📣New Mempool bonus guide!!🛁

@mempool is a blockchain explorer, mempool visualizer, and API service, all-in-one.

📍 Link to the guide -> https://tinyurl.com/minibolt-mempool

🗄 Also, check the associated MariaDB bonus guide, the database required for the Mempool backend -> https://tinyurl.com/minibolt-mariadb

Original author, and thanks to @j4b4t0 🧙

💙Enjoy it, MiniBolter!💙

💬 Using the @MiniBolt nostr relay?

If the relay has been useful for you, consider leaving a quick review — it really helps improve visibility and trust within the network.

Your feedback (good or bad) is valuable and helps others decide whether to use it.

👉 https://jumble.social/?r=wss://relay.minibolt.info

⚡️ It only takes a minute, and it makes a difference.

Thanks for supporting MiniBolt 💙

💬 Using the @MiniBolt Nostr relay?

If the relay has been useful for you, consider leaving a quick review — it really helps improve visibility and trust within the network.

Your feedback (good or bad) is valuable and helps others decide whether to use it.

👉 (Option 1) Leave review via noStrudel: https://tinyurl.com/review-nostrudel

👉 (Option 2) Leave a review via Coracle: https://tinyurl.com/review-coracle

⚡️ It only takes a minute, and it makes a difference.

Thanks for supporting MiniBolt 💙

📣 New LND Extra Guides + Bonus Guide and More!! 🆕

⚡️New LND extra section guides:
🔐 Open a Channel with External Funding — coordinated via lncli, signing with an external hardware/software wallet: https://tinyurl.com/external-funding
🧩 Recover the BIP32 Master Extended Private Key — using chantools for your internal LND wallet or external hardware/software wallet: https://tinyurl.com/master-priv-key
🛠 Unlock the LND wallet manually — reduce attack surface by not storing your wallet password in plaintext: https://tinyurl.com/unlock-lnd-manually

🧰New LND Operational Tooling bonus guides:
➕ Dedicated bonus guide for lndinit: https://tinyurl.com/minibolt-lndinit
🆕 Added chantools bonus guide: https://tinyurl.com/minibolt-chantools

🧱Other Updates:
🪢Bitcoin Knots [Compiling from source code option steps] + 🩹 UA patch updated 🆙 to the latest version: https://tinyurl.com/compil-knots
🆙 ThunderHub updated with the new UI (prefer the old look? use versions ≤ v0.15.2) — along with other services, all upgraded to the latest versions: https://tinyurl.com/minibolt-th-upgrade
🏗 Other fixes and improvements

🎨 New branding crafted by the talented @j4b4t0 🐗

💙Enjoy it, MiniBolter!💙

📣 New Public Pool bonus guide!! ⛏️

By @Public-Pool : A solo mining pool with a lightweight and easy-to-use web interface.

📍 Link to the guide: ~> https://tinyurl.com/cxn9myy9 <~

Original author, and thanks to @j4b4t0 🧙

Enjoy it, MiniBolter! 💙

🪧⚡️LND Update: v1.19.3 → v0.20.0 🚀⬆️

This is a major release that introduces significant changes, including a recommended database migration for optimization purposes for nodes using PostgreSQL as their database backend ( db.backend=postgres in lnd.conf ).

⚠️ The new parameter `db.use-native-sql=true` must be added to lnd.conf under the [db] section. See the DIFF checker ~> https://www.diffchecker.com/lv3Bechy

💡 Remember to restart the service to apply the changes to the LND configuration. Follow Example 2 in this reminder: https://t.me/minibolt/4760

Example of expected output:
[...]
lnd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:08:45.235 [INF] CHDB: Applying 2 optional migrations
lnd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:08:45.235 [INF] CHDB: Checking for optional update: name=prune_revocation_log
lnd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:08:45.235 [INF] CHDB: Checking for optional update: name=gc_decayed_log
[...]
[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:08:47.309 [INF] SQLD: Applying custom migration 'kv_graph_migration' (version 10) to schema version 8
lnd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:08:47.309 [INF] GRDB: Starting migration of the graph store from KV to SQL
lnd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:09:33.249 [INF] GRDB: Migrated 15482 nodes from KV to SQL in 45.938605692s (skipped 0 nodes due to invalid TLV streams or invalid addresses)
[...]
lnd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:11:16.531 [INF] GRDB: Migrated 59440 closed SCIDs from KV to SQL in 16.318037339s
lnd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:13:11.855 [INF] GRDB: Migrated 252925 zombie channels from KV to SQL in 1m54.324016701s
nd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:13:11.856 [INF] GRDB: Finished migration of the graph store from KV to SQL in 4m23.546556407s
minibolt2fa lnd[3361292]: 2025-11-21 20:13:11.856 [INF] SQLD: Migration 'kv_graph_migration' (version 10) applied
[...]

⏳ This process could take a few minutes, depending on the size of the database and the performance of your computer. Be patient and enjoy 💙

📣 New Alby Hub bonus guide!! 🐝

By @Alby : A self-custodial, open source Lightning wallet that connects to apps.

📍Link to the guide: ~> https://minibolt.minibolt.info/bonus-guides/lightning/alby-hub

Original author, and thanks to @j4b4t0 🧙

Enjoy it, MiniBolter! 💙

Finishing the Fulcrum database migration after upgrading from v1.12.0 to 2.0 in 🔴live🔴 on zap.stream! Join us:
https://zap.stream/naddr1qqjxvwp5vgurjd3e95cnwwfe956r2cnz94snqvty94skgwf4vf3xvvp3vejkvqgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctczyr85tf46zd366lkjzws83ecs6fq3ttnjrjd500g7haz936h0knp22qcyqqq8vec26znwz

After this controversial default value for OP_RETURN change that recently merged on Bitcoin Core:

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32406

And it will possibly come included with the next v30.0 release:

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes-32406.md

Include:
[+] step to apply a patch to remove the Bitcoin Knots-related UA improving privacy and avoiding network censorship from other peers ~> https://minibolt.minibolt.info/bonus-guides/bitcoin/bitcoin-knots#apply-the-ua-patch-optional

[+] extra section with configurations to enforce spam and arbitrary data rejection ~> https://minibolt.minibolt.info/bonus-guides/bitcoin/bitcoin-knots#enforce-spam-and-arbitrary-data-rejection

👇