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Revision as of 16:27, 11 January 2019
Hi reader! We are in the beginning days of the Lightning network, and the beginning days of this wiki! Please help by expanding this article!
A node is a machine in the Network. It processes (routes) payments. It needs to be managed.
Existing nodes
Node roles
A node can be any of below roles at different times.
Origin node
Where a payment comes from
Hop
A node helping in processing a payment
Final node
The receiving node of a transaction
Peer
The Network consists of peers. Peers are two nodes communicating with each other.