Phoenix Server (phoenixd)
Bitcoin Nodes
phoenixd is a server-side Lightning daemon by ACINQ, the team behind the Phoenix wallet and the Eclair Lightning implementation. Designed for developers and merchants, it provides a headless, API-driven Lightning node that handles channel management automatically. phoenixd makes it easy to integrate Lightning payments into applications without managing complex node operations.
Details
- Type
- Self-hosted Lightning node daemon (phoenixd)
- Layer
- Lightning Network
- Language
- Kotlin
- Developer
- ACINQ
- Platforms
- linux, macOS
- Open Source
- Yes
- Self Hosted
- Yes
- Bitcoin Only
- Yes
- Software Type
- lightning_node
- Lightning Support
- Yes
- Auto Channel Management
- Yes
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