lightning
Core Lightning — Lightning Network implementation focusing on spec compliance and performance (by ElementsProject)
lnd
Lightning Network Daemon ⚡️ (by lightningnetwork)
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| lightning | lnd | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 250 | |
| 2,754 | 7,477 | |
| 0.9% | 1.2% | |
| 9.9 | 9.9 | |
| 6 days ago | 4 days ago | |
| C | Go | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | MIT License |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
lightning
Posts with mentions or reviews of lightning.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-04.
- Opening channel from external wallet in Core Lightning
- Obtain gossip messages without node
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Craig falsely insists that the Lightning Network is infringing on nChain's patents for a CBDC
Wait until they realize Craig Wright's Cryptographic Proof was there all along.
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Lightning node on a pruned bitcoind
https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/issues/5310.
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Serious Question about Bitcoin
c-lightning, developed by [Blockstream]
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Run a node
LND - https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd CLN - https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning
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📑 MiniBolt resources 📚 List of the MiniBolt core/bonus guides + latest versions
Core Lightning (CLN) v.22.11 (Released 30th November 2022) - https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases
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Can't open channels on my Linux VM Core Lightning implementation
I opened an issue on the Core Lightning repo. It has a complete list of the logs that were happening that caused the peer to drain and disconnect https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/issues/5816
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How to use the lightning network without apps.
A country can't stop you from running lnd or Core Lightning, so I'm not sure what you're talking about?
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⚡ RaspiBolt Improvement Proposals (RBIPs) & Bounties 💰
Power cuts can lead to node corruption (e.g. here)
lnd
Posts with mentions or reviews of lnd.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-12.
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Analyzing Bitcoin Transactions with Lightning Node Insights
Install LND: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md#install-lnd Install Bitcoin Core: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-windows.md#building-with-mingw-w64-cross-tools
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Simulate your first Lightning transaction on the Bitcoin regtest network Part 1 (MacOS)
To be able to follow along, you must have both bitcoind and lnd installed.
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If I connect a personal wallet to my Bitcoin Lightning node, do I have to open a channel?
If you want multiple users, you'll need multiple node instances. LNbits (mentioned by /u/sos755) does not implement this. Rather, it simply abstracts the funds associated with a single node into multiple logical accounts. This means that the node administrator still has underlying control of all funds associated with the node. See this GitHub discussion for a bit more info: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/2652
- recommendations for a docker container
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I have a dedicated LN seed phrase on a metal seed storage and would like to import it into an LN wallet + would like to have a basic backup of LN data on an encrypted cloud = Which wallet can handle this? Any advice? Note: I don’t want to run an LN node right now.
LND doesn’t use BIP39 mnemonics. https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/aezeed/README.md
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Advice/suggestions on running a BTC node (w/ lnd) on a Mac Mini 2018
Both Bitcoin Core and LND have binaries available for macOS, for example. I have not seen an actual guide to set everything up on macOS tho. It's quite similar to Linux honestly.
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How do you default LND to use Taproot and enable RBF (for on-chain transactions)?
As for taproot change addresses, this has been the default behaviour since version 0.15.5. Just update your lnd and you're all set.
- LND Channel Funds
- lnd v0.16.0-beta released! Huge update - bimodal pathfinding, fundpsbt changes, bug fixes, and more!
What are some alternatives?
When comparing lightning and lnd you can also consider the following projects:
Eclair - A scala implementation of the Lightning Network.
lightning - c-lightning — a Lightning Network implementation in C
umbrel - A beautiful home server OS for self-hosting with an app store. Buy a pre-built Umbrel Home with umbrelOS, or install on a Raspberry Pi 4, Pi 5, any Ubuntu/Debian system, or a VPS.
zeus - A mobile Bitcoin wallet fit for the gods. ⚡️ Est. 563345
pytorch-lightning - Pretrain, finetune and deploy AI models on multiple GPUs, TPUs with zero code changes.
RTL - Ride The Lightning - A full function web browser app for LND, C-Lightning and Eclair
awesome-lnurl - A curated list of awesome lnurl things.
raspiblitz - Get your own Bitcoin & Lightning Node running - on a RaspberryPi with a nice LCD
loop - Lightning Loop: A Non-Custodial Off/On Chain Bridge
zap-iOS - Zap Wallet - Native iOS lightning wallet focused on user experience and ease of use ⚡️
electrum - Electrum Bitcoin Wallet