<p>You need to have a channel. Otherwise there won't be any node announce messages with the gossip protocol. Lightning network explorers can't see you without a node announcement message.</p>

<p>The fact that you need a channel to announce your node is a measure to fight SPAM in the gossip protocol. It is described in BOLT 07. Even if you have a channel it takes some time until your node announcement has propagated through the lightning network and being processed by 1ml. So bring some patience</p>

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2019-03-05T09:51:03.940Z
Ah ok, makes sense. Thanks for the heads-up. First steps in Lightning here :)
Bart DV
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2019-03-05T10:05:35.427Z
Hey glad you are here keep asking questions and learning. Lightning network is an amazing technology (:
Rene Pickhardt
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2019-03-05T09:40:08.133Z
2019-03-05T09:40:08.133Z
Rene Pickhardt
<p>I have successfully installed and synced my lightning node (Raspiblitz). I see my public ip on port 8333 has 8 conns.
However, when I check my node on 1ml.com my node is not found.
I did forward port 8333 and 9735 on my router.</p>

<p>Should I connect to a peer or create a channel before my node is visible for the outside?</p>

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Unable to find Lightning Node
Bart DV
# Unable to find Lightning Node

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-05)

I have successfully installed and synced my lightning node (Raspiblitz). I see my public ip on port 8333 has 8 conns.
However, when I check my node on 1ml.com my node is not found.
I did forward port 8333 and 9735 on my router.

Should I connect to a peer or create a channel before my node is visible for the outside?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-05. Score: 3

You need to have a channel. Otherwise there won't be any node announce messages with the gossip protocol. Lightning network explorers can't see you without a node announcement message.

The fact that you need a channel to announce your node is a measure to fight SPAM in the gossip protocol. It is described in BOLT 07. Even if you have a channel it takes some time until your node announcement has propagated through the lightning network and being processed by 1ml. So bring some patience

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Ah ok, makes sense. Thanks for the heads-up. First steps in Lightning here :)  
> **username_1**: Hey glad you are here keep asking questions and learning. Lightning network is an amazing technology (:  

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