RUN LND: Building a Node from Scratch

Run LND to start sending, receiving, and routing Lightning payments today! In this tutorial, we walk through how to set up a robust environment for LND, the Lightning Labs implementation of a Lightning Network node. We start by selecting a barebones Amazon EC2 instance, and include detailed explanations for every step of the setup process: firewall protection, dependency install, bitcoind configuration, lnd configuration, best practices around backups, and more! ➜ Tutorial: https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/run-lnd ➜ LND: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd Join our developer community if you have questions or want to learn more! ➜ Slack: https://lightning.engineering/slack.html ➜ Telegram: https://t.me/lightninglab ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 Setting up a Lightning Node 0:58 Configuring a server for Lightning 1:30 A guide to running LND 2:30 Installing Bitcoin 3:20 Bitcoin core configuration 4:42 How to install LND 5:47 Configuring LND 6:50 Using LND 8:19 Creating Lightning Network channels 9:21 How to backup an LND Lighting Network node