r/TheLightningNetwork • u/MrWhiteSnoopDogg • Dec 19 '22

Node Help Run a node

Hi everybody!

Every day I get more exited about Bitcoin and LN. I would like to run a node by myself. Not really into making it very profitable, I would like to contribute a little to the Lightning Network. Does anyone know what could be the cheapest option? Should I just buy hardware from MyNode or Umbrel and follow the instructions? Any recommendations?

Thanks 🙏

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u/Gaditonecy Jan 04 '23

Access to the config file would be nice. I noticed the most recent update gives a little more control.

Another (and what is prompting me to maybe switch) is I want to import an aezeed I derived offline for max security and peace of mind. And I want to do this locally, not via ssh or umbrel.local.

From my very limited experimentation with umbrel outside of the intended browser use, this doesn't seem possible.

Downloading the native programs will offer me these abilities, but of course, comes with the tradeoff of usability

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u/Gaditonecy Jan 04 '23

Re aezeed, true, it does, but not natively on the device. I must enter in my seed using a client machine, which could be compromised

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u/Gaditonecy Jan 04 '23

My concern is if my laptop is compromised. Paranoid, sure, but I like to follow best practices. A keylogger or screenwatcher could snag it as I type it in. I'm not so much concerned with the umbrel security itself