Bitcoin and Lightning Network on Raspberry Pi: Running Nodes on Pi3, Pi4 and Pi Zero

© Harris Brakmić 2019

H. BrakmićBitcoin and Lightning Network on Raspberry Pihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5522-3_10

10. c-lightning

Harris Brakmić¹ 

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Troisdorf, Germany

 

In this chapter we will learn how to set up a Lightning Node based on c-lightning , one of the three implementations of the BOLT specification. Using our previously configured Full Node, we will join the Lightning Network by opening and funding new channels to other nodes. We will also learn how to pay invoices and create own payment requests.

Compilation

Our first step will be to clone c-lightning project’s sources.

git clone https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning.git

Then we will have to install certain libraries that are needed to successfully compile our c-lightning ...