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14 sats \ 16 replies \ @Wumbo 11 Oct \ on: Ask SN: Bitcoin node or not? AskSN
My vote is Yes.
It is a great way to learn about both.
Hardware can be under $200.
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0 sats \ 15 replies \ @User21000000 OP 11 Oct
True recommend any set ups?
Am I right that my Zeus wallet is a LN node?
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23 sats \ 10 replies \ @ChrisS 12 Oct
Zeus has a lot of options. You can use Zeus to connect and control a node running on a different device. You can also use Zeus with the embedded node option where everything runs locally on your device.
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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @User21000000 OP 12 Oct
Can I use Zeus for LN without paying 20k sats to set up channel?
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24 sats \ 7 replies \ @ChrisS 12 Oct
Yes. A lightning channel is a 2 of 2 multisig on chain transaction, so it depends on how much on chain fees are at the time but will be much less that 20k sats unless fees are abnormally high. But when you open a channel all of the liquidity will be on your side so you can send money at first but not receive. There are many ways to get inbound liquidity so you can receive payments.
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @User21000000 OP 12 Oct
Wants me to open a lightning channel to send or receive with a minimum of 20k sats . Does that mean I lose those sats or I get to use them it’s just a minimum I need to get going?
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24 sats \ 5 replies \ @ChrisS 12 Oct
If you are opening a channel with 20k sats then you will have 20k sats available to spend in the channel. There are other options some wallets provide to buy a channel with inbound liquidity in which you will trade the sats for the inbound liquidity. In that case you will be able to receive right away but not spend. I’m not sure which you are being prompted to do.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @User21000000 OP 12 Oct
Won’t let me send or receive without a 0-conf channel? Saying the lsp will provide 0-conf channels so I can pay and receive. The lsp will also wrap my invoices
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23 sats \ 3 replies \ @ChrisS 12 Oct
You can pay sats from Olympus to open a channel with you with inbound liquidity or you can choose any peer and open a channel with them and all it costs you is the fees of an on chain transaction.
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 12 Oct
You can run a LN node in neutrino mode (without the heavy core blockchain). Here is a guide: #439263 Then connect Zeus to that node and use it remotely. I wrote so many guides about these scenarios...
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2 sats \ 3 replies \ @Wumbo 11 Oct
True recommend any set ups?
Check out this post #78866
For Hardware you can find small used pc for a good price.
For Software I would recommended Start9 OS https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/releases
Am I right that my Zeus wallet is a LN node?
I am not sure
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @User21000000 OP 11 Oct
So I could just get a old laptop clear out everything else and off I go
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2 sats \ 1 reply \ @Wumbo 11 Oct
Yes you could, I suggest you put a new fresh SSD in the laptop.
You will want at least a 2 TB SSD.
Blockchain is ~700GB at the moment.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 11 Oct
I have an old one here with a broken screen but I can use another screen
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