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However, rather then sending bitcoin directly on-chain to a user of\nthe faucet, the TLF will instead open a payment channel with the target user.\nThe user can then either use their new link to the Lightning Network to\nfacilitate payments, or immediately close the channel (which immediately\ncredits them on-chain like regular faucets).\n\nCurrently the TLF is only compatible with `lnd`, but in the near future as the\nother Lightning implementations ([eclair](https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/),\n[c-lightning](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning),\n[lit](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning), and more) become\ncompatible, the faucet will also be usable between all the active\nimplementations.\n\n## Installation\n  In order to build from source, the following build dependencies are \n  required:\n  \n  * **Go:** Installation instructions can be found [here](http://golang.org/doc/install). \n  \n    It is recommended to add `$GOPATH/bin` to your `PATH` at this point.\n    **Note:** If you are building with `Go 1.5`, then you'll need to \n    enable the vendor experiment by setting the `GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT` \n    environment variable to `1`. If you're using `Go 1.6` or later, then\n    it is safe to skip this step.\n\n  * **Glide:** This project uses `Glide` to manage dependencies as well \n    as to provide *reproducible builds*. To install `Glide`, execute the\n    following command (assumes you already have Go properly installed):\n    ```\n    $ go get -u github.com/Masterminds/glide\n    ```\n\nWith the preliminary steps completed, to install the Testnet Lightning Faucet\n```\n$ git clone https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-faucet $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-faucet\n$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-faucet\n$ glide install\n$ go install -v\n```\n\n## Deploying The Faucet\n\nOnce you have the faucet installed, you'll need to ensure you have a local\n[`lnd`](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd) active and fully synced.\n\nOnce the node is synced, execute the following command (from this directory) to\ndeploy the faucet:\n```\nlightning-faucet --lnd_ip=X.X.X.X\n```\n\nWhere `X.X.X.X` is the public, reachable IP address for your active `lnd` node.\nThe configuration for the faucet includes a TLS certificate provided by [Let's\nEncrypt](https://letsencrypt.org) so your faucet will be reachable over `https`\nby default.\n\n\n### Updating\nTo update your version of the `TLF` to the latest version run the following\ncommands:\n```\n$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-faucet\n$ git pull \u0026\u0026 glide install\n$ go install -v\n```\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Flightninglabs%2Flightning-faucet","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Flightninglabs%2Flightning-faucet","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Flightninglabs%2Flightning-faucet/lists"}