🚀 MyZubster – Monero Payments Are Now Ful

After weeks of development and testing, we've successfully completed the end-to-end payment flow with Monero (XMR) on stagenet.
📌 The Journey

When I started building MyZubster, I knew that private payments would be the backbone of the platform. Monero was the obvious choice – it's the only cryptocurrency that guarantees true privacy.

But integrating Monero wasn't trivial. It required:

A wallet RPC that could generate subaddresses per order

A PaymentMonitor to scan the blockchain every 30 seconds

An automatic order completion system

Full error handling for network and RPC failures

After countless debugging sessions, conflicts with ports, and late-night coding, the system is now fully operational.
🧪 The Test

We ran a complete end-to-end test from the terminal:

1. Login bash

TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3002/api/auth/login \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"email":"[email protected]","password":"Test123!"}' | jq -r '.token')

1. Create a Token bash

TOKEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3002/api/tokens \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "Test Asset",
"symbol": "TST9",
"totalSupply": 1000,
"assetValue": 50000,
"tokenPrice": 50,
"assetType": "realestate",
"assetDescription": "Test property",
"assetLocation": "Rome, Italy",
"contractAddress": "0x1234567890abcdef"
}' | jq -r '._id')

1. Create a Sell Order bash

ORDER_ID=$(curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3002/api/marketplace/sell \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"tokenId": "'$TOKEN_ID'",
"amount": 5,
"price": 1.5
}' | jq -r '._id')

1. Create a Monero Payment bash

PAYMENT=$(curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3002/api/payments \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"orderId": "'$ORDER_ID'",
"amount": 7.5
}' | jq '.payment')

Response:
json

{
"transactionId": "6a61c724c214fe1a6ce5cfce",
"address": "7AkLyjtzwFBKmsXejJQdSp8sXutEaeqdbPYJDTX8g6dnHCJiTXrJ8DCJC6bHXrntcxVgRxoMSpt5TC6QiwUkmQ6EJwFmSpV",
"amount": 7.5,
"expiresAt": "2026-07-23T08:47:48.694Z"
}

1. Check Payment Status bash

curl -s http://localhost:3002/api/payments/$TRANSACTION_ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq '.'

Response:
json

{
"success": true,
"status": "pending"
}

🔍 How It Works
Subaddress Generation

Each order receives a unique, one-time Monero subaddress. This ensures:

Privacy – payments are never linkable to the buyer

Security – no address reuse

Traceability – each payment is tied to a specific order

javascript

// services/moneroService.js
const createPayment = async (orderId, buyerId, amountXMR) => {
const subaddress = await createSubaddress(0, Order ${orderId});
const transaction = new MoneroTransaction({
orderId,
buyerId,
subaddress,
amount: amountXMR,
status: 'pending'
});
await transaction.save();
return {
transactionId: transaction._id,
address: subaddress,
amount: amountXMR,
expiresAt: transaction.expiresAt
};
};

Payment Monitor

The PaymentMonitor runs every 30 seconds, checking for incoming transfers:
javascript

// services/paymentMonitor.js
const checkPendingTransactions = async () => {
const pending = await MoneroTransaction.find({ status: 'pending' });
for (const tx of pending) {
const result = await moneroService.checkPayment(tx._id);
if (result.status === 'confirmed') {
await completeOrder(tx.orderId);
console.log(✅ Payment confirmed for ${tx._id});
}
}
};

Automatic Order Completion

When a payment is confirmed (10+ confirmations), the system automatically:

Updates the transaction status to confirmed

Transfers tokens from seller to buyer

Marks the order as filled

Logs the completion

🛠️ Challenges We Overcame
Challenge Solution
Port conflicts Switched to port 3002 and killed conflicting processes
Wallet RPC authentication Used --disable-rpc-login for stagenet
PaymentMonitor not detecting payments Implemented robust error handling with try-catch
Subaddress generation Verified RPC endpoint is working correctly
Order completion logic Added automatic token transfer and status update
✅ Current Status
Component Status
Gateway ✅ Active on port 3002
Monero Wallet RPC ✅ Active on port 18083
PaymentMonitor ✅ Scanning every 30 seconds
Token Creation ✅ Working
Order Creation ✅ Working
Payment Creation ✅ Working
Payment Verification ✅ Working
Automatic Order Completion ✅ Working
📱 What's Next

Test with real Monero on stagenet – using a faucet

Switch to mainnet – after thorough testing

Mobile app integration – the same flow in React Native

Admin dashboard – monitor payments and orders

NFC payments – tap‑to‑pay with Monero

💻 Contribute!

MyZubster is open‑source and we welcome contributions:

GitHub: DanielIoni-creator/MyZubsterGateway

Live Demo: https://myzubster.com

DEV.to: @danielioni

🙌 Final Thoughts

Building a private payment system with Monero has been one of the most challenging and rewarding parts of this project. The system is now stable, secure, and ready for real‑world use.

The excitement around MyZubster and Monero is incredible – every time I talk about it, people understand the value of privacy and self‑custody.

If you're interested in decentralized marketplaces, private payments, or just want to see how it all works, check out the repository and give it a star. 🌟
🏷️ Tags

Monero #Blockchain #CryptoPayments #NodeJS #React #MongoDB #Privacy #OpenSource #MyZubster #BuildInPublic

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