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Beginners Guide to Lightning

Welcome! This section will help you understand the Lightning Network from the ground up. No prior knowledge of Lightning is required, though basic Bitcoin understanding helps.

How Does Lightning Work?

A visual overview of the Lightning Network — payment channels, routing, and why it's so fast.

Getting Started

Set up your first Lightning wallet, open channels, and make your first payment.

Step-by-Step Guide

Dive deeper into specific concepts with our illustrated guides:

Payment Channels →

The building blocks of Lightning

HTLCs →

How payments are securely routed

Routing & Liquidity →

Understanding payment paths

Nodes & Fees →

Running a node and fee structures

Submarine Swaps →

Moving between on-chain and Lightning

⚡ Learn Me a Lightning

An educational resource explaining the Lightning Network, Bitcoin's layer-2 for instant, cheap payments.

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