bumi on Nostr: it works without Alby's backend! We specifically use NWC in Alby Go as a protocol ...

it works without Alby's backend!
We specifically use NWC in Alby Go as a protocol that directly can talk to your self hosted Alby Hub and in v1.8 you also no alby account is required anymore with the hub. (you might want an account for notifications, ln address, etc. but it is not required.)

So Alby Go talks directly to your Alby Hub wherever you host it.