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[![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?logo=read-the-docs&label=docs.rs&message=lightning&color=informational)](https://docs.rs/lightning/)
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[![Safety Dance](https://img.shields.io/badge/unsafe-forbidden-success.svg)](https://github.com/rust-secure-code/safety-dance/)
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`rust-lightning` is a Bitcoin Lightning library written in Rust. The main crate,
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`lightning`, does not handle networking, persistence, or any other I/O. Thus,
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it is runtime-agnostic, but users must implement basic networking logic, chain
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interactions, and disk storage. More information is available in the `About`
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section.
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[LDK](https://lightningdevkit.org)/`rust-lightning` is a highly performant and flexible
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implementation of the Lightning Network protocol.
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The main crate, `lightning` is runtime-agnostic. Data persistence, chain interactions, and
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networking can be provided by LDK's [sample modules](#crates), or custom implementations
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may be provided by the user.
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More information is available in the [`About`](#about) section.
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Status
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The project implements all of the [BOLT
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specifications](https://github.com/lightning/bolts). The
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implementation has pretty good test coverage that is expected to continue to
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improve. It is also anticipated that as developers begin using the API, the
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lessons from that will result in changes to the API, so any developer using this
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API at this stage should be prepared to embrace that. The current state is
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sufficient for a developer or project to experiment with it.
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The project implements all of the [BOLT specifications](https://github.com/lightning/bolts),
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and has been in production use since 2021. As with any Lightning implementation, care and attention
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to detail is important for safe deployment.
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Communications for `rust-lightning` and Lightning Development Kit happen through
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our LDK [Discord](https://discord.gg/5AcknnMfBw) channels.
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LDK/`rust-lightning` is a generic library which allows you to build a Lightning
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node without needing to worry about getting all of the Lightning state machine,
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routing, and on-chain punishment code (and other chain interactions) exactly
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correct. Note that `rust-lightning` isn't, in itself, a node. There are various
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working/in progress demos which could be used as a node today, but if you "just"
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want a generic Lightning node, you're almost certainly better off with [Core
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Lightning](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning) or
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[LND](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd). If, on the other hand, you want
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to integrate Lightning with custom features such as your own chain sync, your
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correct. Note that LDK isn't, in itself, a node. For an out-of-the-box Lightning
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node based on LDK, see [Sensei](https://l2.technology/sensei). However, if you
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want to integrate Lightning with custom features such as your own chain sync, your
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own key management, your own data storage/backup logic, etc., LDK is likely your
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only option. Some `rust-lightning` utilities such as those in
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[`chan_utils`](./lightning/src/ln/chan_utils.rs) are also suitable for use in

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