# What can I do now

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/what-can-i-do-now/555>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 4, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/what-can-i-do-now/555 "2021-05-04T23:16:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Scooterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Scooterson](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Scooterson)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/what-can-i-do-now/555/1 "2021-05-04T23:16:14Z")

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My node is up and running. I don’t have anything I need to send my sats for at the moment but what can I do to optimize my node and get the most of it

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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 5, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/what-can-i-do-now/555/2 "2021-05-05T08:20:37Z")

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Start here [Getting Started with Umbrel node](http://community.umbrel.com/t/getting-started-with-umbrel-node/51)

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**Author:** ![WalletInspector](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/walletinspector/32/375_2.png) [@WalletInspector](https://community.umbrel.com/u/WalletInspector)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/what-can-i-do-now/555/3 "2021-05-07T17:39:39Z")

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Download the mempool space app. It is fun to just watch or have going in the background when you are doing other things.

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**Author:** ![Full\_node](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/full_node/32/80_2.png) [@Full\_node](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Full_node)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/what-can-i-do-now/555/4 "2021-05-07T18:46:03Z")

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Open some lightning channels while fees are low. Thank yourself later. Work on getting all your wallets to reference your node instead of someones else’s node. Great for privacy and your no longer trusting a 3rd party to validate your coin.

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**Author:** ![SuperboltNode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/superboltnode/32/615_2.png) [@SuperboltNode](https://community.umbrel.com/u/SuperboltNode)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/what-can-i-do-now/555/5 "2021-06-24T21:19:36Z")

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Update your [node alias and color](https://lightningwiki.net/index.php/Setting_alias_and_color_for_Umbrel) and register it on a website like [https://amboss.space](https://amboss.space) or [https://1ml.com/](https://1ml.com) Note that you will have to open a channel with 1ML and lock up some funds.