Running your own lightning node is confusing.
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A learning curve for sure, but with a willingness to learn anyone can do it 👍
Step by step... you will get there, if you have questions... just ask
What happens when you close a channel? Do you get your sats back?
What do you do with those sats? If you open a channel of 1M to a service that provide VPNs, and you paid 200k sats, when you close the channel, you get 800k less fees. If we are talking about routing, those 200k that goes through your channel was receive in another channel, so your balance in LN is the same.
It is fun. 🤩
Join a community like plebnet.org or start with plebnet.wiki
Running Lightning Node is a team sport.
I followed #[2] guide - https://docs.start9.com/latest/user-manual/service-guides/lightning/lightning the last note says:
You will not be able to receive payments until you have inbound liquidity in your channel. After completing the above process you will only have outbound liquidity. Inbound liquidity can be created by making payments, having someone open a channel to you or via more sophisticated channel creation.
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Try to read some core principles of LN, this is a good stating point https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/lightning-network-is-awesome by #[2]
I'll give it a read. Thanks!
Easiest Bitcoin Lightning Guide! https://medium.com/lightning-power-users/windows-macos-lightning-network-284bd5034340
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