Bisq (decentralised P2P bitcoin exchange) on Cloudron
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- Title: Bisq on Cloudron - The decentralized P2P Bitcoin exchange
If Bitcoin’s motto is "be your own bank," Bisq’s motto is "be your own exchange."
- Main Page: https://bisq.network/
- Git: https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq
- Licence: AGPL-3.0
- Dockerfile: No (Official Docker repo is archived/read-only) ... but I am building one
- Screengrab: https://bisq.network/images/screens/bisq_hero_light.png
- Video Intro:
- Summary:
Bisq is a safe, private, and decentralized way to exchange bitcoin for national currencies and other digital assets. It uses peer-to-peer networking and multi-signature escrow to facilitate trading without a third party. Bisq is non-custodial (i.e. you keep your own wallet), requires no registration or identity verification (No KYC), and incorporates a human arbitration system to resolve disputes.
- Notes:
I would love to see this on Cloudron to run a 24/7 trading node.
It's mostly a desktop app, but I don't want it always running on my desktop, and closing/opening requires re-establishing Tor and network data.
I have been using it sporadically for few years (so I am scratching another itch).
Why it's great:
- True P2P and censorship-resistant.
- No central servers; data is stored locally.
- Integrated Tor for privacy.
- Non-custodial : keep your wallet out of exchanges which might go pop, fizzle or get hacked.
PLAN - 2 apps :
- Desktop equivalent in a browser
- Headless API for integration with Openclaw/Nanobot/AgentZero bots
Packaging Concerns:
- Architecture: It is a Java-based desktop application (JavaFX), not a web server. Packaging for Cloudron will likely require a "Desktop-in-Browser" approach (Xvfb + x11vnc + noVNC) or running the headless API daemon with a separate web UI.
- Resources: Java applications can be memory-intensive.
- Persistence: Requires careful handling of the data directory to ensure wallet and trade state are preserved across updates.
- Alternative to / Libhunt link: https://www.libhunt.com/r/bisq
- Screenshots:
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If anyone knows of something better than BISQ, let me know so I can check it out, maybe switch.
There is an Android app but as I am mostly iOS, I want BISQ Headless for my bots. Bisq GUI might help others w/o bots, as well as being a useful visual engagement.
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- I've packaged the first of the planned BISQ apps, a headless Bisq daemon (v1.9.22) for Cloudron with a lightweight HTTP API wrapper.
Repo:
https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/cloudron-bisq-apiQuick Start:
- Sample Commands : Visit the app's /api/help page.
- Testing : Use the test-api.sh script in the repo to verify responses locally.
- Status : Check /api/status for sync progress.
Notes:
Auth for requests to be added- Sample OpenClaw skills will be added later.
- I will make this into a Community App later.
- Next up : attempt a BISQ GUI for visual UI and "desktop equivalent"
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v0.0.3 : Bisq Headless : requests need api key auth.
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