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Orchard: Your sovereign bank in cyberspacegithub.com/orangeshyguy21/orchard
1341 sats \ 4 comments \ @Orchard 6 Nov lightning
We are actively developing a free and open source application to fill a gap in the node runners toolkit: Cashu mint management.
The application can connect to each component of the Bitcoin stack
Bitcoin -> Lightning -> Cashu
*a full list of supported implementations can be seen on github
Cashu has a multi-asset architecture, and with taproot assets lightning does as well. Orchard is built for this future supporting lightning nodes with asset channels.
All integrations are optional, including the ai integration where a local ollama instance can be plugged in to explore data or manage the mint with chat controls
Current releases are heavily focused on mint management where application support is limited and the rpc from key implementations, nutshell and cdk, are nascent and still evolving.
The lightning integration is lightweight and read only designed to give the operator a view of the assets side of mints balance sheet, otherwise known as outbound lightning liquidity.
The roadmap plans to expand the lightning integration to expose more detailed flow information with breakdowns to segregate internal activity from mint member activity - a unique lightning concern for the mint manager.
The available open source tools for lightning node management are robust, but exposing ln management features in Orchard is also being considered. Having everything in one application would be a unique option for node runners.
We have a lot of ideas to improve the product, but community feedback is a primary driver of future development. It's never been easier to run a Cashu mint.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @supratic 7 Nov
This is great! So is this a node management dashboard? I like the fact that you cover all 3 layers with onchain, lightning and ecash, but wth stable coins are doing there?
Are you planning to implement some stable-channels thing or any other taproot "feature"?
Are you planning to extend the AI to manage node liquidity?
Do you have a roadmap somewhere?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Orchard OP 10 Nov
It is a node manager yes, with a focus on supporting emerging technologies like cashu and taproot assets.
It's still a nascent protocol, but Taproot Assets is on mainnet and a lightning node running tapd today can have channels denominated in units other than sat. The Tether channel showcased provides a demonstration of such a node. To our knowledge, no prominent assets have yet been minted, but regardless we aim to fully support the extent of Bitcoins capabilities and let the node running the Orchard software decide their configuration. In this regard the taproot assets integration is optional.
The AI integration is a core component of the architecture and will be expanded in later releases to improve the user experience and augment the operator. Liquidity management, channel management, troubleshooting, and alerting / anomaly detection are all candidates here.
We do not have a public roadmap at this time. Improved documentation and a website update [https://orchard.space/] will likely precede a published roadmap.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 6 Nov
It looks really cool! And it certainly makes running a mint look doable.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo 6 Nov
I like the look of the UI a lot. Makes me want to try running a mint.
One small bit a feed back:
On the lightning channel graph with receiving capacity | sending capacity. What if you make the grey vertical line that separates the two side change thickness based on how much of the channel is being held in reserve for channel closing. You could show the number of sats above the line.
I know I do a double take when I see my channel capacity change even though was no activity on the channel. Because mempool fees have gone up and LND is holding more in reserve.
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