If you have Core installed and go to install Knots, it will replace Core. Same thing the other direction. Doesn't have to re-download the blockchain or anything.
Moreover, any app I have tried that has Core as a dependency will work with Knots, too. Knots is based on Core and just has more configuration options.
Oh sorry, I know that — I’m trying to understand whether you can run Core Lightning at the same time as LND, or if doing so will cause similar issues (or at least increase config complexity) as with trying to run Bitcoin Corr and Knots simultaneously
There's no issue with running both Core Lightning and LND. I am doing so myself. I have my LND node as my main node with a few channels and it has a channel to my CLN node so I can receive Lightning payouts from OCEAN.
Ooh cool, that’s very good to know. Is there a reason you couldn’t get ocean to payout over Lightning to LND? (Is it BOLT-12 related?)
Yep. No Bolt-12 on LND and OCEAN needs Bolt-12 to work.
Are you able to receive ocean payouts to your cln with just one channel to your LND node? private or public channel?
Yes, I am able to receive just fine with only the one channel to my LND node. My LND node is well connected, so my CLN node doesn't need anything more than the one channel. I do believe it is a public channel, but even that shouldn't matter. The Bolt-12 offer has routing hints.
Very cool setup, nice work 🤙
Cool setup indeed! Sounds like I’ve got my weekend work cut out for me 🫡
If I set up a CLN node on my Start9 and open a channel with my Alby Hub (cloud) node, which has channels to a handful of Alby’s recommended LSP, would that be sufficient to then use the CLN node for OCEAN Lightning payouts?
