Lightning Configurations

Configuration files to run multi-node cross-implementation Lightning nodes. This is handy when trying to reproduce complex integration issues between specific versions of eclair, lnd or c-lightning with multi-hop payments.

How to use

Note: scripts need to be run from the top-level directory.

Run Bitcoin in regtest mode

Run the bitcoin daemon with the following script:

scripts/start_bitcoin.sh

Note: you can tweak the default Bitcoin configuration in .bitcoin/bitcoin.conf.

Run Lightning Nodes

Edit the .bash_aliases file to fill the required environment variables:

• c-lightning:
  • CLIGHTNING_BIN
  • CLIGHTNING_CLI
• eclair:
  • ECLAIR_JAR
  • ECLAIR_CLI
• lnd:
  • LND_BIN
  • LND_CLI

Source the .bash_aliases file:

source .bash_aliases

Use the provided aliases to run your nodes.

For example:

alice-eclair
dave-clightning

Nodes will store their data in sub-directories of this repository so it won't conflict with other nodes you may be running on your machine.

Test scenario

The scripts folder contains some test scenario. Don't hesitate to tweak them to test other scenario. If your test script may be useful to others, please open a PR!

For example:

scripts/multipart_direct_peer.sh