Helpful Resources

New pages pop up all the time. Here are the pages I used to learn about running a node: 

• PlebNet
• How to Bootstrap a Profitable Lightning Node
• LN Guide
• Y'alls 
• Noderunners
• Keep It Simple Bitcoin

I spent many late nights listening, watching, and learning. Here are the YouTube sources I found most helpful in that journey: 

• BTC Sessions
• Bitcoin for the Masses
• Coin Bureau
• Full Value Dan
• 99 Bitcoins

Some tools that I have used and/or evaluated to run my node: 

• Balance of Satoshis (BOS)
• BOS commands
• LND - lncli commands
• charge-lnd
• LNDg
• LNnodeinsight
• LightningNetwort+ Watch Bot
• Linux Basic Commands
• Crontab Guru

Develop your node by identifying good peers and connecting with developing nodes: 

• LightningNetwork+
• Amboss 
• 1ML

I run an Umbrel. The product is very good. And the community even better. Here are some favorite resources for running a node on Umbrel: 

• Umbrel Community - General
• Umbrel Community - Troubleshooting
• Umbrel Community - Using charge-lnd and crontab to manage fees