# Bitcoin node transparancy

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-transparancy/13977>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [October 18, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-transparancy/13977 "2023-10-18T13:31:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/bitcoin-node-transparancy/13977/2 "2023-10-19T12:18:51Z")

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Sure thing, there are some great command tools for this.

You can follow these steps to access Umbrel from the terminal

> [@Official Umbrel Troubleshooting Guide and FAQ](https://community.umbrel.com/t/official-umbrel-troubleshooting-guide-and-faq/9873/1):
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> SSH (Secure Shell) is a way to access and control a device, such as your Umbrel server running on a Umbrel Home or Raspberry Pi, via the command line. To access Umbrel via SSH, follow these steps:
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> 1. Open a terminal window on your computer. On macOS, you can open the Terminal app that’s installed by default on every Mac. On Windows, you can open Command Prompt or the PowerShell app.
> 2. Type in the following command\* and press the `Enter` key:`ssh -t umbrel@umbrel.local`\*In the command given above, you can replace `umbrel.local` with the local IP of your Umbrel if you prefer. If you are using PowerShell on Windows 10, you may need to run `ssh umbrel@umbrel` instead of the command given above.
> 3. You will then be prompted to enter your password. This is the same password you use to access your Umbrel through a browser. The default password before you have created an account on your Umbrel is `moneyprintergobrrr` on Raspberry Pi, and `umbrel` on Umbrel Home. You will not be able to see your password as you type it into the terminal. Once you have typed in your password, press the `Enter` key.
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> This will established an SSH connection to your Umbrel server. You can now begin using the command line interface to perform various actions and troubleshoot issues that require SSH.

then you can use bitcoin-cli to interact with your bitcoin node directly

> sudo ~/umbrel/scripts/app compose bitcoin exec bitcoind bitcoin-cli help

or lncli to interact with your LND wallet directly (Umbrel uses LND as your main onchain & lightning wallet)

> sudo ~/umbrel/scripts/app compose lightning exec lnd lncli help

Be careful sending a transaction from this interface until you are confident in what you are doing, but you can probe many different things about your node from here.

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