lnbook/lnbook resource
Mastering the Lightning Network (LN) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2568
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 754
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2959 stars · 658 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The open manuscript of 'Mastering the Lightning Network', an O'Reilly book by Antonopoulos, Osuntokun, and Pickhardt, licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0. It is a technical reference explaining the Lightning Network, a peer-to-peer micropayment protocol built on Bitcoin.
Use cases
- learn how the lightning network works
- understand payment channels and HTLC routing
- study lightning network protocol internals
- learn to operate a lightning node
- understand onion routing and pathfinding in lightning
- review bitcoin fundamentals before learning lightning
When to choose
- you want a free, in-depth technical explanation of the Lightning Network
- you already understand Bitcoin basics and want protocol-level detail
- you are developing or operating Lightning node software like lnd or c-lightning
When to avoid
- you need a beginner introduction to Bitcoin itself
- you want up-to-date coverage of protocol changes after 2021
- you need hands-on code or tooling rather than a book manuscript
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
documentation blockchain tutorials networking cross-platform lightning-network bitcoin book open-access payments p2p cryptocurrency
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lnbook/lnbook · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1f8f748bfbfc
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| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
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| lnbook/lnbook | main | 23 |
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