vls-container/README.md

VLS Containers

Volume Creation

docker volume create bitcoin_data
docker volume create lightning_data

Docker Compose Run

docker compose up --build

Using Bitcoin Chains

We have three possible overrides over the default testnet configuration in docker-compose.yml:

• docker-compose.testnet.yml
• docker-compose.regtest.yml
• docker-compose.mainnet.yml

To use override we have to pass it down both the config using -f flag:

docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f <override_file> up --build

Note: Even while using testnet running using the override is recommended as that will expose the P2P port for bitcoind and P2P port for lightningd on the host.

Additional Regtest Commands

We have to run these commands after bitcoind is up and running.

Create Wallet:

docker container exec -it bitcoind bitcoin-cli createwallet default

Generate Address for node:

docker container exec -it bitcoind bitcoin-cli getnewaddress

Generate Blocks

docker container exec -it bitcoind bitcoin-cli generatetoaddress 50 $NODE_ADDRESS

References

• bitcoind by @ruimarinho
• lightningd with clboss by @tsjk
• elements lightning by @ElementsProject
• docker compose by @LukasBahrenberg