The mnemonic part is clear. But how does one ensures the continuous operation of their LN node? More specifically: How often or when are we supposed to backup the LN channel states? Or is it automatically backed up by Umbrel in some way? If the SSD were to break, replacing it and then re-downloa…

It’s not recommended to try backup your channel states (channel.db). The issue with restoring from channel states is using an older state could cause funds in that channel to be forfeit and it’s difficult to guarantee you haven’t sent/received a transaction since the backup. It also can be a pretty …

Thank you so much! So, just to be clear. An SCB (Static Channel Backup) won’t restore my channels, but it will help me recover funds by requesting channel closures. I will have to re-open the channels again, right?

So this is great to recover funds, but what are the options for ensuring redundancy of operations? ie I want to preserve the effort I put into building the reputation and channels, starting over is doable but not preferable. Are there any recommended practices others have used for backing up the o…

I think the best option is to have a RAID + USP setup, so hardware or power fail won’t affect your node. This is costly, but there is no way around it. It would be cool to figure out a way to backup your channels files continously to the cloud, but even if we had this. You would still need new hard…

What files are stored to the ssd and what files to the SD card? is it sufficient to just do permanent backups of ssd to get a FULL restore capability of the node including on and off chain transactions at the time the system crashes due to a hardware failure?

I learned the hard way not to rely on a single lightning node. I had a random hardware failure that resulted in having to spin up a new node, which meant having to close all my previous channels to recover my funds. I’m currently exploring how to run a lightning node on my Rockpro64 cluster. Redund…

Just thinking out loud here, but for those of us who are booting directly off of NVMe SSDs, what if we were to add a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/X1004-PCIe-M-2-Adapter-Raspberry/dp/B0D25PKH19/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2L0PQ1V7AU2FO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9lBI_8I9ViOBEN_3B-r3Cp1kpgs9zLmVuUk3wo4RlC89j82n986uXkW2GFTF0bhKFmMAqoAHty8mYDIRQSifgqLIIfbVvCXV_wCikymoUhe8GyGzcqmX6xIHQsHkkH6-CCJp8AGwc1l0whgksFXekom7Vz7I8mmxnjWOaqG_VcAGFxLUlo-VwgLNXIST4Pp4Z3L7iPiKvRGprvKcK2XKaTEgRDBDsm8qvVYjOckSgW0.cqA-8L8vbZNQOFLsgX3DF11JMJCJDhW3PCqLbGK4Hsc&dib_tag=se&keywords=raspberry+pi+5+dual+nvme&qid=1715378943&sprefix=nvme+pi+5+dual%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-3" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Dual NVMe SSD Board and ‘mirror’ everything to the second drive?

What are the recommended backup procedures?

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What are the recommended backup procedures?

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