Starting and stopping LND
Learn how to safely stop and restart LND and the supporting Docker containers without confusing your node state or losing visibility.
Depositing funds onto your node
Move funds onto your new node so you can open channels, manage liquidity, and begin using your Lightning setup for real payments.
How much does it cost to open a Lightning channel?
The only cost of opening a Lightning channel is the on-chain fee. Learn how fees are measured, how LND estimates them, and why they change like the weather.
How big should my channels be?
Think through practical channel sizes for a new Lightning node, including fees, usability, routing, and avoiding tiny channels.
How to open a channel
Open your first Lightning channel to the Megalith Node with lncli, track the funding transaction, and understand the wallet balance afterwards.
How to send a payment from LND
Send your first Lightning payment from LND with lncli payinvoice, and learn how to create an invoice so your node can receive.
Set up LNDG With Docker
Add LNDG to your Docker setup so you can inspect channels, monitor balances, and manage your node through a useful web interface.
Monitoring Your Node with LNDG
Use LNDG to read your node's basic info, channel liquidity, fee rates, channel IDs, payment routes, and watchtower status, with the matching lncli commands.
Do I need to rebalance channels?
Decide whether your channel needs rebalancing based on your node purpose, and learn simple ways to get inbound and outbound liquidity.