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Node Ops Dashboard

Monitor channels, peers, balances, and routing revenue in one view.

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Learning objectives

  • Aggregate channel and peer metrics from your node
  • Surface inbound/outbound imbalances
  • Alert on forced closes and offline peers

study // plan

Lessons are primers. Depth comes from required reading, interactive labs, reflection, and a hands-on check with evidence — the BOSS study pattern.

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Required reading

  • bookMastering the Lightning Network

    Ch. 5: Operating a Lightning Node

Reflection prompts

  1. Explain Node Ops Dashboard to a teammate without jargon — what problem does it solve?
  2. What would break in production if you misunderstood Node Ops Dashboard?
  3. Which BOLT (or implementation doc) is the source of truth for this topic, and what did you verify there?

Lab // Project milestone evidence

For Node Ops Dashboard, complete the linked project spec happy path on regtest/Polar and capture demo evidence before marking the lesson complete.

evidence required

  • ·Link to public repo or branch
  • ·Commands or screenshots proving the happy path
  • ·Short note of one failure case you tested

Operators need one pane of glass: channels, fees collected, failed HTLCs, and peer health.

Build challenge

Dashboard widgets:

  • Channel list with capacity and balance ratio
  • Recent forwarding events
  • Peer online status
  • On-chain vs channel balance

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Collect node metrics, store snapshots, alert on anomalies.

Next steps

Build a Custom Router with your own pathfinding heuristics.

further reading

  • docsLND prometheus metrics
  • toolAmboss

build // challenge

project // ln-node-dashboard

Apply what you learned in a focused build session. Ship something small, test it on regtest, and document your approach before moving on.

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