What happens if you spend the money in your wallet that is allocated to channels?

General Discussions
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Okay, so this might be a dumb question, but here goes.

The top left of the Umbrel UI shows my balance, but the balance includes the amount that I have vested in channels that I have created, which is just about everything in my wallet.

My question, is what if I also had my node’s wallet on my phone, and I decided to spend the balance in my wallet, but dipped in to what I have allocated in channels?

Would it reject? Would there be some sort of penalty? Or would it withdraw/close out channels to cover the deficit?

Thank you!

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On Umbrel dashboard that is total balance you have in your node (onchain and LN channels).
If you go to Bitcoin and Lightning section wallets you will see a different balance for each.
I suggest also to use RTL and Thunderhub apps from Umbrel, will give a more insight about these aspects.
Please read this Getting started with Umbrel node guide - it will answer many of your questions.