IMPORTANT LINKS
PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME AND READ / WATCH / STUDY THESE LINKS!
A. Official Umbrel links
Umbrel Website: https://getumbrel.com
Umbrel Community Forum: https://community.getumbrel.com
Umbrel Telegram Main EN group: https://t.me/getumbrel
Umbrel Telegram ES group: https://t.me/umbrelenespanol
Umbrel Telegram DE group: https://t.me/umbrelgerman
Umbrel Telegram RU group: https://t.me/getumbrelRU
Umbrel Github Organization: https://github.com/getumbrel
B. Lightning Network documentation
An Overview of Lightning Network Implementations – by Fulgur Ventures
Lightning Network Resources – by Jameson Lopp
LND documentation – by Lightning Engineering
Lightning Node Management – by openoms
Lightning Network Dev Curriculum – by Chaincode Labs
Beginners LN Guide – by BitcoinQnA
LightningWiki – by BitcoinStickers
Wiki Lightning Network – by ION Radar Tech
What is Lightning Network – by Binance Academy
Node recovery tools - by Guggero
C. Videos, talks, tutorials about Umbrel / Lightning Network
Umbrel Tutorials:
- How to build your own Umbrel with RaspPi – by BTC Sessions
- How to install Umbrel on Ubuntu
- How To Run A Bitcoin Lightning Network Node – by BTC Sessions
- Lightning Accounts with BlueWallet on Umbrel – by BTC Sessions
- How to use Zeus mobile wallet with Umbrel node - by BTC Sessions
Umbrel Tutoriales en Español
Lightning Network in general and Bitcoin nodes:
- What is a Bitcoin Node?
- The Lightning Network: The most efficient payment system in the world
- Lightning Network Explained – by Simply Explained
- Why You (Yes, You) Should Be Running a Bitcoin Node – video by Jonathan Levi
- How LN channels work – by Decentralized thought
- LN Channels Management – by Alex Bosworth
- Video tutorials about LN – by René Pickhardt
- Path finding in LN – by René Pickhardt
- Chaincode Labs Seminars – ChainCode Youtube channel
- Payment Channels and Lightning Network – by MIT OpenCourseWare
- Alex Bosworth Talks Routing Nodes – by Lightning Junkies
- Everything you need to know about LN – Till Musshoff
- Video tutorials about LN – by Ministry of nodes
- LN Tools to Help You Run Your Lightning Node – by Jonathan Levi
- Explore BTC/LN like a BOSS with Amboss explorer – by Jonathan Levi
- Opening your first channels – by Bitcoin Summer
- How to choose nodes for opening channels – by Jonathan Levi
- Getting started with LN channels – by Start9
- Functional Lightning Network – by Jestopher BTC
- Video Turorial RTL rebalancing channels
- Rebalance your LN node like PRO - by Jonathan Levi
- Lightning Network Plus: Node Channel Liquidity Management - by BTC Sessions
Lightning Network Apps:
- LNBits Tutorials Channel – by Ben Arc
- BTCPay Video Tutorials Channel – by BTCPay Server
- How to use RTL app/wallet – by Ministry of Nodes
- Rebalancing channels with RTL
- How to Loop out from a LN channel with RTL
- Video Tutorial ThunderHub app – by ThunderHub
- Channels Management with RTL
Video Tutorials for wallets
- How to connect my desktop wallets to a node – by BTC Sessions
- Specter Desktop Tutorial – by Ben Kaufman
- HWI Bridge Configuration with Specter
- Lightning Network wallets – playlist by BTC Sessions
- Bitcoin Mobile wallets – playlist by BTC Sessions
- Bitcoin Desktop wallets – playlist by BTC Sessions
- How to use Hardware wallets – playlist by BTC Sessions
- How to use Multisig wallets – playlist by BTC Sessions
Video Tutorials for privacy using nodes
- How to use Whirlpool and Samourai with your node – by Ministry of Nodes
D. Articles and guides about LN nodes
Tor-Only BTC/LN nodes – by Jameson Lopp
Lightning Liquidity Management Guide – by Jameson Lopp
4 Tips to run a profitable LN node – by Erin Malone
E. Tools, analyzers, explorers for LN
Node Doctor – Nice tool preview over your node
Node Watch – Tool that can recommend peers
ln.fiatjaf.com – LN nodes explorer and statistics
Amboss.space – Nice LN nodes explorer and statistics
1ml.com – LN nodes explorer and statistics
LNnodeInsight – Very good tool to analyze your node and peers
LN Graph – Visualizing the nodes and channels
Bitcoin Visuals – Graphs and stats about LN
LightningBoost – Inbound liquidity, Watchtower provider
F. Telegram groups for nodes
Rings of Fire – Talk and ask for help opening channels, creating rings, entrance fee in sats (anti-spammers)
PlebNet – Big community nodes Telegram group, here is their wiki page.
Lightning Liquidity & Pool – Talk and ask for liquidity for your node, entrance fee in sats (anti-spammers)
NODES Brigade – Group for merchants nodes, if you are a merchant that accept BTC/LN, start here
Nodo Español – Spanish speakers group for nodes
Lightning Network Plus – Website to create rings groups with other peers
CheeseRobot Bot – Telegram bot that help groups to manage their nodes info, very good tool to have in nodes groups
Plebs2Salvador – Group with node operators that want to connect and help El Salvador nodes/merchants