Questions tagged [core-lightning]
Core Lightning (formerly c-lightning) is a standard compliant implementation of the Lightning Network protocol. The Lightning Network is a scalability solution for Bitcoin, enabling secure and instant transfer of funds between any two parties for any amount.
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Does a clearnet connection to my lightning node not require a TLS certicicate?
When I add my IP to announce-addr on core-lightning, I though about this connection requiring a TLS certificate, but you cannot obtain those with IPs alone, you would need an actual domain. Which made ...
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Lightning Network Channel Open with Push MSats
I created a channel with Core Lightning with push_msats parameter to immediately push a bunch of funds to the peer side of the channel.
lightning-cli fundchannel <peer-id> push_msats=30480
I ...
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Core Lightning Channel Close is stuck.. Help please
I'm giving output of my listpeerchannels and listfunds below. As you can see, this channel is stuck at the status of 'SHUTTING DOWN'. If I try to see status of tx_id in mempool, it shows nothing. What ...
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Explicitly specify a path for LN payments
Can I specify the path that a payment has to do?
I know we can specify the intermediate nodes, but I'm trying to specify the channels. At least the first one (outgoing channel) if possible.
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How to list old states of a channel?
In Core Lightning, if I wanted to call dev-sign-last-tx for an old state of a channel, how would I list all the previous states to select from for the given channel?
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How can I publish an old state of a channel?
Let's say that I operate two lightning nodes both running Core Lightning, with an open channel between them. By accident, one of the nodes (node A) goes offline forever and I lose all access to it, ...
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How to import Core Lightning closed channel outputs into Bitcoin Core
I have a Core Lightning node with multiple closed channel outputs, and I don't wish to open new channels with these.
For backup reasons and for ease of use of the Bitcoin Core user interface I'd like ...
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How common is the error "WIRE_TEMPORARY_CHANNEL_FAILURE"?
I get multiple of those errors in my core-lightning log per minute. Is this a hint that I should close some channels?
Multiple channels have activity, I earn fees but veery little at this point in ...
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Setting up multiple announce-addr in the core-lightning config?
I read that it should be possible to activate multiple announce addresses in general.
For instance, in the clearnet (IPv4 and/or IPv6) and TOR.
Yet, the documentation of core-lightning does not ...
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How can I validate, that my lightning node is really reachable?
It shows up on amboss, with the correct IPv4 address.
However, I route almost no payments. I initially set it up with TOR only, created channels, no flipped the IP from TOR to IPv4 (node ID is the ...
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Error message while trying to install core lightning
I'm trying to run core lightning by following the installation guide provided at corelightning.org. I have taken the binaries option. When I enter sudo tar -xvf <release>.tar.xz -C /usr/local --...
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Does `autoclean-once` without vacuuming lightningd.sqlite3 slow down the future growth of size lightningd.sqlite3?
I ran
lightning-cli autoclean-once failedforwards 600
lightning-cli autoclean-once succeededforwards 600
lightning-cli autoclean-once failedpays 600
lightning-cli autoclean-once succeededpays 600
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How do i I do a mutual close of a channel with a higher fee on Core Lightning after from the state CLOSINGD_COMPLETE?
I attempted to close one of my channels today by running:
lightning-cli -k close id=******* unilateraltimeout=10800 feerange=[1000,4000]
I got the following output:
# Sending closing fee ...
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How do I correctly specify feerange of [slow,normal] on running lightling-cli close?
I close my lightning channels on Core Lightning with the following Bash script:
#!/usr/bin/bash
close_channel() {
echo -e "${ita}unilateraltimeout${end} in seconds?";read tmt
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Is the balance of the channel safe if I set unilateraltimeout to 0 and go offline when mutually closing the channel?
I run a core lighning node with a couple of private, single-founded channels.
Because of my circumstances my node is usually online for a couple of hours every three days or so.
I want to mutually ...
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