Dash Evolution BTCPay Server Plugin

This plugin extends BTCPay Server to enable users to receive payments via Dash on the Evolution Platform — both the shielded pool (Orchard / ZK) and unshielded Platform Addresses (DIP-17).

Warning: This plugin shares a single Dash Evolution wallet across all the stores in the BTCPay Server instance. Use this plugin only if you are not sharing your instance.

Features

• Shielded payments (Orchard / ZK protocol) — privacy-preserving Dash receives
• Platform Addresses (DIP-17) — unshielded Evolution Platform credits
• Single payment method code (DASHE) — the handler multiplexes internally between shielded and Platform Address transports
• Native FFI integration — uses the platform-wallet-ffi Rust library for wallet operations
• Automatic invoice settlement — background sync service detects incoming payments and marks invoices paid

Architecture

Unlike transparent Dash (which uses NBXplorer), Evolution Dash uses:

• Rust FFI (libplatform_wallet_ffi) for shielded note scanning and Platform Address sync
• DAPI (Dash Platform API) for blockchain state — no local node required
• Bech32m addresses (BIP-350) for shielded receives

Choose your path

• Installation — prerequisites, the native platform-wallet-ffi library, and building/installing the plugin.
• Deploy with Docker — a complete, verified step-by-step production deployment on a fresh VPS.
• Configuration — the full environment-variable reference.
• Usage — create an invoice and take a payment end to end.
• Limitations — current demo-scope constraints to be aware of.
• Development — build from source and explore the project structure.

Quick start (terminal)

A short terminal walkthrough — clone the repo, build the plugin, bring the stack up with Docker, and confirm the DASHE payment method is live:

Acknowledgments

• Built on the Dash Platform Rust SDK
• Follows the BTCPay Server plugin architecture established by the Monero and Zcash plugins