<p>Is there a way to run Lightning Node without any kind of Bitcoin node on your local machine? If not, is there a way for me to run without installing a full node? If any of this approach is possible, what is best software I should use?</p>

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2023-02-03T10:03:31.403Z
Does this answer your question? [How does Lightning Node communicate with Bitcoin node?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/117024/how-does-lightning-node-communicate-with-bitcoin-node)
RedGrittyBrick
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2023-02-03T10:04:42.470Z
P.S. This website wasn't designed for sharing software recommendations and so it isn't suitable for that part of your question.
RedGrittyBrick
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2023-02-05T14:00:49.617Z
Not entirely. I wanted to know what implementation of LN use lightweight client instead of full node.
xor
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2023-02-07T14:27:25.213Z
See https://www.google.com/search?q=lightning+network+client+software+for+spv+nodes which returns a similar q here and a mention of BLW
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Running Lightning Node without Bitcoin node
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# Running Lightning Node without Bitcoin node

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-02)

Is there a way to run Lightning Node without any kind of Bitcoin node on your local machine? If not, is there a way for me to run without installing a full node? If any of this approach is possible, what is best software I should use?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, lightning-network, lightning-network-daemon

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Does this answer your question? [How does Lightning Node communicate with Bitcoin node?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/117024/how-does-lightning-node-communicate-with-bitcoin-node)  
> **username_1**: P.S. This website wasn't designed for sharing software recommendations and so it isn't suitable for that part of your question.  
> **username_0**: Not entirely. I wanted to know what implementation of LN use lightweight client instead of full node.  
> **username_1**: See https://www.google.com/search?q=lightning+network+client+software+for+spv+nodes which returns a similar q here and a mention of BLW  

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