The conditions to run a Bitcoin Lightning node embody an quantity of Bitcoin to fund your Lightning channel, fiat cash to purchase the {hardware} tools(s), and a Lightning-compatible pockets.
Remember that Lightning nodes are non-mining nodes, which implies you aren’t mining Bitcoin however are very important to validating Bitcoin blocks. Validation Nodes are the most typical title for these. MyNode and Umbrel are two of the most well-liked specialised {hardware} choices for validation nodes. In simply a few easy steps, you can arrange a new myNode gadget.
To start, obtain the myNode picture on your gadget sort and observe the directions on the obtain web page to flash it to an SD card. After that, activate the gadget and join an exterior SSD. You’ll be requested to sort in your product key. You can choose that choice if you’re utilizing the Community Edition. Otherwise, enter the product key that was emailed to you or that you can discover on the underside of your gadget.
The gadget will then begin synchronizing the Bitcoin Blockchain! Depending in your gadget and community capability, this course of might take a number of days. The net interface of the myNode gadget will present you the present synchronization standing. The gadget will mechanically preserve related with the Bitcoin community and show the primary software web page as soon as the preliminary sync is accomplished.
The main myNode residence web page will seem as soon as your myNode gadget is prepared. If you are snug with Linux, you can connect with your myNode gadget by means of SSH. You can connect with the gadget utilizing its IP tackle or hostname.
Use the default credentials as Username: admin and Password: bolt (it is suggested to alter your password) to start out utilizing all of the options myNode has to supply. The subsequent step is to create a Lightning pockets in your myNode. Go to the primary myNode web page and click on the “Lightning Wallet” button to create the pockets. After that, click on “Create Wallet” to get a seed phrase.
This phrase is essential, and anybody who is aware of it may entry your cash. Make a observe of this sentence as a backup, and do not inform anybody! After you’ve written down your seed phrase, click on “Continue.” Re-enter your seed phrase on the subsequent web page to make sure your backup was generated accurately. To make your pockets, click on “Create.”
If your phrase is right, you shall be redirected to the primary Lightning web page, the place your Lightning pockets will start syncing and setting itself up. The Lightning pockets must be prepared in a couple of minutes, and you ought to see a web page just like this: