2026-01-31 –, Blink
It's easier than previously imagined. Let's demonstrate a revolutionary approach to Lightning Network adoption through a suite of nostr-native tools: CLINKme.dev (a Nostr-based payment protocol), Lightning.Pub (sub-60-second Lightning node installation and account system), and ShockWallet.app (Nostr-integrated wallet designed for both non-technical guests and node administrators).
Bring your device and follow a step-by-step guide on how to launch a shared Lightning node in minutes for you and your community. Share a nostr nprofile to allow others to easily connect to it without the need to install any application. Simply use ShockWallet.app from your mobile browser.
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Presentation slides are available here. Follow the steps and install your own sovereign private Lightning node.
This workshop showcases how these tools eliminate traditional barriers—no firewall configuration, SSL certificates, or static IPs required, nor manual channel liquidity rebalancing—while enabling communities to create and maintain circular economies through Lightning-fast commerce. The live demo proves a full Lightning node (LND) can be deployed in few minutes on modest hardware like an old laptop (req. 20GB HDD + 4GB RAM).
Technical Advantages:
- Zero network configuration (no firewall, SSL, DNS, static IP)
- All communication through Nostr relays
- Remote administration via ShockWallet
- Outputs an "nprofile" connection string for instant wallet pairing
- Auto-start services configured automatically
- Liquidity provider integration for immediate receiving capability
- LSP (Lightning Service Provider) shopping for cost-effective channels
Coming Soon: Wizard-based GUI for Start9 and Umbrel node distributions (no command line needed).
Shock.Network apps are under active development and in seek of user feedback. You're welcome to try it yourself—the project is FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) available on GitHub and documented at docs.Shock.Network.
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