<p>Yes but some lightning implementations are not running on windows. Lightning needs hardly any hardware but requires to talk to a Bitcoin node (local or remote) anyway. </p>

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2019-09-10T20:51:31.610Z
Thanks Rene - is there a website or instructions online that you know of that would walk me through exactly what I need to do to get the Lightning node running? I don't want anything I do to mess up my Bitcoin node.
ChrisS.
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2019-09-11T21:07:37.170Z
I think lnd runs on windows their installation guide says exactly how to download, compile, install lnd and fire it up with bitcoind as its backend. you might have to open a communication channel via bitcoin.conf but that is also described on their site: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md
Rene Pickhardt
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2019-09-12T06:28:29.557Z
Actually, at least the three big implementations do all run fine on Windows. OP might want to consult this guide for a very simple installation of bitcoind and lnd with nice UI on Windows: https://medium.com/lightning-power-users/windows-macos-lightning-network-284bd5034340
stefanwouldgo
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Rene Pickhardt
<p>I have a Windows 10 laptop that is running a full Bitcoin node using Bitcoin Core. Is it possible to also run a Lightning node on the same laptop simultaneously with the Bitcoin node?</p>

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Possible to run a Lightning node on same computer as Bitcoin Core node?
ChrisS.
# Possible to run a Lightning node on same computer as Bitcoin Core node?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-10)

I have a Windows 10 laptop that is running a full Bitcoin node using Bitcoin Core. Is it possible to also run a Lightning node on the same laptop simultaneously with the Bitcoin node?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, lightning-network, full-node


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-09-10. Score: 2

Yes but some lightning implementations are not running on windows. Lightning needs hardly any hardware but requires to talk to a Bitcoin node (local or remote) anyway.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks Rene - is there a website or instructions online that you know of that would walk me through exactly what I need to do to get the Lightning node running? I don't want anything I do to mess up my Bitcoin node.  
> **username_1**: I think lnd runs on windows their installation guide says exactly how to download, compile, install lnd and fire it up with bitcoind as its backend. you might have to open a communication channel via bitcoin.conf but that is also described on their site: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md  
> **username_2**: Actually, at least the three big implementations do all run fine on Windows. OP might want to consult this guide for a very simple installation of bitcoind and lnd with nice UI on Windows: https://medium.com/lightning-power-users/windows-macos-lightning-network-284bd5034340  

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