The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
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.
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.
guides
Posts with mentions or reviews of guides.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-15.
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Is there a complete node distribution (like Umbrel, Raspiblitz, etc) that runs on Intel?
for server hardware i use https://github.com/seth586/guides/blob/master/FreeNAS/bitcoin/README.md but it's not a user friendly package
- Amazingly FAST Umbrel Bitcoin node on Intel NUC11
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⚡ Lightning Thursday! December 16, 2021: Explore the Lightning Network!⚡
For those running FreeNas/TrueNas this guide is an excellent resource for standing up a Bitcoin/Lightning node https://github.com/seth586/guides/tree/master/FreeNAS/bitcoin
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Opinions on building a dedicated node
Here is a guide for a more powerful setup than the typical Raspberry Pi nodes: https://github.com/seth586/guides/blob/master/FreeNAS/bitcoin/README.md
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McDouchebag node crashed
Have you looked into zfs? Here is a guide using it on TrueNas but I believe it could be set up on a pi if desired.
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Jumping back into crypto after a 4y hiatus and catching up on all the LN developments, pleasantly surprised by the progress and growing community, looking forward to participating!
My home lab is a TrueNAS server I put together with used parts about a year ago. While I've been running a bitcoin full node for years in a Linux VM, I ported it to a FreeBSD jail when I setup the server at the time. It wasn't a big stretch to throw a lightning server on top of that. Incidentally, after setting up my lightning node, I discovered that someone else had essentially done the same thing: https://github.com/seth586/guides/tree/master/FreeNAS/bitcoin. That guide inspired me to get RTL up and running for a pretty GUI.
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 guides and lnd you can also consider the following projects:
nut - The Network UPS Tools repository. UPS management protocol Informational RFC 9271 published by IETF at https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9271 Please star NUT on GitHub, this helps with sponsorships!
lightning - c-lightning — a Lightning Network implementation in C
lightning-terminal - Lightning Terminal: Your Home for Lightning Liquidity
lightning - Core Lightning — Lightning Network implementation focusing on spec compliance and performance
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.
pytorch-lightning - Pretrain, finetune and deploy AI models on multiple GPUs, TPUs with zero code changes.
awesome-lnurl - A curated list of awesome lnurl things.
loop - Lightning Loop: A Non-Custodial Off/On Chain Bridge
electrum - Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
eclair-mobile - An Android wallet for the Lightning Network
circuitbreaker
LndHub - Wrapper for Lightning Network Daemon. It provides separate accounts for end-users