Coming up on my 1 year lightning node anniversary! Open a channel to me? \ stacker news ~bitcoin

Coming up on my 1 year lightning node anniversary! Open a channel to me?

63 sats \ 12 comments \ @NEEDcreations 26 Feb 2023 bitcoin

I'm coming up on my 1 year lightning node anniversary and I'd love it if I got some more inbound liquidity from someone :)

Here's my node ID: 0296f520f768fc42885cc996ccd4af02a15726063ee8b736746f7ff583eac2cf02@3q7qpgkpzq2fjp4giyfwofto5vzadtd23sscoaimvaanwbz6zookrwad.onion:9735

If you have any questions about lightning or node running, please ask me here!

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @thebtctotoro 26 Feb 2023

I am interested :) new to running a node.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @thebtctotoro 26 Feb 2023

Do you have a minimum channel size in mind ?

0 sats \ 9 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 26 Feb 2023

What tech stack do you use for your lightning node? Would you recommend it?

10 sats \ 6 replies \ @NEEDcreations OP 26 Feb 2023

I use Umbrel and I give my highest recommendation for it, especially if you're a tech noob like myself. The UI/UX on Umbrel is amazing, and they have a great track record for security. The Umbrel community is super helpful. I've run into a few hickups but they are always resolved very quickly. This video by BTC Sessions is a good start on using Umbrel.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

10 sats \ 5 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 26 Feb 2023

Cool, thanks for sharing! I just recently got umbrel running on a RPi4, and I have my Bitcoin node fully synced, but haven’t messed with LND yet. That’s next on my list. Maybe I’ll open a channel with you!

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @NEEDcreations OP 26 Feb 2023

definitely! Let me know :)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 1 Mar 2023

My Node ID is 0341a0de53b23d1fc8fcbc739b60a97bf1cc9310feabae0ae36fdab43cebd72a0f@suydzeg46kfe65km4ow5h5qrxgnitn4y2wesgggdgy36t27sold54dyd.onion:9735

I would appreciate some inbound liquidity :)

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 1 Mar 2023

I just opened a channel to you! Hopefully not too small

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @NEEDcreations OP 1 Mar 2023

Hey! So I see the channel, thanks. However, channels should really be much larger (at least 2 million sats, preferably at least 5 million). This is so the liquidity doesn't get drained too fast. I suggest closing that channel and save up for a larger one. I'd open to a large node like Wallet of Satoshi. I have a big channel with them that does well. Then you can open to plebs like me and others and hopefully start routing soon! I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, let me know.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 1 Mar 2023

Thanks for your feedback, that is helpful. I've closed the channel and will investigate further.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @thebtctotoro 26 Feb 2023

I am a big fan of start9's embassy OS. Took me from a bitcoin no node lurker of many years to bitcoin core / core lightning running over tor in like 2 days time. I even got it running on an old computer of mine so didnt have to buy a pi and all that 👍

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @NEEDcreations OP 26 Feb 2023

and a Raspi