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Is running a Lightning node for private use (aka not being a routing node) still a pain in the ass?

Does it still require constant fooling around and channel management?

Does it still require that you have to have millions of sats worth of channels just so you can send small Lightning payments without routing errors?

Not looking for big answers, just the general feeling.

Galaxie 5000 9mo ago

I set up Alby Hub on my own mini-pc server (with BTC node etc). It took some doing but runs smoothly since. I used Megalith which is one of the LN providers built in, it think for somewhere around 50k sats to open.

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eee8f902... 8mo ago

Comforting to know it's smooth after initial setup. I don't mind putting in time, I just don't want to be constantly tinkering!

Galaxie 5000 8mo ago

Megalith went down a couple of times but they were very responsive and got the channel online pretty quickly. The only other things were power and internet outages, but that’s rare. I have battery backup to keep things running if power is out briefly.