Yeah, true if you don't have some kind of failure (e.g. ssd) and you know exactly your state of the node.

> you have basically always force close all channels

Nope. If you know more about your LND node (in particular) you do not have to force close any channels, even when you migrate your LND node to another hardware.

DarthCoin

I did and it sucks really hard because you have basically always force close all channels. So there is not really a full recovery possible (at least you get back your funds).

Something to add: if you have channel peers that are offline for a longer period of time either contact them (if you can) to ask whats going on or close the channel. In case both are offline you cannot recover your funds.

lightning

Most people running a Lightning node are one mistake away from losing funds.

06bc1a977d

I did and it sucks really hard because you have basically always force close all channels. So there is not really a full recovery possible (at least you get back your funds).

Something to add: if you have channel peers that are offline for a longer period of time either contact them (if you can) to ask whats going on or close the channel. In case both are offline you cannot recover your funds.