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Ride The Lightning (Core Lightning)

Manage your Core Lightning node with RTL

Budgeting & Finance ★ 801 stars Easy setup free

This version of RTL is specifically configured to use your Core Lightning node. RTL provides a full function, device agnostic, web user interface to help manage lightning node operation. It enables full control over your lightning node with rich functionality for Bitcoin base layer and Lightning Network. Some cool features available on RTL are: - Rich dashboard with two layout options - Send/Receive funds on-chain - Rich channel management with advanced features like balance score, circular re-balancing etc. - Payments and Invoice management with QR codes - Routing analysis for the payments fo.

Strengths

  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • One-click install on common self-host platforms
  • Written in TypeScript

Is Ride The Lightning (Core Lightning) secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Ride The Lightning (Core Lightning)'s repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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SelfHostIndex: 81 · excellent

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