Collection of useful resources for lightning node operators maintained by @aaaljaz.
Must reads
- Understanding Lightning by Diamond Hands
- Lopp liquidity management guide
- Liquidity mgmt by Alex Bosworth
- Lightning 101: Node Profitability feat PLEBNET
- Adventures in running a lightning node
- how to get inbound liquidity
Install LND
- lnd install guide by Alex Bosworth
- official lnd install docs
- bitcoin-kit-makefile
- lnd postgres
- lnd via vpn
- the road to node
Install CLN
Backups and recovery
Self-host on raspberrypi or custom hardware
Managed cloud hosting
Implementations
Web UI for node management
Security
Node management
- balanceofsatoshis
- BOS-Commands-Document
- charge-lnd
- rebalance-lnd
- circuitbreaker
- lndpytools
- lightning-jet
- lndmanage
- lntop
- suez
- clboss
- lnd-manageJ
- ln-charts
Node services
Channel open suggestions for your node
Tutorials
- Lightning node management by Openoms
- Bitcoin tutorials by openoms
- Node liquidity guide by Darthcoin
- Lightning cleaning machine by Darthcoin
Liquidity
Swaps
LN explorers
Communities
LSP/Channel lease
- lnbig
- lightningconductor
- LN+
- lightning conductor channels
- lightningto.me
- bitrefill
- flow by voltage
- blocktank
Liquidity Marketplace
Watchtowers
Mempool
Communities
Education
- Lightning curriculum by Chaincode
- Mastering Lightning book
- Rebalance Your Bitcoin Lightning Network Node Like a PRO
- How To Run A Bitcoin Lightning Network Node - Step By Step Tutorial
- t-bast docs on lightning
- lightning workshop
- Cyberhub on lightning network
- Lightning network developments by Igor Korsakov
Lightning network stats
Interesting reading
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If you are interested in Discreet log contracts check out dlc.wiki