# Chapter Thirteen: Understanding Your Lighting Setup

> :information_source: **NOTE:** This is a draft in progress, so that I can get some feedback from early reviewers. It is not yet ready for learning.

In this chapter you'll be ready to begin working with the `lightning-cli` command-line interface. But that first requires that you understand your c-lightning setup and its features, which is what will be explained with some examples and basic configuration.

For this and future chapters, we presume that you have a VPS with c-lightning installed, running `lightningd` courtersy of [Bitcoin Standup Scripts](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Bitcoin-Standup-Scripts).
We also presume that you are connected to testnet, allowing for access to bitcoins without using real funds. You can either do this by hand, per [§2.1: Setting up a Bitcoin-Core VPS by Hand](02_1_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_by_Hand.md), with Bitcoin Standup at Linode.com, per [§2.2: Setting up a Bitcoin-Core VPS with Bitcoin Standup](02_2_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_with_StackScript.md), or via other means, per [§2.3: Setting up a Bitcoin-Core Machine via Other Means](02_3_Setting_Up_Bitcoin_Core_Other.md).

## Objectives for This Chapter

After working through this chapter, a developer will be able to:

   * Demonstrate that their c-lightning Node is Installed and Up-to-date
   * Use basic wallet Commands
   * Setting up a channel.
   * Pay an invoice
   * Generate a payment request.
   
Supporting objectives include the ability to:

   * Use Basic Informational Commands.
   * Understand what a lightning channel is.
   * Understand what a invoice is.
   * Understand how to pay an invoice.
   
## Table of Contents

* [Section One: Verifying Your Lightning Setup](13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md)
* [Section Two: Knowing Your Lightning Setup](13_2_Knowing_Your_lightning_Setup.md)
* [Section Three: Setting Up a channel](13_3_Setting_Up_a_Channel.md)
* [Section Four: Paying an invoice](13_4_Paying_a_Invoice.md)
* [Section Five: Generate a payment request](01_5_Generate_a_Payment_Request.md)