From 9478f28fbb022287720937efc337219e950e6a25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Javier Vargas Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 14:24:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update 13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md --- 13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md b/13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md index e0a85ef..579581d 100644 --- a/13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md +++ b/13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ If it's not running, you'll want to run `lightningd --network=testnet` by hand. ## Verify your node -You should have the whole blockchain downloaded before you start playing. Just run the `bitcoin-cli getblockcount` alias to see if it's all loaded. +You should have an output like this indicating your node is ready. ``` $ lightning-cli --network=testnet getinfo { @@ -68,9 +68,15 @@ $ lightning-cli --network=testnet getinfo } ``` +If node is still sycing with bitcoin network you should see a message like this. + +``` +"warning_bitcoind_sync": "Bitcoind is not up-to-date with network." +``` + ## Summary: Verifying your Lightning setup -Before you start playing with lightning, you should make sure that your aliases are set up, your lightinnd is running, and your node is synced. You may also want to set up some access to alternative lightning setups, if you're an advanced user. +Before you start playing with lightning, you should make sure that your aliases are set up, your lightningd is running, and your node is synced. You may also want to set up some access to alternative lightning setups, if you're an advanced user. ## What's Next?