# Lightning balance **URL:** \ **Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [December 18, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-balance/5279 "2021-12-18T17:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [December 18, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-balance/5279/2 "2021-12-18T17:55:19Z")
Seems that your lack of knowledge about how LN works is really low… Before doing anything else with your node, you better start reading a little bit more. Start with these posts from the [Guides section of this forum](http://community.umbrel.com/c/guides/14/l/top/all): - [getting started with Umbrel node](http://community.umbrel.com/t/getting-started-with-your-umbrel/3555) - [important links to learn about LN and nodes](http://community.umbrel.com/t/important-links-to-learn-more-about-bitcoin-lightning-network/3556/) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-balance/5279)._