Bonus guide: lnbalance

The following script was created by RobClark56 and helps to get a better system overview.

Difficulty: Easy

Status: Tested v3

lnbalance illustration

Table of contents

Install the script
1. lnbalance in action
2. Uninstall

Install the script

As user “admin”, download the script

$ cd /tmp
$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raspibolt/raspibolt/master/resources/lnbalance

You can investigate the content of the script to ensure that there is no malicious code in it. Once done press q to quit.
```
$ less lnbalance
> #!/bin/bash
> # RaspiBolt channel balance display, by robclark56
> [...]
```
Make the script executable (check by displaying the file name, it should have become green)
```
$ chmod +x lnbalance
$ ls -la
```

Move the file to the global bin(aries) folder

$ sudo mv lnbalance /usr/local/bin
$ cd

lnbalance in action

With the “admin” user, run lnbalance

$ lnbalance
> mainnet (sat)        |       Local|      Remote|Commitment Fees|
> Wallet               |      122236|            |               |
> Active Channels    12|      919850|      822047|           5655|
> Inactive Channels   0|           0|           0|              0|
> Total              12|     1042086|      822047|           5655|

Uninstall

To uninstall lnbalance

$ sudo rm /usr/local/bin/lnbalance
$ cd

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