Accepting micropayment donations via Lightning Network - what is the most efficient / recommended architecture?
I was able to signup and accept Lightning payment in 2 minutes: https://www.opennode.co/


  OpenNode is the easiest way to accept bitcoin.


It was easy. Looking no further. And they offer API: https://developers.opennode.co/



I admit I've spent a little bit too much analyzing which VPS and what hardware requirements. The process of configuring everything from scratch is daunting, wish there was a 1-click install: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/3159

Something similar to: https://medium.com/lightning-power-users/windows-macos-lightning-network-284bd5034340 (unfairly easy, no excuses not to run a full node)