if you run tor only node you might not want to expose yourself with running something on clearnet, also there are other options of connecting this to lnbits, lnpay etc which dont need to be run by the user themselves 

m3anm4chine

247bf84fda

Use the form below to connect your own node to a Lightning Address

why would someone have their own node, but not have their own version of this? seems odd to self host one but not the other

bitcoin

 lnaddress.me, open lightning address server! get lnaddress.me, lnaddress.net, lightning.by or lightning.re 

aljaz

> Use the form below to connect your own node to a Lightning Address

why would someone have their own node, but not have their own version of this? seems odd to self host one but not the other 