Running a Lightning Node: Cloud vs Self-Hosted Hardware In this insightful conversation, we welcome back Massimo Musumeci from Denali. We delve into the nuances of running a lightning node in the cloud versus on self-hosted hardware. Massimo breaks down the advantages and disadvantages of each, elaborating on potential use cases, crucial aspects to consider, and applications that can run on a Lightning node. We also go in-depth about important software like Balance of Satoshi, LN Beats, and Lightning Terminal. Massimo also talks about the different node use cases, highlighting personal use for financial self souvreignty, routing and receiving payments for merchants.  00:06 Introduction to Lightning Node and its Features 01:30 The Importance of Appropriate Hardware for Running a Lightning Node 03:47 Advantages and Disadvantages of Running a Lightning Node in the Cloud 03:57 Different Use Cases for Lightning Node 07:48 Backup Strategies and Updates for Lightning Node 13:49 Essential Software for Running a Lightning Node 21:56 Applications of Lightning Node 28:16 Experience at the Lugano Plan B Conference 30:11 Conclusion and Ways to Show Support balance of satoshis (bos) https://github.com/alexbosworth/balanceofsatoshis lnbits https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits Satsmobi https://satsmobi.com rebalance-lnd https://github.com/C-Otto/rebalance-lnd MASSIMO MUSUMECI DETAILS MY details twitter: https://twitter.com/massmux (@massmux) youtube https://www.youtube.com/@MassimoMusumeci Website: https://massmux.com Substack newsletter/snippets/nowtos https://massmux.org github https://github.com/massmux Cloud provider Https://voltage.cloud Breez sdk Support the showBecome a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Pay https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/new If you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning wallet [email protected] theswissroadtocryptogetalby.com subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe? visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCrypto