Here’s a video that @Sir Spencer - Wolf of KC 🐺 and @DuhLaurien ✌🏻👽💨 made that covers what’s needed and the first few steps in the process. Vid is only 17 minutes long btw.
The video is Boostable so feel free to Boost in any questions or just reply here.

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Build A Node - Start9 Edition - V4V Bitcoin Lightning Tutorials
A simple, beginner-friendly walkthru of how to build a Start9 OS lightning node on your own PC. See https://start9.com for documentation.