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How to Send Lightning Payments using the Terminal

In this guide I’m going to walk you through making a payment using Bitcoin’s Layer 2 Lightning Network using testnet to demonstrate. We will be using the command line as I’ve found this to be the most reliable way to use the network and doing so gives you a deeper understanding of how the network operates. Prerequisites You have access to a lightning node that: 1. is…

How to Set Up a Lightning Network Node (4 Easy Steps)

This guide will take you through setting up a machine running ubuntu/debian as a lightning network node. 1. Install Bitcoind 2. Install C-Lightning c-lightning is blockstream’s lightning network daemon. 3. Configure Bitcoind and C-Lightning Create a file at ~/.lightning/config with the following contents. Create a file at ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf with the following contents…

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