Blog | Voltage Lightning Nodes

How to run a Lightning Node on Voltage

Through the Voltage platform, you’re able to easily create Lightning nodes in about 2 minutes. Today we’ll walk through how to create these nodes on Voltage.

Lightning Node Beginnings, Part 1

We will be going over a few different technical concepts, which are at the core of running a successful Lightning routing node.

Announcing On-Demand Pricing for Bitcoin Lightning Nodes

Starting today users are able to create pay-per-hour Lightning nodes. Read more to learn how you can leverage this new billing method.

We're Moving! Well, domains that is...

Starting today we'll be using voltage.cloud for all services. Learn about how this affects our services and our contact methods.

Start accepting Bitcoin today: BTCPay and its many use cases

We brought BTCPay Server to Voltage a few weeks ago, empowering anyone to start accepting Bitcoin easier than ever before. Let’s take a look at the seemingly endless ways BTCPay is already used today.

Podcasting 2.0 with Breez and Voltage

We’ve teamed up with Breez to offer a node built specifically for podcast hosts. Accept sats around the clock from listeners with a node that works just as hard as you do.

Powering Lightning: How THNDR Games uses Voltage

THNDR Games utilizes Voltage to lead a new wave of developers that have begun to integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network into their current offerings. By sending payouts in Satoshis, they give players the opportunity to monetize their hobbies with rewards that actually hold real world value!

BTCPay Server comes to Voltage

Start accepting Bitcoin and Lightning payments today with BTCPay Server hosted on Voltage. No setup, no waiting, and no transaction fees.

As Bitcoin conquers 50k, many large companies eye cryptocurrency moves

Bitcoin’s strong start to the year continued this week as it reached 50k on Tuesday morning. Bitcoin can no longer be ignored and has finally caught the eye of many top corporations, let’s take a look at some names getting in on the action.

Life of Lightning: A brief timeline of the Lightning Network’s history

The Lightning Network was first conceived six years ago. Let's take a quick look back at how far it has come in just over half a decade.

Voltage v0.2.3 and LND 0.12.0

Both Voltage and LND have some fresh updates. We'll go through all the details on both releases and what that means for your nodes.

ThunderHub Now Available

We're bringing one of the best node management tools into our platform. Now you can deploy your own ThunderHub dashboard with a couple clicks.

Introducing Lite Nodes

We've created a new type of node on our platform called a Lite node. These are the cheapest way to run your own Lightning node. Read about what Lite nodes are and how you can use them.

How Voltage Works

Want to know how Voltage works? In this article we take a deep dive into how we built Voltage, what we do with your data, and explain some of the trust requirements. We want our users to understand what they're signing up for and feel confident in our service.

Voltage is Here

The day has come for Voltage to open the doors. Read about the initial release including product details, pricing, and what's possible. Join us in the new era of the Lightning Network.

Announcing Voltage

Hello, World! We're excited to share Voltage with all of you. Voltage is a Lightning Network Network node provider. Voltage lets you easily and quickly create a node on the Lightning Network to connect to from anywhere.