do not be afraid

KYC exchanges are the single greatest risk to Bitcoin and cryptographic currencies. KYC coiners may become rich on paper but lose FREE WILL in the process.

Virtual Private Node v0.4.0 release: A private Bitcoin and Lightning node you manage from a beautiful TUI. One command installs Bitcoin Core, LND, and Tor on Debian. GPG-verified. Tor-routed. No wrappers. Your keys, your node.

GitHub

GitHub - ripsline/virtual-private-node: A private Bitcoin and Lightning node you manage from a beautiful terminal UI. One command installs Bitcoin Core, LND, and Tor on Debian. GPG-verified. Tor-routed. No wrappers. Your keys, your node.

A private Bitcoin and Lightning node you manage from a beautiful terminal UI. One command installs Bitcoin Core, LND, and Tor on Debian. GPG-verifi...

elite people will move money using dedicated encrypted hardware running some node implementation. this is the requirement if you want to continue moving money with the same privacy and security you have had for the last 50 years.

the end of privacy is the end of freewill.

some thoughts on lightning. can be extremely private but it's arguably more expensive than just sending on-chain. trade-off: everyone needs to connect to a large routing node for reliable transactions. should it be "easy" to run a decentralized bank? it's a baby.

with great privacy comes great responsibility.

computers are weapons (tools) and if we do not learn how to use them properly, our own computers will be used as weapons against us.

instagram captures men and women because it uses two of the strongest deadly sins. envy (women) and lust (men)

we will someday all start our day by opening a terminal rather than a web browser.

shoot to get hot, shoot to stay hot.

I think I may kill the web browser.

Virtual Private Node v0.3.4 🧅 ALL downloads route through Tor ⚡ Dashboard polls 4x faster 🔑 Seed confirmation: type "I SAVED MY SEED" to proceed 🛡 Rate limiting, IP stripping on LndHub proxy 📦 LndHub install blocked during IBD (prevents CPU timeout)

GitHub

GitHub - ripsline/virtual-private-node: A private Bitcoin and Lightning node you manage from a beautiful terminal UI. One command installs Bitcoin Core, LND, and Tor on Debian. GPG-verified. Tor-routed. No wrappers. Your keys, your node.

A private Bitcoin and Lightning node you manage from a beautiful terminal UI. One command installs Bitcoin Core, LND, and Tor on Debian. GPG-verifi...

we reach our greatest satisfactions in the action of creation.

the computer is a tool for creation. with great power comes great responsibility.

what are we here for if not to change things?

make privacy convenient

Virtual Private Node v0.3.1 — Syncthing channel backups, simplified. Your LND channel.backup now syncs automatically to your local device over a direct encrypted connection. No Tor on your laptop. No config files. No terminal commands. Install Syncthing on your computer/phone. Pair it from the dashboard. Done. Your backup syncs whenever both devices are online. How it works: → Syncthing uses mutual TLS with Ed25519 device keys → Only devices you explicitly approve can connect → Unapproved connections rejected before any data exchange → Discovery servers and relays disabled — direct IP only → channel.backup is useless without your 24-word seed The pairing flow is built into the TUI. Press [a] in the Syncthing details screen, paste your local Device ID, and the VPS shares the backup folder automatically. Also in this release: • Self-update screen appears immediately (was stuck behind q) • Dashboard layout no longer overflows on some terminals • LndHub clearnet connections are TLS-encrypted (docs corrected) Virtual Private Node is a one-command installer for a private Lightning node. Bitcoin Core, LND, Tor, and now automatic channel backups — configured and running in minutes on Debian. Your keys. Your node. Your backups.

GitHub

GitHub - ripsline/virtual-private-node: A private Bitcoin and Lightning node you manage from a beautiful terminal UI. One command installs Bitcoin Core, LND, and Tor on Debian. GPG-verified. Tor-routed. No wrappers. Your keys, your node.

A private Bitcoin and Lightning node you manage from a beautiful terminal UI. One command installs Bitcoin Core, LND, and Tor on Debian. GPG-verifi...