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729 sats \ 8 replies \ @RocketNode 13 Feb \ on: Can / Should One Run Core Lightning and LND on the Same Node? lightning

Possible? Yes Bad Idea? Depends.. but probably yes. Lightning (as a routing node) takes capital and splitting it into two nodes is probably not the best use of funds. Also, most tools don't overlap so you will have to learn different things for each implementation. But if you want a 2nd node for privacy or something, then sure, go for it.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Feb

Exactly, all depends of what do you want to achieve, to do... are many solutions and scenarios.

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @kepford OP 13 Feb

Yeah, putting it out of my mind.

I was thinking more along the lines of running a second node with no announced (public) channels but I could do that on a separate VM/box. No need to complicate and possibly cause issues with my routing node.

10 sats \ 5 replies \ @RocketNode 13 Feb

I was thinking more along the lines of running a second node with no announced (public) channels but I could do that on a separate VM/box. No need to complicate and possibly cause issues with my routing node.

You can run Blixt on mobile with a private (even better as zero-conf) channel to your node.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @kepford OP 13 Feb

I like Blixt but I don't like turning a phone into a critical piece of infra. To my knowledge you can't move Blixt nodes to a new device. I prefer to treat phones as disposable. Its a nice option if you don't have computer hardware but I think if you do it would be better to run a second node on a computer.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @RocketNode 13 Feb

Zero conf channels.. Essentially disposable channels. Actual sats are on your node, so the mobile can spend/receive without having to worry about the phone. If the phone is lost/compromised, you just kill the channel from your node. I know @DarthCoin has Blixt guides, but not sure if it goes into private/trusted zero conf channels.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Feb freebie

Yes I wrote a guide about that scenario here and indeed I didn't talk too much about 0-conf channels, just briefly mention them. https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/dunder-lsp-and-lightning-box-provider and here https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/bitcoin-private-banks-over-lightning

But I don't know what OP want to do, so not sure if these scenarios are good for him.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 13 Feb freebie

You must make the difference between public and private nodes ! Blixt, Zeus, Breez, Electrum, Phoenix, Mutiny are built-in PRIVATE nodes. In a small shop like a grocery maybe you can use them to take payments but NOT for other stuff, like routing.

Again, depends on what do you want to achieve use one or another.