# Community payment systems with GNU Taler **URL:** \ **Category:** Case Studies\ **Created:** [10 December 2024 14:40 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/community-payment-systems-with-gnu-taler/318 "2024-12-10T14:40:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ada](https://ich.taler.net/user_avatar/ich.taler.net/ada/32/213_2.png) [@Ada](https://ich.taler.net/u/Ada)\ **Post date:** [10 December 2024 14:40 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/community-payment-systems-with-gnu-taler/318/1 "2024-12-10T14:40:55Z")
Hello! Today an interesting use case was discussed on the [Taler mailing-list](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/taler). Let me cross-post it here. [On 12/10/24 10:01, Filipe via Taler](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/taler/2024-12/msg00006.html) wrote: > Hello Taler community, > > I hope this is a good place to ask this. The website ([taler.net](http://taler.net)) says that Taler “[e]mpowers communities to run their own payment infrastructure”. I was wondering if there’s any documentation on this use case specifically, like usage examples or case studies? > > Can I, for example, run a Taler network(?) or instance(?) for my neighbourhood, for local stores, etc? I’m sorry if this question has been answered before, I just couldn’t find anything in my search on the website. > > Thank you all for your time. > > Best, > > Filipe Medeiros > System Dynamics Master’s student @ UiB, Norway [On Tuesday, 10 December 2024 at 10:34, Christian Grothoff](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/taler/2024-12/msg00007.html) wrote: > Hi Filipe, > [GNU Taler: Event- und Regionalwährungen mit Freier Software und Privacy - media.ccc.de](https://media.ccc.de/v/ds24-410-gnu-taler-event-und-regionalwhrungen-mit-freier-software-und-privacy) is a talk (sadly in German) on running the system yourself. > [11.3. Regional Currency Automated Setup Manual — GNU Taler](https://docs.taler.net/libeufin/regional-automated-manual.html) explains the simplest way to setup and deploy the system for a regional/event currency. > Best, > Christian ---
**Author:** ![filipesm](https://ich.taler.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a3d4f5/32.png) [@filipesm](https://ich.taler.net/u/filipesm)\ **Post date:** [10 December 2024 23:57 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/community-payment-systems-with-gnu-taler/318/2 "2024-12-10T23:57:24Z")
Hello! This was me 🙂 Well, in short, as soon as I came upon Taler, I immediately thought of local currencies. Of course, Taler is not a currency, but it can be thought of as a sort of “point system”? At least in my mind: All small stores in (let’s say) Lisbon take LXCash (Lisbon Cash). People can “buy” LXCash for Euros (1 for 1). If you pay with LXCash at a store, you get a small discount. You can also (maybe?) envision a scenario where the local government buys (from itself? from the national government?) some LXCoins, and gives it out to people, so they can spend it only on local stores, etc. Is this use case intended/supported? Keep up the great work! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ada](https://ich.taler.net/user_avatar/ich.taler.net/ada/32/213_2.png) [@Ada](https://ich.taler.net/u/Ada)\ **Post date:** [11 December 2024 00:07 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/community-payment-systems-with-gnu-taler/318/3 "2024-12-11T00:07:34Z")
Hello @filipesm! Cool to see you here, welcome 😃 > [@filipesm](#): > > Well, in short, as soon as I came upon Taler, I immediately thought of local currencies. You did well, and that’s precisely why [Netzbon (Basel, Switzerland) is currently deploying it](https://www.netzbon.ch/e-netzbon/) 🙂 > [@filipesm](#): > > Is this use case intended/supported? Also, be sure to have a look at [NGI Local for Local](https://localforlocal.io/)’s Open Call if you’re involved in a local currency organisation or if you’re close to one of those. It can grant 60 k€ for such deployments and accompany you in this process! > [@filipesm](#): > > Keep up the great work! 🙂 Thanks, we’ll make our best 🤝 ---
**Author:** ![Ada](https://ich.taler.net/user_avatar/ich.taler.net/ada/32/213_2.png) [@Ada](https://ich.taler.net/u/Ada)\ **Post date:** [13 January 2025 16:29 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/community-payment-systems-with-gnu-taler/318/4 "2025-01-13T16:29:30Z")
Hi @filipesm, I just copied the announcement of the [Local for Local Open Call](https://ich.taler.net/t/open-call-local-for-local-currency/346). It’s open until January 31, FYI! ---
**Author:** ![hughbarnard](https://ich.taler.net/user_avatar/ich.taler.net/hughbarnard/32/516_2.png) [@hughbarnard](https://ich.taler.net/u/hughbarnard)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2026 17:18 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/community-payment-systems-with-gnu-taler/318/5 "2026-08-29T17:18:37Z")
This: [https://docs.taler.net/libeufin/regional-automated-manual.html](https://docs.taler.net/libeufin/regional-automated-manual.html) delivers a 404? Has it moved somewhere else? Unhappily French is my second language so I can’t benefit from the talk. Thanks in advance Hugh ---
**Author:** ![hughbarnard](https://ich.taler.net/user_avatar/ich.taler.net/hughbarnard/32/516_2.png) [@hughbarnard](https://ich.taler.net/u/hughbarnard)\ **Post date:** [30 August 2026 15:43 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/community-payment-systems-with-gnu-taler/318/6 "2026-08-30T15:43:19Z")
Found it here: [https://docs.taler.net/regional/regional-custom-manual.html](https://docs.taler.net/regional/regional-custom-manual.html) so no reply needed now. Thanks.