Resources

2019-02-12T17:26:53Z

187.217.195.13: /* Libraries */ - added ruby LND client

= Generic info =
* [[How Lightning Works]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Network Wikipedia]
* [https://lightning.engineering/ Lightning Labs]
* [https://lightning.network lightning.network] summary
* [https://lnroute.com/ LNRoute resource overview site]

= Node info =
{{TODO|Add more node explorers}}
* [https://1ml.com/ 1ML] network overview, statistics, like a Lightning Network explorer
* [https://rompert.com/recksplorer/ Recksplorer], a visual network representation
* [https://gist.github.com/bretton/798ec38165ffabc719d91e0f4f67552d Find all explorers here]

= Mailing lists =
* [https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev lightning-dev]
* [https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters OpTech newsletter]

= Chat =
*[https://join.slack.com/t/lightningcommunity/shared_invite/enQtMzQ0OTQyNjE5NjU1LWRiMGNmOTZiNzU0MTVmYzc1ZGFkZTUyNzUwOGJjMjYwNWRkNWQzZWE3MTkwZjdjZGE5ZGNiNGVkMzI2MDU4ZTE LND Developer Slack] (if the link expires, [[Wiki contact|contact me]])
* irc.freenode.net #lnd

= Tutorials =
* [https://lightning.community/lnd/faucet/2017/01/19/lightning-network-faucet/ Setting up and Testing LND with the Testnet Lightning Faucet]
* [https://dev.lightning.community/tutorial/01-lncli/index.html Setting up a local Lightning cluster]
* [https://andrewgriffithsonline.com/blog/guide-to-make-lightning-network-payments/ How to send payments via CLI on the Lightning Network]
* [https://dev.lightning.community/tutorial/02-web-client/index.html Using the LND web client]
* [https://dev.lightning.community/tutorial/03-rpc-client/index.html Using LND gRPC client]
* [https://dev.lightning.community/tutorial/04-webapp-integration/index.html Integrating Lightning into a server-side web application]
* [https://dev.lightning.community/guides/python-grpc/ How to use a Python gRPC Client with LND]
* [https://dev.lightning.community/guides/javascript-grpc/ How to use a Javascript GRPC client with LND]
* [https://gist.github.com/bretton/0b22a0503a9eba09df86a23f3d625c13 Setup LND and Bitcoind on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS]

= Podcasts =
* [https://thelitepodcast.libsyn.com/ The Lite Podcast] ([https://thelitepodcast.libsyn.com/rss RSS])

= Development =
* [https://dev.lightning.community dev.lightning.community]

= Books =
* [https://github.com/renepickhardt/The-Lightning-Network-Book The (open source) Lightning Network Book]: To be written in 2019, [[open source]], Community Project, run by [https://www.patreon.com/renepickhardt Rene Pickhardt], watch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KByHPxT3-A this] for details

= Videos =
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Q0AwbKZX8 Andreas Antonopoulos] explains Lightning Network
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4TjfaLgzj4 Andreas Antonopoulos] on Misconceptions about Lightning Network
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/renepickhardt Rene Pickhardt YouTube Channel] Lightning Video tutorials, building Lightning App
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lightning_Network wikimedia] Lightning media, videos and PDFs
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PcR4HWJnkY Elisabeth Stark on Lightning] (intro)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIhAmTqXhZQ Lightning Network Tech Talk] at Coinbase by Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja - A summary explanation of scaling blockchains with Lightning presented at Coinbase
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lgYYz3y_hYLightning Network as a Directed Graph: Single-Funded Channel Network Topology] by Tadge Dryja - A presentation about the practical considerations for the design of the initial Lightning Network software.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLZc-NLmV20Video Lightning Network Deep Dive] by Laolu Osuntokun - A deep dive into the technical functionality of the Lightning Network with a "live" demo.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzg_u9gHc5Q&feature=youtu.be&t=2m47s Lightning Network Deep Dive at Scaling Bitcoin] by Laolu Osuntokun - A technical deep dive into using and understanding Lightning

= Resource Lists, Meta-lists =
* [https://github.com/bcongdon/awesome-lightning-network Awesome list] curated resources
* [https://messari.io/resource/lightning-network messari.io] curated resources

= Wikis =
* [https://lightningwiki.net lightningwiki.net] this site
* [https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Lightning_Network wikiversity]

= Q&A, FAQ =
* [[ FAQ ]]
* [https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/lightning-network stackexchange]

= Libraries =
Below links via [https://lightninghood.com/lightning-resources/ LightingHood.com]

* [https://github.com/cdecker/lightning-integration Lightning-integration]] (Lightning integration testing framework)
* [https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning-charge Lightning-charge]] (A drop-in solution for accepting lightning payments in javascript)
* [https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning-charge-client-js Lightning-charge-client-js]] (JavaScript client for lightning charge)
* [https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning-charge-client-php Lightning-charge-client-php]] (PHP client for lightning-charge)
* [https://github.com/rustyrussell/lightning-payencode Lightning-payencode]] (QR code ready encoding for requesting lightning payments)
* [https://github.com/cdecker/lseed Lseed]] (A DNS seed for the Lightning Network)
* [https://github.com/ElementsProject/woocommerce-gateway-lightning WooCommerce-gateway-lightning]] (WooCommerce gateway for lightning payments)
* [https://github.com/michielbdejong/lnrpc-client Lnrpc-client]] (Javascript RPC client for LND)
* [https://github.com/bumi/lnrpc lnrpc.rb]] (Ruby gRPC client gem for LND)
* [https://github.com/alexbosworth/ln-service In-service]] (Lightning REST service)
* [http://www.lightningj.org/ LightningJ]] (LND integration API for Java)
* [https://github.com/hbasria/lightning-rest Lightning-rest]] (Rest server for lightningd RPC)
* [https://github.com/ElementsProject/wordpress-lightning-publisher WordPress-lightning-publisher]] (Lightning publisher for WordPress)
* [https://github.com/ElementsProject/filebazaar FileBazaar]] ( A system for selling files such as documents, images and videos)
* [https://github.com/ElementsProject/paypercall Paypercall]] (Toolkit for Lightning that enables micropayments for individual API calls)
* [https://github.com/ElementsProject/ifpaytt Ifpaytt]] (Allows web developers using IFTTT to request payments for service usage)
* [https://github.com/niftynei/sitzprobe Sitzprobe]] (A plugin that sends test payments to find and deprecate channels that can’t route payments)
* [https://github.com/jarret/raspi-uart-waveshare jarret/raspi-uart-waveshare]] (A library for interfacing with the 4.3inch UART e-Paper from Raspberry Pi 2/3 via Python3)

lightningwiki.net - User contributions [en]

Resources