Yeah, it’s all about the migration. I know it’s technically possible to do it by cloning the drive and copying over the channel data, but it’s kind of a scary prospect at the moment given the number of channels and the risk of force closures.
I’ve asked nostr:npub1aghreq2dpz3h3799hrawev5gf5zc2kt4ch9ykhp9utt0jd3gdu2qtlmhct if they had planned to release a standalone migration assistant for custom-built nodes but I haven’t heard of anything being planned or released yet.
You just need to copy the LND directory to your new node. It's very easy. I can help if you need it.
I did this several months ago when I migrated from a Raspberry Pi 4 to my current setup, which is a $150 used Dell notebook.
Might take you up on that. I have alternate hardware specs but it's coming in at a similar price point. I prefer to not buy used equipment because you never know what kind of lifespan it has left in it. I'll hit you up and if we come up with a better budget I'll revise the Geyser.
