docker: add 'Connect to faucet lightning node' section in readme

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### Getting started
This document is written for people who are eager to do something with
the Lightning Network Daemon (`lnd`). This folder uses `docker-compose` to
package `lnd` and `btcd` together to make deploying the two daemons as easy as
typing a few commands. All configuration between `lnd` and `btcd` are handled
automatically by their `docker-compose` config file.
### Prerequisites
Name | Version
--------|---------
docker-compose | 1.9.0
docker | 1.13.0
This document describes a workflow on `simnet`, a development/test network
### Table of content
* [Create lightning network cluster](#create-lightning-network-cluster)
* [Connect to faucet lightning node](#connect-to-faucet-lightning-node)
* [Questions](#questions)
### Create lightning network cluster
This section describes a workflow on `simnet`, a development/test network
that's similar to Bitcoin Core's `regtest` mode. In `simnet` mode blocks can be
generated as will, as the difficulty is very low. This makes it an ideal
environment for testing as one doesn't need to wait tens of minutes for blocks
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| |
+ - - - - - + - - - - - - +
|
+ ---------------- +
+ --------------- +
| Bitcoin network | <--- In current scenario for simplicity we create only one
+ ---------------- + "btcd" node which represents the Bitcoin network, in
+ --------------- + "btcd" node which represents the Bitcoin network, in
real situation Alice and Bob will likely be
connected to different Bitcoin nodes.
```
#### Prerequisites
Name | Version
--------|---------
docker-compose | 1.9.0
docker | 1.13.0
**General workflow is following:**
* Create a `btcd` node running on a private `simnet`.
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Start `btcd`, and then create an address for `Alice` that we'll directly mine
bitcoin into.
```bash
# Create "btcd" node:
# Init bitcoin network env variable:
$ export BITCOIN_NETWORK="simnet"
# Run "btcd" node:
$ docker-compose up -d "btcd"
# Run the "Alice" container and log into it:
$ docker-compose up -d "alice"
$ docker exec -i -t "alice" bash
# Generate a new backward compatible nested p2sh for from Alice:
# Generate a new backward compatible nested p2sh address for Alice:
alice$ lncli newaddress np2wkh
# Recreate "btcd" node and set Alice's address as mining address:
$ MINING_ADDRESS=<alice_address> docker-compose up -d "btcd"
# Generate 201 block (we need at least "100 >=" blocks because of coinbase
# block maturity and "250 >=" in order to activate segwit):
$ docker-compose run btcctl generate 250
# Generate 400 block (we need at least "100 >=" blocks because of coinbase
# block maturity and "300 ~=" in order to activate segwit):
$ docker-compose run btcctl generate 400
# Check that segwit is active:
$ docker-compose run btcctl getblockchaininfo | grep -A 1 segwit
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Create the `Alice<->Bob` channel.
```bash
# Open the channel with "Bob":
alice$ lncli openchannel --node_key=<bob_lightning_id> --num_confs=1 --local_amt=1000000
alice$ lncli openchannel --node_key=<bob_identity_pubkey> --num_confs=1 --local_amt=1000000
# Include funding transaction in block thereby open the channel:
$ docker-compose run btcctl generate 1
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```
Send the payment form "Alice" to "Bob".
```
Send the payment form `Alice` to `Bob`.
```bash
# Add invoice on "Bob" side:
bob> lncli addinvoice --value=10000
bob$ lncli addinvoice --value=10000
{
"r_hash": "<your_random_rhash_here>",
"pay_req": "<encoded_invoice>",
}
# Send payment from "Alice" to "Bob":
alice> lncli sendpayment --pay_req=<encoded_invoice>
alice$ lncli sendpayment --pay_req=<encoded_invoice>
# Check "Alice"'s channel balance was decremented accordingly by the payment
# amount
alice> lncli listchannels
alice$ lncli listchannels
# Check "Bob"'s channel balance was credited with the payment amount
bob> lncli listchannels
bob$ lncli listchannels
```
Now we have open channel in which we sent only one payment, lets imagine
that we sent a lots of them and we'll now like to close the channel. Lets do
it!
```
```bash
# List the "Alice" channel and retrieve "channel_point" which represent
# the opened channel:
alice> lncli listchannels
alice$ lncli listchannels
{
"channels": [
{
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]
}
# Channel point consist of two numbers separated by colon the first on is
# "funding_txid" and the second one is "output_index":
alice> lncli closechannel --funding_txid=<funding_txid> --output_index=<output_index>
# Channel point consist of two numbers separated by colon the first one
# is "funding_txid" and the second one is "output_index":
alice$ lncli closechannel --funding_txid=<funding_txid> --output_index=<output_index>
# Include close transaction in block thereby close the channel:
$ docker-compose run btcctl generate 1
# Check "Alice" on-chain balance was credited by her settled amount in the channel:
alice> lncli walletbalance
alice$ lncli walletbalance
# Check "Bob" on-chain balance was credited with the funds he received in the
# channel:
bob> lncli walletbalance
bob$ lncli walletbalance
```
### Connect to faucet lightning node
In order to be more confident with `lnd` commands I suggest you to try
create mini lightnint network cluster ([Create lightning network cluster](#create-lightning-network-cluster)).
In this section we will try to connect our node to the faucent/hub node
which will create with as the channel and send as some amount of
bitcoins. The schema will be following:
```
+ ----- + + ------ + (1) + --- +
| Alice | <--- channel ---> | Faucet | <--- channel ---> | Bob |
+ ----- + + ------ + + --- +
| | |
| | | <--- (2)
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
|
+ --------------- +
| Bitcoin network | <--- (3)
+ --------------- +
(1) You may connect an additinal node "Bob" and make the multihope
payment Alice->Faucet->Bob
(2) "Faucet", "Alice" and "Bob" are the lightning network daemons which
creates the channel and interact with each other using Bitcoin network
as source of truth.
(3) In current scenario "Alice" and "Faucet" lightning network nodes
connected to different Bitcoin nodes. If you decide to connect "Bob"
to "Faucet" than already created "btcd" node would be sufficient.
```
First of all you need to run `btcd` node in `testnet` and wait it to be
synced with test network (`May the Force and Patience be with you` ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ).
```bash
# Init bitcoin network env variable:
$ export BITCOIN_NETWORK="testnet"
# Run "btcd" node:
$ docker-compose up -d "btcd"
```
After `btcd` synced, connect `Alice` to the `Faucet` node.
```bash
# Run "Alice" container and log into it:
$ docker-compose up -d "alice"; docker exec -i -t "alice" bash
# Connect "Alice" to the "Faucet" node:
alice$ lncli connect <faucet_identity_address>@<faucet_host>:10011
```
After connection was achieved the `Faucet` node should create the channel
and send some amount of bitcoins to `Alice`.
**What you may do next?:**
- Send some amount to `Faucet` node back.
- Connect `Bob` node to the `Faucet` and make multihop payment (`Alice->Faucet->Bob`)
- Close channel with `Faucet` and check the onchain balance.
### Questions
[![Irc](https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-on%20freenode-brightgreen.svg)]
(https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=lnd)
* How to see `alice` | `bob` | `btcd` logs?
```
```bash
docker-compose logs <alice|bob|btcd>
```