Is your LN node ready? -- a blog post on reliability and tools | bolt.observertwitter.com/BoltObserver/status/1578082516304642049
238 sats \ 2 comments \ @boltobserver 6 Oct 2022 bitcoin
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49 sats \ 0 replies \ @ln_cortado 7 Oct 2022
The bullet-point summary:
  • reachability - make sure nodes can connect to yours
  • latency. Tor seems to be problematic. People like @DarthCoin have written extensively about this
  • interconnectedness - open channels with people! the less hops the better
  • liquidity - seems to be more complex than just "more sats", will be covered in a separate piece
We have to face reality; Lightning Network doesn't yet allow the same level of reliability as current payment systems or Bitcoin on-chain payments. It is still pretty common to experience failed, or unusually long, payments.
It's good to be realistic.
Great comparison!
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a77546c-818d-4600-a156-b1e36e13c0e2_578x222.png
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sommerfeld 6 Oct 2022
My node is more than ready, it's the merchants around me who unknowingly choose to keep paying the VISA tax instead of accepting my sats.
Cool article, it gave me some improvement ideas!
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