If not tech savvy, something like Umbrel on a laptop might be a good way to learn, then switch to rolling your own on bare metal. 

Don't put too much money on the node during the learning phase.

Thanks, I'm digesting all the knowledge one bite at a time.. took me forever to set up pruned lnd node on mac, now i'm learning bos, will get to automation next.
I'm not so tech savvy, even simple command line is a challenge, but learning every day

MadJewel

Be sure to check out https://plebnet.wiki

Also, LNDg is a popular tool for channel management with minimal work once set up correctly. I know people with > 5 BTC liq who use it routinely. https://github.com/cryptosharks131/lndg

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I can relate. Fired up a node yesterday and it's a steep learning curve. fell into liquidity sinks twice, and always looking for decent peers.
