# Ride the lightning channel choose

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/ride-the-lightning-channel-choose/7557>\
**Category:** Bitcoin and Lightning\
**Created:** [May 5, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/ride-the-lightning-channel-choose/7557 "2022-05-05T18:16:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![cmpbase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@cmpbase](https://community.umbrel.com/u/cmpbase)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/ride-the-lightning-channel-choose/7557/1 "2022-05-05T18:16:47Z")

</div>

Hey there, I want to know if I can choose a specific channel for payments in umbrel or in an app?

Thanks for your help!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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 5, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/ride-the-lightning-channel-choose/7557/2 "2022-05-05T18:44:30Z")

</div>

Thunderhub payment

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/7/78592a6faf3693e604a9cf3ee8d86ae4b403a967.png)

RTL payment

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/f/f9de0dbb952c1f20bf6fb572f7431394493d6e37.png)

Zeus app also can choose from which channel.  
But remember: not always will work. Why? Because depends of your peer to offers you a good route or he have enough liquidity on his side.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![cmpbase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@cmpbase](https://community.umbrel.com/u/cmpbase)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/ride-the-lightning-channel-choose/7557/3 "2022-05-05T18:48:44Z")

</div>

Thank you a lot for your help!  
On rtl, what I have to put in payment request? The amount of sats?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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 5, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/ride-the-lightning-channel-choose/7557/4 "2022-05-05T19:35:24Z")

</div>

no, you paste the LN invoice.

Please start watching the plethora of video tutorials about how to use these apps and LN nodes.  
[http://community.umbrel.com/t/important-links-to-learn-more-about-bitcoin-lightning-network/](http://community.umbrel.com/t/important-links-to-learn-more-about-bitcoin-lightning-network/)  
and  
[http://community.umbrel.com/t/list-of-video-tutorials-to-start-learning-nodes-related](http://community.umbrel.com/t/list-of-video-tutorials-to-start-learning-nodes-related)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![cmpbase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@cmpbase](https://community.umbrel.com/u/cmpbase)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/ride-the-lightning-channel-choose/7557/5 "2022-05-05T19:36:48Z")

</div>

ahhh fuck sorry im stupid! Thanks for your help!!!