Incredible stats. I highly recommend running a lightning node. It's easier than ever to set up on umbrel or start9. You can even zap folks from your node too!
Discussion
What hardware are you running umbrel on?
Right now I'm running it on a raspberry pi but I really want to move it on to better hardware. It freezes randomly a lot and completely chokes if I run anything else besides bitcoin. The umbrel OS itself is nice
What is the best way to use lightning without running your own LN node?
I'm sick of my channel being closed, or the connection lost problems and not being able to use it. It requires more attention than I am willing to give.
It used to require a lot of attention but in the last year it's been running smooth. Running umbrel on raspberry pi currently.
I like Phoenix, Zeus, alby for lightning if you don't have a node. Let's you open up channels and add liquidity when needed.
We built Magma & liquidity subscriptions to make node management be maintenance-free! Magma optimizes channel openings based on your node and the network. Connecting to the Rails cluster connects your node to one of the most active hubs in the LN. As a result, higher payment throughput!
I will take a look