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@ -19,23 +19,26 @@ JSON-RPC interface is documented in the following manual pages: |
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Steps: |
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0. If you're running a previous version, you'll need to shut it down |
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(maybe close channels first) and delete the $HOME/.lightning directory. |
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1. [Install and compile](INSTALL.md) the requirements. |
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2. Make sure bitcoind is running in testnet mode, and has the latest |
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blocks. |
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3. Get some test bitcoins, such as from [TPs' testnet faucet](http://tpfaucet.appspot.com/). |
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3. If you want others to connect to your lightningd, create $HOME/.lightning/config and put `port=8334` in it (or any other port). |
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4. Run `daemon/lightningd`. |
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5. Run `daemon/lightning-cli getinfo` to check it's working. |
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6. Find a node using `daemon/lightning-cli getnodes` (this will populate |
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6. Run `daemon/lightning-cli getinfo` to check it's working. |
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7. Find a node using `daemon/lightning-cli getnodes` (this will populate |
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over time). |
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7. Create a new connection to the node using `contrib/lightning-open-channel |
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8. Create a new connection to the node using `contrib/lightning-open-channel |
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ADDRESS PORT AMOUNT` where AMOUNT is in BTC (.04294967 is the maximum |
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possible). If successful, this will return only once a block has been |
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mined with the funding transaction in it. |
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8. You can create more channels if you wish. |
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9. You can accept payment using `daemon/lightning-cli invoice |
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9. You can create more channels if you wish. |
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10. You can accept payment using `daemon/lightning-cli invoice |
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MILLISATOSHI LABEL`; it will give you a payment hash to give to the |
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payer. |
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10. You can send payments using `contrib/lightning-pay DEST-ID MILLISATOSHI PAYMENT-HASH`. |
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11. You can send payments using `contrib/lightning-pay DEST-ID MILLISATOSHI PAYMENT-HASH`. |
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Final note: This is very much a testbed and work in progress; expect |
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All The Things to change, all the time. |
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