Those fees are paid to LSPs, and they are tied to on-chain fees.

Feel free to check out https://mempool.space/ for current on-chain fee rates.

Best,

JP

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Do i need to pay every month or every three months to LSP's? Or is it just a one time payment?

You only pay that fee once to open the channel to the LSP and then can use the channel until it is closed. I have been using Alby Hub for a few months and not had any channels closed on me.

There are a variety of reasons a channel could be closed and you can get some info here:

https://guides.getalby.com/user-guide/alby-account-and-browser-extension/alby-hub/faq-alby-hub/why-was-my-lightning-channel-closed-and-what-to-do-next

Which LSP you're using?

I have a channel with Megalith and LNServer.

Can you open a small channel with my node?

No sir, we do not open retail channels anymore

No sir, we do not open retail channels anymore