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392 sats \ 3 comments \ @Bitcoiner1 12 Jun bitcoin_beginners

I'm thinking about buying a mini pc to host a lightning node and an onchain node.

I've heard that the lightning node have to be online 24/7...what would happen if there is a power outage? Will my channels be closed? Or my liquidity will be affected in any way?

Also, for the ones running mini pc, without screen. How do you know if your node or the equipment is running well? Is there a way to receive an alert in your email or telegram...?

Thanks!

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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo 12 Jun

I highly recommended DarthCoin's guides.

As to monitoring the node, I find myself connecting to my node daily for various things. Either via the web web browser or via an app like Zeus. So it is likely you will notice it being down by the fact that you can not access it.

what would happen if there is a power outage?

Get a UPS (backup Battery) they don't cost much and your node will be grateful for it.

Also, for the ones running mini pc, without screen.

A quick tip, I found some of the mini PCs out there like to have a monitor connecting during boot up. So you may end up keeping a monitor (crash cart) around in case of a reboot.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 12 Jun

I've heard that the lightning node have to be online 24/7

Wrong assumption. That is valid only for PUBLIC routing nocdes, not for PRIVATE (non-routing) nodes. For personal use, a LN node with a bunch of private channels is enough and do not have to be online 24/7.

Read more from my guides before starting this journey:

More guides about running nodes here: https://darth-coin.github.io/nodes/nodes-en.html

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 12 Jun

How do you know if your node or the equipment is running well?

Personally I use prometheus and grafana for this, because I have a lot more to monitor than just my nodes, but it's maybe easier to look into something more plug-and-play, like RTL.