Questions tagged [static-channel-backups]
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What are 'accounts.sqlite3' and 'emergency.recover' and why might I want to back them up?
accounts.sqlite3 and emergency.recover are created in my ~/.lightning/bitcoin when I launch lightningd - they weren't created there some years ago. What are accounts.sqlite3 and emergency.recover and why might I want to back them up?
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Can funds from a LN channel be recovered if both participants suffer data loss?
Is there a way to recover funds if both channel partners suffer loss of the latest channel state? Would both having their static-channel-backups be sufficient to recover the channel?
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'lightningd.sqlite3' and 'emergency.recover' are binary files, why use diff then?
It is written in the documentation for core-lightning:
Copy the contents of the $LIGHTNINGDIR to the BTRFS mount point.
Copy the entire directory, then chown -R the copy to the user who will run the lightningd.
If you are paranoid, run diff -r on…
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Lightning - Question about force-closures of channels and its impact on recovering funds
Dear Lightning experts,
someone mentioned in context with lightning channels the following things, and I would like to ask you if this statements are true, and if yes, is this a problem in a future world where lightning becomes mainstream, how would…
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