You’re the node I was looking into actually. 😎
I want to support you but I’m not sure if a 2M channel makes sense for me right now. I just want one to receive (if that’s even a thing). I don’t think I want to be public and/or routing.
Great web app btw. 🤙
It makes sense especially if you want to receive. To receive you need inbound liquidity on the channel, if you open a (unbalanced) channel yourself you have outbound liquidity and can't receive anything before you sent something out first.
Is there a way to open an unbalanced channel and then just get inbound liquidity by sending the sats to myself.
Just had another thought. I’m waiting on another Core Lightning node of mine to sync. Once it’s done, I can just open a channel to myself between the two nodes right?
Yes and yes.
Sending sats to themselves is basically what people do when they "rebalance" channels (and not loop/swap out/in sats from off- to on-chain, or Liquid).
Opening a channel to your 2nd node does only connect your 2 nodes, if none of them has any other channels, you're in the same position as before.
Ah yes. That makes sense. Thanks for explaining. 🤙
We offer incoming liquidity (for receiving payments). However, no matter the capacity of the channel, receiving will turn into sending with enough time and after a number of transactions and vice-versa.
The sats in any channel move from side to side of the channel. Sats on your side of the channel can only be sent. Sats on your peer's end can only be received.
After receiving sats (they are now on your side of the channel) they can only be sent.
After sending sats (they are now on your peer's side of the channel) they can only be used to receive.
Yes it is difficult to understand.
Don't worry if you think you don't need this much capacity (2m). Just know that we're always ready to help you if and when you need us.
Learn the basics and ask us whatever questions you may have.
Thank you for the kind words 🤗
