it's definitely a step down in complexity to a self-hosted start9 node. Many self-hosted lightning nodes are problematic because the protocol really wants an always-on and very reliable internet connection: https://docs.megalithic.me/lightning-user-vs-lightning-runner/the-lightning-node-is-an-internet-application
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Yeah, I have two channels and one is actually to megalithic. My node is just running at home, but it's obviously not as reliable as a data center.