lightning-node-management

Spending

Aimed for spending bitcoin cheaply and privately.

Capital requirement

• low
• depends on spending plan and available funds
• allows to use up unmixed funds without creating change

Channels and peers

• one channel to a well connected, capitalized and high uptime node is a good start, see the Bos list to pick a peer
• use private channels to avoid publishing the node and the funding transactions
• offline private channels don’t damage the reliability of the network

Liquidity

• mostly local

Uptime

• not a factor (spend only when online)

Management

• close depleted channels
• can refill via LN
• starting a new node often improves the onchain privacy

Examples

• Mobile wallets
• Self hosted node on dedicated hardware
• Privacy oriented: slides about Running a Lightning Node Privately

• Use for social media like Sphinx chat

  Discussion: https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/2073