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Lightning Network node on offshore hardware

LND, Core Lightning or Eclair on a stable IP that won't cycle every 30 days — channel reliability needs persistence.

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No KYC, ever DMCA ignored No traffic logs Live in 60 seconds
1 Tbps
DDoS absorption
41s
Median deploy
3
Recommended locations
$39.99
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Built for the workload

Why Lightning Network node runs better here

Specific technical alignment, not generic copy. Each point below is something the workload needs and we provide by default.

Stable IPv4 — no IP cycling. 14-day notice on the rare forced re-IP.
Full root + raw sockets. Tor companion (.onion endpoint) fully supported.
NVMe everywhere. Channel DB latency stays under 1 ms even on Starter NVMe.
Median deploy 41s. Spin up a backup node at a different jurisdiction in under a minute.
No deep-packet inspection. HTLC traffic stays inside the noise/SLP wrapper.
Workload notes

What you should know about Lightning Network node on Cryptoservers

Lightning channels are state machines that depend on both peers being reachable when a force-close timeout hits. A stable IPv4 + .onion endpoint isn't optional — it's what keeps your channels alive through reorgs, your peer's downtime, and routine restarts. Our IPs don't cycle; you keep the same /29 for the lifetime of the plan, and we publish a 14-day notice if hardware changes force a re-IP.

NVMe is mandatory for the channel database (LND's bbolt or CLN's SQLite suffer badly on rotational disk). Sized to vps-business or higher because the bitcoind backend on the same box drives most of the disk and memory budget. For routing nodes that earn fees, ded-shield gives you the cores to keep up with HTLC churn.

Jurisdictions

Recommended locations for Lightning Network node

Each location below has a specific legal or technical alignment with this workload — the others stay supported, but we suggest these first.

Switzerland

Zürich (CH-ZRH)

Swiss court order required — foreign DMCA ignored by law.

Lightning Network node in Switzerland

Netherlands

Amsterdam (NL-AMS)

Tier-1 carriers, lowest median EU latency, AMS-IX peering.

Lightning Network node in Netherlands

Iceland

Reykjavík (IS-RKV)

Free-press constitution, no MLAT, geothermal grid.

Lightning Network node in Iceland
Plans

Plans sized for Lightning Network node

Pre-filtered by CPU, memory and bandwidth profile. Pick the cheapest that fits your projected load — you can hot-resize later without downtime.

VPS

Business

Intel Xeon Gold 6430
  • 6 vCPU
  • 16 GB DDR5 ECC
  • 240 GB NVMe
  • 5 Gbps unmetered
$39.99/mo
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VPS

Pro

Intel Xeon Gold 6430
  • 8 vCPU
  • 24 GB DDR5 ECC
  • 400 GB NVMe
  • 5 Gbps unmetered
$54.99/mo
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Dedicated

Shield

AMD EPYC 7313P
  • 16 cores · 32 threads
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC
  • 2× 1 TB NVMe
  • 1 Gbps unmetered
$79.00/mo
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Sysadmin FAQ

Lightning Network node — questions answered

Why does IP stability matter for a Lightning node?
When your peer can't reach you for a force-close, they assume cheating and broadcast the latest commitment. If you re-IP without warning, channels go offline until you re-announce. We don't cycle IPs and give 14-day notice when hardware changes force one — you have time to update your node config.
LND, Core Lightning or Eclair?
All three work. LND is the most common (and most mature on Linux); Core Lightning has the cleaner plugin model; Eclair is JVM-based and battle-tested at routing-hub scale. Pick by your operational comfort. Our infra is implementation-agnostic.
What size plan do I need for a routing node earning fees?
For a small routing node (50–200 channels): vps-pro or ded-shield. The bottleneck is HTLC throughput, which is CPU-bound under high load. For a hub aiming at 1000+ channels and large capacity: ded-bastion or higher.
Can I run my Lightning watchtower here too?
Yes — and we recommend running it on a different jurisdiction from your routing node, so a single seizure or outage doesn't lose both. Our 4 jurisdictions cover the common diversification patterns.
Are there any kernel modules I'll need?
No — Lightning runs entirely in userland. The only kernel concern is if you want to peer over WireGuard for an encrypted private overlay (covered in our vpn-server solution).
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