Included in the price of this service is a Core Lightning node (CLN). It is configured to use blockchain explorer APIs rather than a Bitcoin node. Your Gatewayd service will be automatically connected to the node.

Introduction

Set up a Lightning Node running a Fedimint Gateway to provide Lightning Payments for your community Fedimint.

The Lighting Gateway is a Fedimint User who also runs a lightning node.

The Lightning Gateway monitors the Federation for user requests to pay Lightning invoices or receive lightning payments.

To send a lightning payment, the Fedimint User locks eCash notes to a contract which contains a lightning invoice. The lightning gateway can sweep the eCash notes from the contract by paying the lightning invoice.

To receive a payment, the Fedimint User broadcasts a tweaked invoice to the lightning gateway. The User reveals the tweak, allowing the gateway to receive the lightning payment, in exchange for eCash notes.