here is guide from @DarthCoin and check section "Recommendations for HODL (level 1):"

https://darth-coin.github.io/beginner/be-your-own-bank-en.html

so answer is not simple, it depends .... ;-)

yes, I did already migrate to sqlite.
trying to look around but not sure how to compact db. (just stop lnd and do sqlite "vaccum" ?)

sorry for later response, yes I am running full btc node with lnd.

there are several options to open channel. you can use LSP - buy a channel, e.g. you pay XX sats to LSP and they open channel with you with YY sats capacity for defined time period. OR you can open channel with your sats with olympus by zeus [1] , megalithic.me

for beginning open private channel, that means that channel is not publicly visible and will be used only by you.

[1] https://amboss.space/node/031b301307574bbe9b9ac7b79cbe1700e31e544513eae0b5d7497483083f99e581

looks you are running those on windows. ok

did you check firewall on that windows machine?, did you open port 9735? I assume you done it for port 8333.

is that machine behind nat router? did you port forward both ports?

as @DarthCoin mentioned configuring external ip ...
if your machine is behind NAT then you should set your public IP instead local ip of your server.
bitcoinds has same config for external ip ...

looks you have nice time :-)

yes, it is very good result in dark condition
and nice pictures too :-)

yesterday I was also on bike and enjoying nice weather too :-)

check mine post #1410711

@DarthCoin is this article #155848 still actual or something has changed?

I am asking because I have bitkit on todo list, I would like to try. And now you are saying that another working LDK wallet is bitkit. So I am little bit confused. thanks

will be also interesting to see how much rubble is created by rusia in ukraine cities

yes, it will be very interesting to have simple tool to create such website.
if you need some help with testing or coding just let me know :-)

thank you, very nice photos with comments

yes, I have seen that scene somewhere else so I did put that movie on list to watch :-)

yes, I know about other options but I am focusing on running LND on homeserver. it is not problem for me.

my LND is connected to some node (or more) which I have open private channel(s) with.

so if TOR is not used then that node also now my IP. but If will used tor then that node will see tor exit IP {which also change time to time}. Question is what that node do with that knowledge. Dont know how exactly LN transaction is transmitted. Perhaps mapping my IP address to my transaction is worthless, so in that case you are right, tor is not necessary.

I am not sure, if I will run LND without tor and dont want to expose port on public IP, lnd will open 9735 on localhost then only my node can connect to other nodes. I guess it is ok because I have only private channels and my lnd will make connection.

you write that in NOTE but it is not clear to me and maybe to others too. if I am running private LN node {I have opened only private channels} then it is ok to use only TOR. is that true?

problem is maybe that not all know, so it is just reminder before start using ecash.

somewhere I did read that better strategy is to offer paying some extra TIP in sats.