, and then connect that to Alby.
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### Author:  [@SaltyKate](https://community.start9.com/u/SaltyKate)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macaroon-hex-for-alby-wallet/634/5 "2023-11-23T22:43:43Z")
Guide 1 and Guide 2 links result in 404
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### Author:  [@h0mer](https://community.start9.com/u/h0mer)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macaroon-hex-for-alby-wallet/634/6 "2023-11-24T17:44:03Z")
There has been a significant rearrangement of the documentation since then. You can find the updated links [here](https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/service-guides/lightning/alby-lnd) and [here](https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/service-guides/lightning/alby-lnbits).