# Closing a channel

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/closing-a-channel/864>\
**Category:** Bitcoin and Lightning\
**Created:** [May 13, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/closing-a-channel/864 "2021-05-13T14:09:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![DarthCoin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/darthcoin/32/1628_2.png) [@DarthCoin](https://community.umbrel.com/u/DarthCoin)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/closing-a-channel/864/2 "2021-05-13T14:25:55Z")

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There are only few cases when you have to close a channel. Otherwise is just dumb.

- the other peer is not online/responsive for long time
- the channel is too small (was open by mistake)
- you want to shut down totally your node
- you want to wipe out your node software and data
- your node is broken and you have to reinstall / recover funds

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