Guides and Tutorials
Technical documentation, 'How-to' guides, and knowledge bases.
MakerBits - DIY Bitcoin Hardware & Open Source Projects
MakerBits is a YouTube channel dedicated to do-it-yourself Bitcoin hardware projects. It features tutorials for building open-source devices such as hardware wallets, point-of-sale systems, and Bitcoin ATMs using ESP32 and other accessible components.
World Crypto Network - LNbits Lightning Wallet Tutorial Playlist
A YouTube playlist by World Crypto Network featuring tutorials and feature overviews for LNbits, a free and open-source lightning wallet and accounts system. The videos cover installation, funding source connections, and various extensions like LNURL and paywalls.
Alby Hub - Documentation & User Guide for Self-Custodial Lightning Wallets
Official documentation for Alby Hub, a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet and Lightning Network hub. The guide covers getting started, wallet features, sub-wallets, app connections, and setup options for cloud-hosted or self-hosted nodes.
420on.cz - Guide to Notifying Foreign Citizenship in Russia to Avoid Legal Penalties
A personal experience article detailing the process and legal requirements for notifying Russian authorities about foreign citizenship, aimed at helping expatriates avoid criminal charges or fines while living abroad.
Alby - How to Set Up Recurring Bitcoin Subscriptions via Lightning Network
A comprehensive guide on implementing subscription-based business models using Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. It covers benefits like reduced fees and no chargebacks, explains how Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) enables recurring payments, and lists real-world use cases for SaaS, streaming, and creator support.
ForkLog - How to Safely Travel with Bitcoin and Protect Digital Assets
A comprehensive guide on traveling securely with Bitcoin, covering the use of passphrase-protected hardware wallets, Border Wallets for plausible deniability, and mixers to break on-chain transaction trails. The article details how to protect private keys from customs inspections and chain analysis while moving across borders.
Bitcoin Magazine - Understanding The Lightning Network: Building Bidirectional Payment Channels
A technical article from Bitcoin Magazine explaining the fundamental building blocks of the Lightning Network, including unconfirmed transactions, multisig addresses, and timelocks, to demonstrate how bidirectional Bitcoin payment channels are constructed.
Building on Lightning - Tutorial: Building a Reverse Submarine Swap Service
A technical guide and code example for building a reverse submarine swap service on the Lightning Network. The article demonstrates how to move funds from off-chain channels to on-chain addresses using hold invoices, HTLCs, and LND.
GitHub Wiki - Recover Funds from Eclair Wallet 0.3.0 CLOSING State Bug
A technical troubleshooting guide from the ACINQ/eclair-mobile GitHub repository detailing how to recover funds stuck in a CLOSING state due to a bug in Eclair Wallet version 0.3.0. It provides step-by-step instructions using DNS spoofing to route requests through a modified Electrum server.
Lightning Network RFC - Specification 1.1 Proposal States
The official wiki page for the Basis of Lightning Technology (BOLT) specifications, detailing the current state of proposals for Lightning Specification version 1.1. It serves as a technical reference for protocol modifications, routing updates, and consensus decisions for the Lightning Network.
Lightning Network - Trampoline Routing Protocol Specification
Technical documentation for BOLT proposal 112, detailing the implementation of trampoline routing on the Lightning Network. It explains how payments can hop through multiple intermediate nodes to reach offline or privacy-focused recipients, covering onion encryption, multi-path payments (MPP), fee budgeting via trial-and-error, and comparisons with rendezvous routing.
Bitcoin Lightning Wallet (BLW) - Official User Guide & Documentation
Comprehensive guide and documentation for Bitcoin Lightning Wallet (BLW), a non-custodial Android app that combines a standalone Bitcoin node with Lightning Network capabilities. Covers installation, migration, wallet recovery, and security best practices for autonomous on-chain and Lightning transactions.
Btctip - How Lightning Network Works: Guide and Practical Wallet Tutorials
A comprehensive article explaining the Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) protocol, including its history, advantages, and disadvantages. It provides practical tutorials for setting up popular LN wallets like Zap Desktop, Breez, and Phoenix, and lists merchants accepting Lightning payments.
Boltz FAQ - Privacy-Focused Non-Custodial Bitcoin Swap Service
Boltz is a non-custodial, account-free crypto exchange offering submarine swaps between on-chain Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. The platform prioritizes privacy with no user tracking, supports Tor access, and provides atomic swap guarantees for secure, trustless transactions.
Building on Lightning - Developer Guide for Lightning Network Applications
A technical tutorial and guide for developers to build applications on the Lightning Network using Node.js and TypeScript. Covers creating network visualizers, handling invoices, and exploring advanced topics like hold invoices and keysend.
Building on Lightning - TypeScript & Node.js Developer Guide
A comprehensive tutorial for developers on building applications that interact with the Lightning Network using TypeScript and Node.js. Covers topics such as network graph visualization, invoice creation, and advanced features like hold invoices and spontaneous payments.
Lightning-dev Mailing List - BOLT #3 Technical Discussion
Archived technical discussion from the Lightning Network development mailing list regarding BOLT #3 specifications, specifically focusing on timeout inclusion in offered HTLC output scripts and transaction locking mechanisms.
Twitter Post: Raspberry Pi WiFi Captive Portal with Lightning Network Payments
A social media post by user poperbu discussing a DIY project using a Raspberry Pi and nodogsplash to create a WiFi captive portal that accepts payments via the Lightning Network using c-lightning.
Lightning Dev Mailing List - Dynamic Commitments Protocol Proposal
Technical proposal by Olaoluwa Osuntokun regarding Dynamic Commitments for the Lightning Network, allowing channel upgrades without on-chain transactions. The post details protocol modifications using TLV extensions to update commitment types and parameters in a distributed manner.