Running a Lightning Node: Cloud vs Self-Hosted Hardware

In this insightful conversation, we welcome back Massimo Musumeci from Denali. We delve into the nuances of running a lightning node in the cloud versus on self-hosted hardware. Massimo breaks down the advantages and disadvantages of each, elaborating on potential use cases, crucial aspects to consider, and applications that can run on a Lightning node. We also go in-depth about important software like Balance of Satoshi, LN Beats, and Lightning Terminal. Massimo also talks about the different node use cases, highlighting personal use for financial self souvreignty, routing and receiving payments for merchants. 

00:06 Introduction to Lightning Node and its Features

01:30 The Importance of Appropriate Hardware for Running a Lightning Node

03:47 Advantages and Disadvantages of Running a Lightning Node in the Cloud

03:57 Different Use Cases for Lightning Node

07:48 Backup Strategies and Updates for Lightning Node

13:49 Essential Software for Running a Lightning Node

21:56 Applications of Lightning Node

28:16 Experience at the Lugano Plan B Conference

30:11 Conclusion and Ways to Show Support

balance of satoshis (bos)

https://github.com/alexbosworth/balanceofsatoshis

lnbits

https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits

Satsmobi

https://satsmobi.com

rebalance-lnd

https://github.com/C-Otto/rebalance-lnd

MASSIMO MUSUMECI DETAILS

MY details

twitter: https://twitter.com/massmux (@massmux)

youtube

https://www.youtube.com/@MassimoMusumeci

Website:

https://massmux.com

Substack newsletter/snippets/nowtos

https://massmux.org

github

https://github.com/massmux

Cloud provider

Https://voltage.cloud

Breez sdk

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