Learning-Bitcoin-from-the-Command-Line/19_0_Using_Lightning.md

Chapter Nineteen: Using Lightning

ℹ️ 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 continue work with the lightning-cli command-line interface. You'll create invoices, perform payments, and close channels — all of the major activities for using Lightning.

Objectives for This Chapter

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

• Perform payments on the Lightning Network.
• Apply closure to a Lightning channel.

Supporting objectives include the ability to:

• Understand the format of invoices.
• Understand the life cycle of Lightning Network payments.
• Know how to expand the Lightning Network.

Table of Contents

• Section One: Generating a Payment Request
• Section Two: Paying an Invoice
• Section Three: Closing a Lightning Channel
• Section Four: Expanding the Lightning Network