What you mean to connect? Connect your c-lightning node as one peer, or make the two nodes act as one?

If you want to manage your node using Electrum then it is not possible. Lightning Network support in Electrum is a standalone implementation written in Python. Spark Wallet can connect to a c-lightning node and provide basic functionality (channel management, sending and receiving payments). It is available for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.

If you want to open a channel with your node then you need your node's id and IP address. Keep in mind that all of your payments will fail if you don't have any open channels with other people on your c-lightning node.

If that's the case then you can use Electrum without installing any additional software. I thought that you necessarily wanted to use your c-lightning node. I wrote a walkthrough of Lighting Network support in Electrum. You might find it useful.


You can use your Lightning Network node to receive payments but you need to open a channel first with some well-connected node (or directly with the game's node) and make room for the incoming funds by spending some coins over the LN. The same applies to Electrum which might be easier for you to use. You seem to be a bit confused about how the Lightning Network works.


I am currently rewriting the "Basics of The Lightning Network" thread but it should still be helpful.

What game are you referring to? I should be able to tell you if it's going to work if you tell me its name.


Feel free to ask those questions in the Lightning Network FAQ thread. Quite a few people watch that topic.

Once you are able to claim your reward, the game will ask you to provide a payment invoice. Both Electrum and your c-lightning node are able to generate it. As I mentioned earlier, first, you have to open a channel with some other node and spend some coins so that you can receive (check out the FAQ for explanation). This node belongs to the developer of the game. You can also choose a node from here; it's sorted by the channel count.


That's fine. We have already answered plenty of such questions there.

"To open a channel" means the same as "to fund a channel". Making space for the incoming funds is a different thing. By the way, if someone opened a channel with you, you wouldn't need to spend any coins in order to receive because the coins would be on the other party's side of the channel.


Yes. You also should pay attention to how well those nodes are connected to the rest of the network. The more channels they have, the more likely your payment is to succeed. Also, c-lightning can split large payments into smaller ones and send them through different routes. Electrum can't do that.