<p>Yes. The channels are announced with the node ID. If the ip Address changes we get a new node announcement message so it takes some time until the information is through the gossip protocol. But moving a node to a new server is no problem</p>

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Rene Pickhardt
<p>Is it possible to move the node to a different IP address and keep the existing (=preciously open and funded) channels functional?</p>

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Can you double check your grammar? I think there is a to too much and that confuses me. Other that that changing your internet Adress works and keeps channels open
Rene Pickhardt
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Are Tor .onion-addresses IP address independent?
Xavier Fiechter
# Are Tor .onion-addresses IP address independent?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-08)

Is it possible to move the node to a different IP address and keep the existing (=preciously open and funded) channels functional?

**Tags:** lightning-network, tor, channels, ip-address

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you double check your grammar? I think there is a to too much and that confuses me. Other that that changing your internet Adress works and keeps channels open  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-02-09. Score: 2

Yes. The channels are announced with the node ID. If the ip Address changes we get a new node announcement message so it takes some time until the information is through the gossip protocol. But moving a node to a new server is no problem


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