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shadowbip · 3d
very nice and usefull
GHOST · 5d
The project seems to lean towards VPS use I’m “assuming” for reachability and easy deployment. I’m with you and would prefer not putting hot infrastructure on someone else’s hardware which...
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There are many reasons to run a lightning node on a VPS.

Aside from those, not everyone is or wants to be a sysadmin.

What you are describing is StartTunnel (WireGuard). If you are going to rent a VPS anyway, it is generally safer to run the node on the VPS rather than at home.
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We hear you. LND recommends running either Bitcoin Core or btcd as a backend. Knots runs the same RPC and ZMQ interface as Core so it would most likely work, but it has not been tested or documented by LND or by us. Virtual Private Node runs Bitcoin Core v29.
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Virtual Private Node v0.4.2 is live.

Every time you create a Lightning invoice, you're revealing your node, your channels, and your UTXOs.

That era is over. Blinded paths now on by default. Your node stays hidden.

Also, payment routes now show node aliases and per-hop fees.

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OG cypherpunks would never carry around some fancy piece of hardware to store bitcoin.
They'd have a beat up old laptop or phone and a complete understanding of their device.
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Sovereign finance means low fees, instant settlement, private transactions, and your Node to verify it all. Bitcoin + Lightning delivers all four at the lowest hardware cost. Virtual Private Node is Free and Open Source Software that runs on any computer. A virtual server means you never have to think about physical hardware or exposing a home IP address.

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