Lightning Book of BOLTs

compiled by Adam Shannon

The Lightning Network Specifications, grouped in the order a node actually uses them and bound as a book. The BOLT text is unchanged from the community repository; the reading order and chapter introductions are new.

Start with BOLT 00 if you are new. Then connect, open a channel, route a payment, and settle on-chain.

Contents

1. 1 Introduction
2. 2 How to Read This Book
3. 3 Overview
4. 4 Connecting Nodes
5. 5 Opening and Running Channels
6. 6 Routing Payments
7. 7 Paying People
8. 8 When Channels Close
9. 9 Finding the Network
10. 10 Newer Work
11. 11 Conclusion