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995 sats \ 3 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 30 Dec 2022 \ on: How much Bitcoin is enough to make a Lightning node profitable? bitcoin
If you have to ask, then you shouldn't be doing it.
Run a node because you make frequent payments, want to experiment, or develop lightning apps. Don't do it because you think you'll make money off of routing fees.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @wsnoopdogg OP 30 Dec 2022
Not really into making it profitable but neither want to burn the sats I put as collateral, if I have to have 0.1 Bitcoin as collateral I will. But I would like to know at want point I don’t lose money to start by. I’m new to Lightning and I have much to learn, I though setting up a node will help me.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 30 Dec 2022
Don't put in more than you're willing to lose.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rijndael 30 Dec 2022
This. This all day. Profitable routing takes more capital, and either good automation or regular care-and-feeding to manage liquidity. It’s a competitive market. If you want to run a routing node to learn, or for your own uses, go nuts. But the idea that it’s a set and forget yield machine that you can put $100 and make money is not realistic.
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