In this article, we show how path finding in the Lightning Network works and how LnRouter models the average payment speed of a node to create its Routing Score. At the end, we give tips on how to improve your payment speed as a service.

Learnings

#1 Due to the way Lightning payments work, liquidity matters for payment speed.

#2 The response time of your directly connected peers matters a lot.

Conclusion

🛠 Only open channels to nodes with a LnRouter Routing Score of 75+. The Routing Score models payment speed directly. [...] The upcoming LnRouter Channel Recommender (~18th Feb 2022) is the perfect way to build a powerful service/merchant node that delivers payments fast and successfully. If you are a service and are interested in