50054 - 2y
So you finally set up your Umbrel Bitcoin and Lightning node, you opened channels with all of your friends and favorite companies, and you’re waiting to get rich routing transactions. Months later, you realize that your node doesn’t perform as well as you expected and you’re barely covering the electricity costs – let alone make a profit to cover your investment in the node. Why is this happening? Well, to learn more about Lighting network node management, you gotta listen to S13 E15 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: featuring Aljaz Ceru, CEO and co-founder of Bolt.Observer ⚡️ #lightningnetwork #bitcoin #bitcoinnode #lightningnode #bitcoinlightning #umbrel #raspiblitz #lightningrouting #bitcoinpodcast #podcast #bitcointakeover #btctkvr #bitcointakeoverpodcast https://youtube.com/shorts/oktbzStjfTU?feature=share
6182e - 2y
Electricity costs? Not even sure how big they are for each computer at my flat. Too small to worry.
sommerfeld @sommerfeld - 2y
Lmao at whoever is trying to run a profitable routing node from umbrel. I love it when people follow SEO-optimized guides from the first stupid google query they make.
Peter Todd @Peter Todd - 2y
Dude, unprofitable lightning nodes are a bit part of why lightning nodes are unprofitable. You're competing with people like me who don't care that their node loses money.
74345 - 2y
I guess I won’t ask you how to monetize my TOR node
