Would you like to learn how to do a Litecoin Lightning node installation? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install a Litecoin Lightning node using a computer running Ubuntu Linux.
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Tutorial - Litecoin Node Installation
First, you need to install a regular Litecoin Node.
On the Ubuntu Linux console, use the following commands to install the BerkleyDB package:
# add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
# apt-get update
# apt-get install libdb4.8-dev libdb4.8++-dev
You must use BerkleyDB version 4.8 for everything to work.
Use the following commands to install the required libraries and the required packages:
# apt-get install libboost-all-dev libzmq3-dev libminiupnpc-dev
# apt-get install curl git build-essential libtool autotools-dev
# apt-get install automake pkg-config bsdmainutils python3
# apt-get install software-properties-common libssl-dev libevent-dev
Create a directory to the node software and download the Litecoin package.
# mkdir /downloads
# cd /downloads
# git clone https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin.git
Compile and install the Litecoin node software.
# cd litecoin
# ./autogen.sh
# ./configure
# make
# make install
Create a Litecoin configuration file and choose a username and a password.
# mkdir ~/.litecoin
# vi $HOME/.litecoin/litecoin.conf
Here is the content of the litecoin.conf file:
The only thing that you need to change is the username and password from the last two lines.
txindex=1
server=1
daemon=1
zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
rpcuser=virtualcoin2018
rpcpassword=kamisama123
In our example, we choose the username virtualcoin2018 and the password kamisama123.
Start the Litecoin node daemon using the following command:
# litecoind -daemon
Wait for the synchronization of the blockchain to end.
The blockchain synchronization might take days or weeks.
Use the following command to verify the status of the blockchain synchronization:
# tail -f ~/.litecoin/debug.log
Tutorial - Lightning Node Installation
Use the following commands to install the GO software:
# mkdir /downloads/go -p
# cd /downloads/go
# wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.10.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
# tar -C /usr/local -zxvf go1.10.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
In our example, the Go software was installed under the /usr/local folder.
In order to work properly, the Go software expect the system to have a set of environment variables.
Let’s create a file to automate the required environment variables configuration.
# vi /etc/profile.d/go.sh
Here is the go.sh file content.
#/bin/bash
export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
export GOPATH=$GOROOT/work
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin
Now, let’s reboot the computer.
Don't forget to restart the Litecoin service daemon.
# reboot
# litecoind -daemon
Use the following command to install DEP.
# go get -u github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
Use the following commands to install LND.
# go get -d github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
# cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
# make
# make install
Now, let’s try to update LND to the last version.
# git pull
# make
# make install
Use the following command to test your LND installation.
# make check
Use the following command to start your lightning node.
You need to change the litecoind.rpcuser to your bitcoin username.
You need to change the litecoind.rpcpass to your bitcoin password.
You need to change the externalip to your node external IP address.
# lnd --litecoin.active --litecoin.mainnet --debuglevel=debug --litecoin.node=litecoind --litecoind.rpcuser=virtualcoin2018 --litecoind.rpcpass=kamisama123 --litecoind.zmqpath=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 --externalip=54.202.30.165 --noencryptwallet
You may wish to create an LND configuration to make things easier.
# vi /root/.lnd/lnd.conf
Here is the content of the lnd.conf file:
The only thing that you need to change is the Litecoin username, password, and external IP address.
[Application Options]
debuglevel=debug
debughtlc=true
maxpendingchannels=10
noencryptwallet=true
externalip=54.244.145.182 #CHANGE HERE
[Litecoin]
litecoin.mainnet=true
litecoin.active=1
litecoin.node=litecoind
[Litecoind]
litecoind.rpchost=localhost
litecoind.rpcuser=virtualcoin2018 #CHANGE HERE
litecoind.rpcpass=kamisama123 #CHANGE HERE
litecoind.zmqpath=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
If you created the lnd.conf file, use the following command to start the Lightning network node.
# lnd
Wait for the LND synchronization of the blockchain to end.
The LND blockchain synchronization might take hours or days.
Here is a list of useful commands:
# lncli getinfo
# lncli getnetworkinfo
# lncli describegraph
# lncli newaddress np2wkh
# lncli walletbalance
