# Funding a Lightning Channel

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/funding-a-lightning-channel/4939>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 30, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/funding-a-lightning-channel/4939 "2021-11-30T13:44:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikeyjoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mikeyjoon](https://community.umbrel.com/u/mikeyjoon)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/funding-a-lightning-channel/4939/12 "2021-12-02T23:56:33Z")

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I understand what you are trying to do.

Are you trying to buy inbound liquidity from LNBIG?

Explained here

> [@Instructions to get an incoming channel from LNBIG with Umbrel](http://community.umbrel.com/t/instructions-to-get-an-incoming-channel-from-lnbig-with-umbrel/1541):
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> LNBIG is a big network of LN nodes with huge channels and liquidity. They offer relatively cheap incoming channel capacity. Appr. $3 for a 2M SAT channel, and $4 for a 16M SAT channel. You have to pay for it on LN. Here are the steps to set it up. It looks long and complicated, but when you actually do it, it’s easy and you will be done within 1-2 minutes. First tab: Open your Umbrel on the LN page, you will need to pay the invoice from here Second tab: Install and open the RTL (Ride the Light…

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