We've just released the latest of our Builder's Guides🏗️: How to get inbound capacity on the Lightning Network! ⚡️
In this guide, you'll learn how to receive #bitcoin transactions over Lightning and better manage your node.
Read the full guide:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/how-to-get-inbound-capacity-on-the-lightning-network
In this guide, you'll learn how to receive #bitcoin transactions over Lightning and better manage your node.
Read the full guide:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/how-to-get-inbound-capacity-on-the-lightning-network
docs.lightning.engineering
How to Get Inbound Capacity on the Lightning Network | Builder's Guide
To receive payments on the Lightning Network, you need inbound capacity. This article explains capacity and how you can acquire it.
Announcing lnd 0.13 beta: Get Amped on Lightning! New in this release:
🔌 AMP-powered spontaneous payments and static invoices
⚓️ Default Payment Splitting, Anchor Channels
🎛️ Clustered LND
🗝️ PSBT Pubkey Import
✂️ Pruned Node Support
Learn more:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-06-17-lnd-v0.13/
🔌 AMP-powered spontaneous payments and static invoices
⚓️ Default Payment Splitting, Anchor Channels
🎛️ Clustered LND
🗝️ PSBT Pubkey Import
✂️ Pruned Node Support
Learn more:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-06-17-lnd-v0.13/
lightning.engineering
Announcing lnd 0.13-beta: Get Amped on Lightning!
We’re pleased to announce lnd 0.13-beta, our second release of 2021! Building on our commitment to make the Lightning Network more reliable, robust…
Our latest Lightning developer video is out: RUN LND!
In this video, @hmichellerose covers how to set up a robust environment for building on #bitcoin with LND, starting from scratch.
Dive in and start running LND today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-GvVYuWa8
In this video, @hmichellerose covers how to set up a robust environment for building on #bitcoin with LND, starting from scratch.
Dive in and start running LND today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-GvVYuWa8
YouTube
RUN LND: Building a Node from Scratch
Run LND to start sending, receiving, and routing Lightning payments today! In this tutorial, we walk through how to set up a robust environment for LND, the Lightning Labs implementation of a Lightning Network node.
We start by selecting a barebones Amazon…
We start by selecting a barebones Amazon…
We've released the next Builder's Guide🏗️: Understanding Liquidity
Whether you're primarily sending, receiving, or routing #bitcoin on the Lightning Network, this guide will help you understand and start optimizing your liquidity. 🌊
Read the full guide:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/understanding-liquidity
Whether you're primarily sending, receiving, or routing #bitcoin on the Lightning Network, this guide will help you understand and start optimizing your liquidity. 🌊
Read the full guide:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/understanding-liquidity
docs.lightning.engineering
Understanding Liquidity | Builder's Guide
Liquidity in the Lightning Network is highly contextual. Learn what this means and how you can optimize your node's liquidity.
We've released the latest in our series of Builder's Guides🏗️: Lightning Node Recovery: Planning for Failure
Prepare for the unexpected and avoid loss of funds in case your hardware breaks or database is corrupted.
Check out the full guide here:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/recovery-planning-for-failure
Prepare for the unexpected and avoid loss of funds in case your hardware breaks or database is corrupted.
Check out the full guide here:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/recovery-planning-for-failure
docs.lightning.engineering
Recovery: Planning for Failure | Builder's Guide
"That's planning for failure, Morty. Even dumber than regular planning."
We've released the latest in our series of Builder's Guides🏗: The Guide to Lightning Loop
We'll walk you through install, understanding fees, autoloop, and more! Start managing your liquidity with Loop today!
Check out the full guide here:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/loop
We'll walk you through install, understanding fees, autoloop, and more! Start managing your liquidity with Loop today!
Check out the full guide here:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/loop
docs.lightning.engineering
Loop | Builder's Guide
The guide to Lightning Loop
The July edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 newsletter is out! We cover:
📈Network numbers going up, and up
🌋New node communities like Plebnet
☀️The summer of LN hackathons
🕸Network effects, flywheels, and how building follows price
Read the full issue:
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/the-flywheel-is-starting-to-spin
📈Network numbers going up, and up
🌋New node communities like Plebnet
☀️The summer of LN hackathons
🕸Network effects, flywheels, and how building follows price
Read the full issue:
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/the-flywheel-is-starting-to-spin
The Lightning Lab
The Flywheel Is Starting to Spin: Lightning Network Effects in Action 🕸
Welcome to the July edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! In this issue, we discuss how the Lightning Network flywheel is really starting to spin as the efforts of the…
Our latest Lightning developer video is out: Get AMPed!
Watch Hannah Rosenberg explain Atomic Multi-Path Payments, a new LN payment type that improves reliability and privacy, and create a static invoice.
Upgrade your payments today with AMP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNSPXRflCSc
Watch Hannah Rosenberg explain Atomic Multi-Path Payments, a new LN payment type that improves reliability and privacy, and create a static invoice.
Upgrade your payments today with AMP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNSPXRflCSc
YouTube
Get AMPed: Making Atomic Multi-Path Payments
Atomic Multi-Path Payments are a new type of Lightning payment implemented by lnd in version v0.13.0-beta. In this video, we walk through AMP's new features: more private multi-path payments, multi-path keysends, static invoices, and more!
An easy way to…
An easy way to…
The August edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 is out! We cover:
📈Builder-driven NgU
🌎Lightning launches everywhere @substackinc
@opennodeco
@bitnob_official
🕸️ Developers developing (a world computer 🤯)
Read more:
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/lightning-to-the-moon-building-for
📈Builder-driven NgU
🌎Lightning launches everywhere @substackinc
@opennodeco
@bitnob_official
🕸️ Developers developing (a world computer 🤯)
Read more:
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/lightning-to-the-moon-building-for
The Lightning Lab
Lightning to the Moon: Building for Exponential Growth 🚀
Welcome to the August edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! In this issue, we discuss how those building the Lightning Network over the last 3 years are finally seeing…
Using Pool or considering it? Help us understand how we can improve our service:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnksC0pSImBPGcApVIFXlDvdvyHttPadsXxrudjkntavxU3w/viewform
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnksC0pSImBPGcApVIFXlDvdvyHttPadsXxrudjkntavxU3w/viewform
Google Docs
Lightning Labs Survey Candidates: Pool
Understanding your Pool experience
The September edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 is out! We cover:
🌞The summer of Lightning adoption #twitter #paxful #chivowallet #mcdonalds #starbucks #pizzahut #namecheap
🏔How LN is reaching the Tipping Point, literally
🖥API releases, tutorials, more!
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/the-summer-of-lightning-reaching
🌞The summer of Lightning adoption #twitter #paxful #chivowallet #mcdonalds #starbucks #pizzahut #namecheap
🏔How LN is reaching the Tipping Point, literally
🖥API releases, tutorials, more!
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/the-summer-of-lightning-reaching
The Lightning Lab
The Summer of Lightning: Reaching the Tipping Point 🏔
Welcome to the September edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! In this issue, we discuss the massive amount of adoption that’s taken place this summer — from El Salvador…
Lightning Terminal just got upgraded, now users can interact with their node on the web! ⚡🕸️
https://terminal.lightning.engineering
Featuring:
🔒 Secure, private web connect
✅ Node quality recs
🔁 Liquidity services for #bitcoin
Connect your Lightning node today!
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-11-30-lightning-terminal/
https://terminal.lightning.engineering
Featuring:
🔒 Secure, private web connect
✅ Node quality recs
🔁 Liquidity services for #bitcoin
Connect your Lightning node today!
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-11-30-lightning-terminal/
terminal.lightning.engineering
Top Performing Nodes - Lightning Terminal
For Lightning node operators to gauge their node's performance and get actionable recommendations on ways to improve.
Out of an abundance of caution, we’re asking all users of litd 6.0 to upgrade to 6.1 for a security update: https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.6.1-alpha
This issue only affects the litd binary, not the new Lightning Terminal. We will be updating all docs to point to the latest version.
This issue only affects the litd binary, not the new Lightning Terminal. We will be updating all docs to point to the latest version.
GitHub
Release Lightning Terminal v0.6.1-alpha · lightninglabs/lightning-terminal
This release fixes a security issue in the litd binary. The issue affects the litd binary, but not the recently released Lightning Node Connect, or the new Lightning Terminal. We strongly recommend...
Announcing the latest release of Lightning Pool! Featuring:
⌛ Longer channel leases
📉 Lower costs for accounts
🔒 Stronger lease enforcement
All to help profits go up 📈
Learn more to access liquidity or earn a yield on your #bitcoin with Pool:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-12-16-pool-prod-update/
⌛ Longer channel leases
📉 Lower costs for accounts
🔒 Stronger lease enforcement
All to help profits go up 📈
Learn more to access liquidity or earn a yield on your #bitcoin with Pool:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-12-16-pool-prod-update/
lightning.engineering
Lightning Pool Update: Costs Go Down, Profits Go Up
Today, we're excited to announce the latest release of Lightning Pool with a number of new features requested by our users. Lightning Pool is a non…
The December edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 is out! We cover:
🕸 Lightning Terminal on the Web
🌋 Dispatch from #Bitcoin Week in El Salvador
🚀 Lightning launches Bitcoin Suisse AG, Bitwage, Exodus
🤑 Fundraises by Galoy, NYDIG and more!
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/lightning-lights-up-latam-the-el
🕸 Lightning Terminal on the Web
🌋 Dispatch from #Bitcoin Week in El Salvador
🚀 Lightning launches Bitcoin Suisse AG, Bitwage, Exodus
🤑 Fundraises by Galoy, NYDIG and more!
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/lightning-lights-up-latam-the-el
The Lightning Lab
Lightning Lights Up LatAm: The El Salvador Experience 🎇
Welcome to the December edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! In this issue, we discuss the launch of Lightning Terminal on the Web, the Lightning community visiting El…
It's not too late to wish your peers a happy Genesis Block Day with a personal keysend message! Learn how to here: https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/send-messages-with-keysend
docs.lightning.engineering
Send Messages With Keysend | Builder's Guide
Learn how to send messages to anyone in the Lightning Network from the command line
Do you know about Lightning Service Authentication Tokens? Learn what they are and how you can use them, as well as running Aperture, a reverse proxy implementing LSATs:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/lsat
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/lsat
docs.lightning.engineering
L402: Lightning HTTP 402 Protocol | Builder's Guide
Lightning API keys cleverly combine the capabilities of macaroons with that of a Lightning payment, making it easy to charge satoshis for API requests.
We just released Managing A Lightning Node with Terminal: It's Lit! 🔥
Watch Hannah Rosenberg provide insights on running a Lightning node, from liquidity tools to accounting, backups, and more.
Join the 30k+ LN node operators to make #bitcoin stronger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R50OxMBfWSI
Watch Hannah Rosenberg provide insights on running a Lightning node, from liquidity tools to accounting, backups, and more.
Join the 30k+ LN node operators to make #bitcoin stronger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R50OxMBfWSI
X (formerly Twitter)
#bitcoin - Search / X
See posts about #bitcoin on X. See what people are saying and join the conversation.
We just released a new version of Lightning Terminal. In this release, we’ve fixed some connectivity issues to make sessions more
persistent as well as addressed minor UX bugs:
- Upgraded Lightning Node Connect and other infrastructure to improve the persistence and performance of the connection to Lightning Terminal
- Added links to documentation from Terminal to give more context on certain components (health checks and recommended channels)
- Realigned the sidebar for a more consistent user experience
We will continue to listen to user feedback to prioritize changes and new features. Please continue to reach out with any questions or feedback as you use Terminal.
persistent as well as addressed minor UX bugs:
- Upgraded Lightning Node Connect and other infrastructure to improve the persistence and performance of the connection to Lightning Terminal
- Added links to documentation from Terminal to give more context on certain components (health checks and recommended channels)
- Realigned the sidebar for a more consistent user experience
We will continue to listen to user feedback to prioritize changes and new features. Please continue to reach out with any questions or feedback as you use Terminal.
Introducing the Lightning Glossary! All your terms briefly explained in one place!
https://docs.lightning.engineering/community-resources/glossary
https://docs.lightning.engineering/community-resources/glossary
docs.lightning.engineering
Glossary | Builder's Guide
All your Lightning Network terms explained in one place.
Our latest Lightning developer video is out: Building Paid APIs with #Bitcoin!
Watch Hannah Rosenberg explain LSATs, a way to natively authenticate Lightning payments in apps without a username or password. Build with the Internet's currency: sats!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PauSnLTu0BQ
Watch Hannah Rosenberg explain LSATs, a way to natively authenticate Lightning payments in apps without a username or password. Build with the Internet's currency: sats!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PauSnLTu0BQ