SLP366 Nate (BeefOrBacon) - How To Run Your Lightning Node

<p>Nate (aka BeefOrBacon1, also working at Voltage) joins me to talk about how to run a Bitcoin Lightning node. We get into all sorts of information while keeping it accessible for people relatively new to running a lightning node.</p> <ul> <li>Different lightning user types</li> <li>How to run your lightning node</li> <li>Different types of node: RPi, box, VPS</li> <li>How to manage channels</li> <li>Who to open channels with</li> <li>What tools you can use</li> <li>Should you use swap providers?</li> <li>What kind of fees do you earn?</li> <li>How do you backup your lightning node?</li> <li>Payment reliability</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter: &nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/beeforbacon1" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@beeforbacon1</a></li> <li>Voltage: <a href="http://voltage.cloud/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Voltage.cloud</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Relevant episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/323/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP323 Graham Krizek – Running Hosted Bitcoin &amp; Lightning Nodes at Voltage</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/307/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP307 Becoming A Lightning Routing Node Operator with Jestopher and Tony of Amboss</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/361/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP361 Rene Pickhardt – Pickhardt Payments &amp; Zero Base Fee for Lightning Network</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Swan Bitcoin</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Hodl Hodl Lend</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Compass Mining</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://braiins.com/" rel