Quick install for setting up LNbits Legend on a cheap VPS runining a Cliche lite-node and requesting a hosted channel for instant inbound liquidity! 👀 🚀
- Get a cheap Ubuntu 20.04 VPS at Lunanode
- Register a domain with some registra and set an "A" reord for your Lunanode VPS IP address
wget https://github.com/fiatjaf/cliche/releases/download/v0.4.5/cliche-linux.bin.tar.gz
tar -xf cliche-linux.bin.tar.gz
screen -S cliche
./cliche # You'll get an error, use the wordlist it provides
./cliche -Dcliche.seed="egg turtle office supply visual wheat farm find wall coral thumb scrap"
request-hc --port 80 --host 134.209.228.207 --pubkey 02cd1b7bc418fac2dc99f0ba350d60fa6c45fde5ab6017ee14df6425df485fb1dd
“Ctrl-A” and “d” to exit screen
git clone https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits-legend.git
cd lnbits-legend/
sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt install python3.9
curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
export PATH="/home/ubuntu/.local/bin:$PATH"
screen -S lnbits
poetry env use python3.9
poetry install
mkdir data
cp .env.example .env
sudo nano .env
# Set "LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS=ClicheWallet"
poetry run lnbits
“Ctrl-A” and “d” to exit screen
sudo apt install -y debian-keyring debian-archive-keyring apt-transport-https
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/gpg.key' | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/caddy-stable-archive-keyring.gpg
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/debian.deb.txt' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/caddy-stable.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install caddy
caddy stop
screen -S caddy
sudo caddy reverse-proxy --from yourdomain.com --to 127.0.0.1:5000 # Change yourdomain.com
“Ctrl-A” and “d” to exit screen
To see the 3 screens created use screen -ls, reattach to screens using screen -r lnbits, screen -r cliche, screen -r caddy
WARNING: Hosted channels are custoidal, but if they steal your money you have a cryptographic proof you can go complain to then with.
You can use the SCRUB or BOLTZ LNbits extensions to push funds to another wallet or onchain, so your risk profile can be low.
There are still not many providers of hosted channels. For now we will use this node https://amboss.space/node/02cd1b7bc418fac2dc99f0ba350d60fa6c45fde5ab6017ee14df6425df485fb1dd