SLP366 Nate (BeefOrBacon) - How To Run Your Lightning Node

Nate (aka BeefOrBacon1, also working at Voltage) joins me to talk about how to run a Bitcoin Lightning node. We get into all sorts of information while keeping it accessible for people relatively new to running a lightning node.

• Different lightning user types


• How to run your lightning node


• Different types of node: RPi, box, VPS


• How to manage channels


• Who to open channels with


• What tools you can use


• Should you use swap providers?


• What kind of fees do you earn?


• How do you backup your lightning node?


• Payment reliability

Links:

• Twitter:  @beeforbacon1


• Voltage: Voltage.cloud

Relevant episodes:

• SLP323 Graham Krizek – Running Hosted Bitcoin & Lightning Nodes at Voltage


• SLP307 Becoming A Lightning Routing Node Operator with Jestopher and Tony of Amboss


• SLP361 Rene Pickhardt – Pickhardt Payments & Zero Base Fee for Lightning Network

Sponsors:

• Swan Bitcoin


• Hodl Hodl Lend


• Compass Mining


• Braiins.com


• Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)


• CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

• Show notes and website


• Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera


• Subscribe to the podcast


• Patreon @stephanlivera