42 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 14 Aug \ parent \ on: I finally set up my own Lightning node ⚡ bitcoin
Yes, it's running over Tor and it's not slow. I didn't use umbrel, everything was done from a fresh Linux install. Whether Umbrel or from scratch, I definitely recommend trying it out!
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18 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ge 14 Aug
Eventually will finish setting up appreciate that
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16 sats \ 2 replies \ @random_ 14 Aug
What was the most challenging part?
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker OP 14 Aug
Making sure all the files are in the right places, configuration files are set up properly, and permissions are set up properly.
Second is learning the lncli commands. But that's not really hard since you can easily find answers on google and read the help files for more details.
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26 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount 14 Aug
Check out https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin
One config file for your entire node. Configure once, break never!
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