diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b0e257af..ceb04b51 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ docker-compose.*.yml
 
 # nostr wallet connect
 scripts/nwc-keys.json
+
+# lnbits
+docker/lnbits/data
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b3f3a9b5..baae9a40 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -586,7 +586,8 @@ services:
       - 'keys-file.json'
     cpu_shares: "${CPU_SHARES_LOW}"
   lnbits:
-    image: lnbits/lnbits:0.12.5
+    build:
+      context: ./docker/lnbits
     container_name: lnbits
     profiles:
       - wallets
@@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - stacker_lnd
     environment:
+      - LNBITS_ADMIN_UI=true
       - LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS=LndWallet
       - LND_GRPC_ENDPOINT=stacker_lnd
       - LND_GRPC_PORT=10009
diff --git a/docker/lnbits/Dockerfile b/docker/lnbits/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..099d7b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/lnbits/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM lnbits/lnbits:0.12.5
+
+
+COPY ["./data/database.sqlite3", "/app/data/database.sqlite3"]
+COPY ["./data/.super_user", "/app/data/.super_user"]
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diff --git a/docker/lnbits/data/.super_user b/docker/lnbits/data/.super_user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d7c4f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/lnbits/data/.super_user
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+e46288268b67457399a5fca81809573e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/lnbits/data/database.sqlite3 b/docker/lnbits/data/database.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8463c7f
Binary files /dev/null and b/docker/lnbits/data/database.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/wallets/lnbits/ATTACH.md b/wallets/lnbits/ATTACH.md
index b34a213b..baafa1bf 100644
--- a/wallets/lnbits/ATTACH.md
+++ b/wallets/lnbits/ATTACH.md
@@ -1,27 +1,24 @@
-For testing LNbits, you need to create a LNbits account first via the web interface.
+LNbits' database is seeded with a superuser (see https://docs.lnbits.org/guide/admin_ui.html).
 
-By default, you can access it at `localhost:5001` (see `LNBITS_WEB_PORT` in .env.development).
+The following credentials were used:
 
-After you created a wallet, you should find the invoice and admin key under `Node URL, API keys and API docs`.
+- username: `stackernews`
+- password: `stackernews`
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
->
-> Since your browser is running on your host machine but the server is running inside a docker container, the server will not be able to reach LNbits with `localhost:5001` to create invoices. This makes it hard to test send+receive at the same time.
->
-> For now, you need to patch the `_createInvoice` function in wallets/lnbits/server.js to always use `lnbits:5000` as the URL:
->
-> ```diff
-> diff --git a/wallets/lnbits/server.js b/wallets/lnbits/server.js
-> index 39949775..e3605c45 100644
-> --- a/wallets/lnbits/server.js
-> +++ b/wallets/lnbits/server.js
-> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ async function _createInvoice ({ url, invoiceKey, amount, expiry }, { me }) {
->    const memo = me.hideInvoiceDesc ? undefined : 'autowithdraw to LNbits from SN'
->    const body = JSON.stringify({ amount, unit: 'sat', expiry, memo, out: false })
->
-> +  url = 'http://lnbits:5000'
->    const res = await fetch(url + path, { method: 'POST', headers, body })
->    if (!res.ok) {
->      const errBody = await res.json()
-> ```
->
+To get access to the superuser, you need to visit the admin UI:
+
+http://localhost:5001/wallet?usr=e46288268b67457399a5fca81809573e
+
+After that, the cookies will be set to access this wallet:
+
+http://localhost:5001/wallet?&wal=15ffe06c74cc4082a91f528d016d9028
+
+Or simply copy the keys from here:
+
+* admin key: `640cc7b031eb427c891eeaa4d9c34180`
+
+* invoice key: `5deed7cd634e4306bb5e696f4a03cdac`
+
+( These keys can be found under `Node URL, API keys and API docs`. )
+
+To use the same URL to connect to LNbits in the browser and server during local development, `localhost:<port>` is mapped to `lnbits:5000` on the server.
diff --git a/wallets/lnbits/server.js b/wallets/lnbits/server.js
index 23c8ba88..768990db 100644
--- a/wallets/lnbits/server.js
+++ b/wallets/lnbits/server.js
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ export async function createInvoice (
     out: false
   })
 
-  const hostname = url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '')
+  let hostname = url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '')
   const agent = getAgent({ hostname })
 
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' && hostname.startsWith('localhost:')) {
+    // to make it possible to attach LNbits for receives during local dev
+    hostname = 'lnbits:5000'
+  }
+
   const res = await fetch(`${agent.protocol}//${hostname}${path}`, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers,