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The most up-to-date, in depth, and well structured content on LN routing nodes
630 sats \ 16 comments \ @cyphercosmo 1 Jan lightning
I'm trying to save myself the trouble of having to search, compile, organize, etc.. all the knowledge I know exists on how to operate a routing node on the Lightning network.
Being a software engineer I don't mind if it's technical, I just want an easier path learning the more intermediate to advanced (at least to me), topics like:
  • Routing fees
  • Implications of running clear net versus behind TOR
  • Node centrality
  • Providing liquidity by selling channels
  • How are people professionalizing Lightning node operation
  • Are people running nodes as regular cloud servers? If so, are they using some software to abstract away the complexity or handling with the low level of Bitcoin and Lightning?
The list above are a few topics I've been wondering as I continue my adventure operating a node, so in the spirit of v4v I'm offering this bounty for people who might know these things or at least where to learn about them.
The winning answer will be the one covering as much as possible, assuming the content is up-to-date, in depth, and well structured. I'm also willing to sweeten the pie if I get really impressed by the answer.
Ask me anything about what I'm looking for. I'll keep this open until Friday, and then award the best answer.
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196 sats \ 2 replies \ @elvismercury 1 Jan
I am absolutely adoring the Megalith intro to Lightning. It's super informative and easy to get an intuition about thanks to the accompanying tutorial and also the Rizful cloud node. A lot of plain talk about routing nodes, in particular.
Also, these docs are the most engagingly-written that I have ever read in the btc space. Seriously. Whoever created these has a gift, I'm going to write them a fan letter if I can figure out where to send it. Maybe @rizful_com knows?
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108 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 3 Jan
How about https://megalithic.me/contact?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 3 Jan
That was my fallback; I wondered if there was some specific author lurking around here.
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105 sats \ 7 replies \ @Wumbo 1 Jan
DarthCoin has good stuff. Here is an article but there are many more on his substack:
https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/managing-lightning-node-liquidity?utm_source=publication-search
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10.1k sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 1 Jan
substack is not updated anymore. All guides are migrated and updated on github page https://darth-coin.github.io/nodes/managing-lightning-node-liquidity-en.html
But that one is just a small part. There are more use case scenarios that I described here: https://darth-coin.github.io/nodes/nodes-en.html
Running a public routing node is a serious job!
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cyphercosmo OP 23h
Thank you Darth, your content is lit 🔥
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 1 Jan
Use this resource!!!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @mo 1 Jan
If substuck guides aren't up-to-date, maybe better delete the content and post a link to redirect to your new guides in gh.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 1 Jan
no
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cyphercosmo OP 1 Jan
Cool, thanks Wumbo! If you end up having the best answer, shall we go 5k sats each and award Darth for his work?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 1 Jan
Not sure if my guides are the most complete. Are just my personal experience and testing during several years. You should look into Rene Pickhardt work too. In my guides I linked his amazing work too.
I think that there are many ways to run routing node and each user could focus on specific goals. We will see in the future like 3-4 main important liquidity rings as I explained here: #486306
Now... depends on which "ring" you want to be.
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2050 sats \ 2 replies \ @nikotsla 3 Jan
One more: https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/optimal-configuration-of-a-routing-node
As Darth guides explain, before start a routing node it's important to determine the expectation and focus in the user case you want.
Some questions and words:
  • Do you want to run a routing node for profit or only experimentation? routing node != personal node.
  • Witch LN node implementation do you want? LND, CLN, Eclair, etc.
  • There are plenty of strategies to manage a routing node and a lot of second order chaos and game theory.
    • Change only fees to manage the flow.
    • Change min/max HTLC to be more effective.
    • Just sell channels (liquidity)
    • Be a LSP
  • TOR only node (I am running one) are difficult and in some way bad for the network, your best asset is connectivity/network performance and behind TOR you are 3 or 4 extra hops than normal clearnet connection
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5 sats \ 1 reply \ @cyphercosmo OP 23h
This content is amazing @nikotsla, I have awarded the bounty to DarhCoin for original content and also meeting what I was looking for but in any case I've zapped you some sats to thank you for sharing.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 21h
Thanks, happy to help.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @random_ 1 Jan
https://river.com/learn/files/river-lightning-report-2023.pdf
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @random_ 1 Jan
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-51280-4_16
https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.16496
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