FAQ
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- General FAQ
- StartOS FAQ
- Basic Use FAQ
- Setup and Troubleshooting FAQ
- Contributing FAQ
- Bitcoin FAQ
- The Lightning Network FAQ
- Why would I want to run a lightning node?
- How can I get started with Lightning and open my first channel?
- I opened a Lightning channel, but my local balance is lower than I expected. Where is the remainder?
- How is that fee estimation calculated?
- What would happen if I shut down StartOS while it is running a Lightning node with open channels?
- Is there a solution to this?
- Is it possible to run Core Lightning and LND in parallel on StartOS?
- How do I connect my Lightning wallet or mobile app to my Start9 server?
- Are my addresses, channels, and balances all stored in LND/Core Lightning, or RTL, Zeus, etc?
- How do I find my LND seed so I can write it down to backup?
- How does the StartOS backup system handle Lightning (CLN and LND) backups and recovery?
- Why are Lightning Network backups and moves so complicated?
- Is there a way to use the channel backups made within RTL?
- When attempting to add new peer, RTL says “server is still in the process of starting,” but chain state seems to be fully up to date. What can I do?
- I get an error (“Unlock Wallet Failed”) when trying to log in to RTL, what can I do?
- “Server is still in the process of starting,” but LND and RTL are running. How can I address this?
- I get the following error from LND: “Error ECONNREFUSED Fetching Info Failed! Unknown Error.” What’s wrong?
- What’s the best way to move a small lightning balance?
- Services FAQ
- Packaging FAQ
- Umbrel Comparison