LND Installation & Running instructions

lndreadme.txt

Mac install & start instructions

1.  $ brew install go
2.  $ export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
3.  $ https://bitcoin.org/en/download
4.  $ echo testnet=1 >> Library/Application\ Support/Bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Start bitcoin-qt and wait for it to sync
5.  $ go get -d github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
6.  $ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
7.  if $ echo $GOPATH is nothing
    $ cd go/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
8.  $ brew install dep
9.  $ make && make install
10. lnd --bitcoin.active 
        --bitcoin.testnet 
        --debuglevel=debug 
        --bitcoin.node=bitcoind 
        --bitcoind.rpcuser=<REPLACEME>
        --bitcoind.rpcpass=<REPLACEME> 
        --bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 
        --bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333
        
Ubuntu install & start instructions
1.  $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
2.  $ sudo apt-get update
3.  $ sudo apt-get install bitcoind
4.  $ bitcoind -verbose -printtoconsole
5.  $ sudo snap install --classic go
6.  $ sudo snap install --classic go
7.  $ mkdir go
8.  $ export GOPATH=$HOME/go
9.  $ export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin
10. $ apt-get install build-essential
11. $ go get -u github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
12. $ go get -d github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
13. $ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
14. $ make && make install
15. $ lnd --bitcoin.active 
          --bitcoin.testnet 
          --debuglevel=debug 
          --bitcoin.node=bitcoind 
          --bitcoind.rpcuser=REPLACEME 
          --bitcoind.rpcpass=REPLACEME 
          --bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 
          --bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333


Creating a payment channel betweeen Bob and Sally

Bob:

Load the wallet by paying some tBTC to the generated address
1.  lncli --network=testnet newaddress np2wkh
    {
        "address": "2NG94j2LnVMAuDgdwdyzNpkcYiLuCfF8QyQ"
    }

Verify that your confirmed_balance has enough to transact with
2.  lncli --network=testnet walletbalance
    {
        "total_balance": "1899823",
        "confirmed_balance": "1899823",
        "unconfirmed_balance": "0"
    }

Connect and open a channel to Sally
3. lncli --network=testnet connect <sallys_identity_pubkey>@<ip>:9735