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Plebnet Playground / plebnet.fun
Signet based bitcoin / lnd package which will allow plebs to learn and use lightning network without having to take any financial risks.
Github Repo: https://github.com/PLEBNET-PLAYGROUND/plebnet-playground-docker
Progress
- Signet master node that handles block production - DONE
- CLI docker setup for bitcoind & lnd under tor - DONE
- ThunderHub and RTL GUI containers added - DONE
- Faucet API to allow plebs to obtain some coins - Running, could use some improvement
- Faucet Web UI - Soon
- RPi4 docker images - In future
- Automated traffic so people can get routes - IN PROGRESS
- Jupyter Dashboard Project - IN PROGRESS
Signet Reference Material
Master node info
signetchallenge=512102ee856c56a5aaadd1656f849bafa4c9dacc86a2878fe546c6189185f842ae2c1851ae |
Address | Port |
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104.131.10.218 | 38333 |
2604:a880:800:14::2c:9000 | 38333 |
6megrst422lxzsqvshkqkg6z2zhunywhyrhy3ltezaeyfspfyjdzr3qd.onion | 38333 |
cidcbr4jpvorsegnk5ehkpydf57fpl2vw5cdzvqre74byv4knv5a.b32.i2p | 38333 |
NodeId@Address:Port |
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03ee9d906caa8e8e66fe97d7a76c2bd9806813b0b0f1cee8b9d03904b538f53c4e@104.131.10.218:9735 |
03ee9d906caa8e8e66fe97d7a76c2bd9806813b0b0f1cee8b9d03904b538f53c4e@xrybvh4myas4rr3p6itf5ib6zqtrfb5gyb5246bakifev5s62rlicyad.onion:9735 |
03ee9d906caa8e8e66fe97d7a76c2bd9806813b0b0f1cee8b9d03904b538f53c4e@[2604:a880:800:14::2c:9000] |
Current Infrastructure
Role | Machine Type | Cost |
---|---|---|
Block producer / LND node | Digital Ocean 2 GB Memory / 2 AMD vCPU / 60 GB Disk | $19.44 |
Aliases for easy management
alias lncli-signet='lncli -n signet '
lnd.conf
FYI, LND did not add signet support until v0.13.0+, please make sure you are on this version or higher before attempting
[Application Options] listen=0.0.0.0:9735 listen=[::1]:9736 rpclisten=localhost:10009 rpclisten=[::1]:10010 minchansize=10000000 ignore-historical-gossip-filters=true accept-keysend=true accept-amp=true allow-circular-route=true numgraphsyncpeers=3 # INSERT YOUR ALIAS ON THE NEXT LINE! alias=HelloJessica # UNCOMMENT AND EDIT FILE PATH WITH CLEAR TEXT PASSWORD TO AUTO UNLOCK LND WALLET #wallet-unlock-password-file=/path/to/unlock.password #externalip=<replace yours if using public IP> [Bitcoin] bitcoin.active=true bitcoin.mainnet=false bitcoin.signet=true bitcoin.signetseednode=104.131.10.218 bitcoin.node=bitcoind bitcoin.dnsseed=0 [Bitcoind] bitcoind.dir=/var/lib/bitcoind/ bitcoind.rpchost=localhost bitcoind.rpcuser=bitcoin bitcoind.rpcpass=bitcoin bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333 [tor] tor.active=true tor.socks=9050 tor.control=localhost:9051 #password is set in your torrc if you use one below it is just set as a "hello" tor.password=hello tor.v3=true [watchtower] watchtower.listen=0.0.0.0:9911 watchtower.listen=[::1]:9912 [wtclient] wtclient.active=true wtclient.sweep-fee-rate=10 [protocol] protocol.wumbo-channels=true
bitcoin.conf
listen=1 listenonion=1 signet=1 daemon=1 #rpcauth the password here is set as "bitcoin" rpcauth=bitcoin:c8c8b9740a470454255b7a38d4f38a52$e8530d1c739a3bb0ec6e9513290def11651afbfd2b979f38c16ec2cf76cf348a txindex=1 #Only include i2psam if you have install i2p #i2psam=127.0.0.1:7656 server=1 dnsseed=0 [signet] zmqpubrawblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:28332 zmqpubrawtx=tcp://0.0.0.0:28333 zmqpubhashblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:28334 wallet=/var/lib/bitcoind/signet/wallets signetchallenge=512102ee856c56a5aaadd1656f849bafa4c9dacc86a2878fe546c6189185f842ae2c1851ae proxy=127.0.0.1:9050 addnode=104.131.10.218:38333
/etc/tor/torrc
This example has a HashedControlPassword set as "please", you can create your own running tor --hash-password mynewpassword
SocksPort 9050 # Default: Bind to localhost:9050 for local connections. RunAsDaemon 1 ## The port on which Tor will listen for local connections from Tor ## controller applications, as documented in control-spec.txt. ControlPort 9051 ## If you enable the controlport, be sure to enable one of these ## authentication methods, to prevent attackers from accessing it. HashedControlPassword 16:A170E9325684E5366021C2AA404D4CA5AAE0D6FFE947E60B939083EF61 CookieAuthentication 1 CookieAuthFileGroupReadable 1
notes from getting started with ubuntu 20.04 running in a VM
these notes are incomplete and may or may not help you get things working.
# Install and configure tor sudo apt install -y tor #we need to add some stuff to torrc so that lnd and bitcoind are allowed to set themselves up as a tor service, or else we get this error: #unable to initialize tor controller: unable to connect to Tor server: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:9051: connect: connection refused #edit /etc/tor/torrc SocksPort 9050 # Default: Bind to localhost:9050 for local connections. RunAsDaemon 1 #make sure tor is running and has picked up the changes to the config file service tor start service tor restart #install and configure bitcoin #https://medium.com/@lukedashjr/how-to-securely-install-bitcoin-9bfeca7d3b2a wget https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.21.1/bitcoin-0.21.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz #gpg verification should go here tar xvf bitcoin-*tar.gz sudo cp -vR bitcoin-*/* /usr/ #edit ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf #install and configure lnd #https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases wget https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/download/v0.13.1-beta/lnd-linux-amd64-v0.13.1-beta.tar.gz tar xvf lnd-linux-amd64-v0.13.1-beta.tar.gz cp lnd-linux-amd64-v0.13.1-beta/ln* /usr/local/bin/ mkdir ~/.lnd/ #edit ~/.lnd/lnd.conf #start lnd and create a wallet #https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md#creating-a-wallet #https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/wallet.md #https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/run-lnd openssl rand -hex 21 > ~/.lnd/wallet_password cat ~/.lnd/wallet_password # Copy this password lncli create # Follow prompts, use the wallet password as the initial password and set no cipher seed password #instructions for backing up the wallet goes here #the first time you run lnd (without a wallet), you cant have the unlock passphrase in the config file to automatically unlock the wallet. now that we have created it, we can add a line to lnd.conf to automatically unlock it: #wallet-unlock-password-file=/root/.lnd/wallet_password #deal with error messages about ipv6 #find an address to request signet coins to: lncli --no-macaroons newaddress p2wkh bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress "tb1q88nwytlynzwa5f99hpjrae8phpvs5l94dwqfvf" 0.1 ./src/bitcoin-cli --datadir=./signet -named sendtoaddress address="tb1q88nwytlynzwa5f99hpjrae8phpvs5l94dwqfvf" amount=0.3 fee_rate=25 lncli --no-macaroons connect 03ee9d906caa8e8e66fe97d7a76c2bd9806813b0b0f1cee8b9d03904b538f53c4e@xrybvh4myas4rr3p6itf5ib6zqtrfb5gyb5246bakifev5s62rlicyad.onion:9735 lncli --no-macaroons openchannel 03ee9d906caa8e8e66fe97d7a76c2bd9806813b0b0f1cee8b9d03904b538f53c4e 10000000 2500000
General Step-by-Step Guide (generic)
https://stopanddecrypt.medium.com/?p=489180297d5
Crowdfunding
https://btcpay.xenon.fun/apps/477A5RjNYiRcHWZUm4di4V6DFLnx/crowdfund