Simple lightning tipping nodejs app, this app connects to a lnd node using gRPC.

To connect with a lnd node we need to set 3 variables in the .env file .

LND_CERT_BASE64: LND node TLS certificate on base64 format, you can get it with base64 ~/.lnd/tls.cert | tr -d '\n' on the lnd node.

LND_MACAROON_BASE64: Macaroon file on base64 format, the macaroon file contains permission for doing actions on the lnd node, for this app a good choice is to use the invoice.macaroon file, you can get it with base64 ~/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/invoice.macaroon | tr -d '\n'.

LND_GRPC_HOST: IP address or domain name from the LND node and the port separated by colon (:), example: 192.168.0.2:10009.

To install just run:

$ git clone git@github.com:grunch/lntip.git
$ cd lntip
$ npm install

$ npm start