Open Source

PrivaPaid™: The Encrypted Paywall
for Your Content.

Lock it. Pay it. Unlock it. No one knows. Your content, encrypted with AES-256. Your buyer pays via Lightning — no account required, no identity, no credit card. The content decrypts in their browser. No server ever sees it.

AES-256 Encryption
No Buyer Accounts
Non-custodial
MIT License

Everyone Wants Privacy. No One Has It.

Every paywall today asks for an email, a credit card, a name. Every purchase leaves a trail. Your buyers know this — and many of them walk away instead of paying.

Every Purchase Is Tracked

Credit card statements, email receipts, account histories — every transaction leaves a footprint your buyers never asked to leave.

Accounts Are Mandatory

Want to read one article? Create an account. Enter your email. Choose a password. Verify. Now you're in a database forever.

Data Breaches Are Inevitable

If a platform stores buyer accounts, it will eventually leak. Names, emails, purchase histories — exposed. It's not if, it's when.

Encrypt. Pay. Decrypt. That's It.

No account required. No identity. No middlemen. Content is locked with military-grade encryption and unlocked with a Lightning payment.

1

Encrypt Your Content

Use our browser-based encryptor to lock your content with AES-256-GCM. The encrypted payload embeds directly on your page.

2

Buyer Sees the Paywall

Your content is visible as locked. The buyer sees a Lightning invoice — a QR code or a payment link. No signup required.

3

Pay via Lightning

The buyer pays from any Lightning wallet. No credit card, no personal info, no account required. Payment confirms in under a second.

4

Content Decrypts Instantly

Payment returns a decryption key. The buyer's browser decrypts the content in milliseconds. No server ever touches it.

An Encrypted Paywall. Not a Platform.

PrivaPaid doesn't host your content. It doesn't store buyer data. It doesn't hold your money. It encrypts, invoices, and delivers decryption keys. Nothing else.

AES-256-GCM Encryption

Your content is encrypted with the same standard used by governments and banks. The encrypted payload sits on your page — unreadable without the key.

Lightning Payment Gate

Payment happens via Bitcoin Lightning — instant, final, and private. No credit card network. No bank. No statement trail. Just sats.

Client-Side Decryption

Decryption happens entirely in the buyer's browser using Web Crypto API. No server ever sees the decrypted content. Key material is destroyed after use.

No Identity Required

No account required. No email. No name. Buyers pay via Lightning and nothing else. The transaction proves intent without exposing who they are.

No Paper Trail

Lightning payments don't go through banks or card networks. No data stored, no third-party records. Just a payment and a decryption key.

No Data to Breach

No buyer accounts, no email lists, no purchase histories to leak. Transient server logs are retained per the Privacy Policy.

Your Content. Your Earnings. No Middleman.

PrivaPaid is non-custodial — payments go directly to your Lightning wallet. No platform cut on your earnings. No chargebacks. No frozen accounts.

Non-Custodial

Your money goes directly to your wallet. PrivaPaid never holds your funds. No intermediary can freeze, hold, or delay your earnings.

No Per-Sale Fees

PrivaPaid is subscription-based. No 20% platform cut. No 10–15% processor fees. No chargebacks. Keep what you earn.

Instant Settlement

Funds arrive in your wallet in seconds. Not days, not weeks. No holdbacks, no reserves, no waiting for approval.

Any Creator. Any Content. Any Audience.

If you create content worth paying for, PrivaPaid is the paywall that doesn't compromise your buyers' privacy or your independence.

Journalists & Writers

Publish investigative pieces, newsletters, or premium articles behind an encrypted paywall. Your readers pay without signing up or leaving a trail.

Musicians & Artists

Sell unreleased tracks, exclusive visuals, or behind-the-scenes content directly. No platform taking a cut. No middleman between you and your fans.

Video Creators

Tutorials, courses, exclusive footage — encrypted and delivered instantly on payment. Your content stays locked until someone pays for it.

Educators

Gate premium codebases, research papers, or educational materials. Micropayments make even $0.50 content viable.

Podcasters

Premium episodes, bonus content, ad-free feeds. Your audience pays with Lightning and gets instant access.

Privacy-First Creators

If your audience values privacy, PrivaPaid is the only paywall where neither you nor the platform know who paid.

Open Source

Free. Open. Yours to Deploy.

PrivaPaid is fully open source under the MIT license. Clone the repo, deploy with Docker or Vercel, and start accepting encrypted payments in minutes.

Next.js 15 + App Router Server components, streaming, built-in API routes.
MongoDB + Mongoose Flexible document store. Works with Atlas or self-hosted.
Tailwind CSS v4 CSS variables for white-label theming. Fully responsive.
SatsRail API Non-custodial Lightning payments. Encryption key delivery.

Clone & run in 2 minutes

$ git clone https://github.com/SatsRail/privapaid_app.git
$ cd privapaid_app
$ cp .env.example .env.local
$ docker compose up

Open localhost:3000 and start encrypting

MIT License TypeScript Next.js 15 Docker Ready

Why Privacy Wins

When buyers don't have to surrender their identity to access content, more of them pay. Privacy isn't just ethical — it's profitable.

Zero Payment Risk No processor account to get banned from. No payment holds. No chargebacks. Lightning is final settlement.
Global Reach Lightning works worldwide. No geographic restrictions, no cross-border fees, no banking requirements.
Complete Control Own your domain, your content, your brand. Content policies are yours to set. SatsRail is just the payment rail.
Privacy by Architecture No buyer accounts, emails, or purchase histories are collected. The architecture enforces what policies cannot.
Instant Creator Payouts Sats arrive in the creator's wallet the moment a customer pays. No payout schedules, no minimum thresholds.
MIT Licensed Fork it, modify it, sell through it. No strings attached. The code is yours.

Powered by the SatsRail API

PrivaPaid is powered by SatsRail — non-custodial Bitcoin Lightning payment infrastructure. SatsRail handles invoices, payment verification, and key delivery. It never sees your content, never holds your funds, and never collects buyer accounts or identity.

Endpoint Purpose
POST /products Create product with auto-generated encryption key
GET /products/:id/key Fetch encryption key for content
POST /checkout/sessions Initiate Lightning payment checkout
POST /access/verify Verify macaroon, return decryption key
POST /rotate_key Rotate product key (triggers webhook)
Bitcoin

Your Content Deserves a Better Paywall.

Encrypted. Private. Non-custodial. Yours.

MIT License • Next.js 15 • Docker ready • SatsRail API powered