What is lndg?

LNDg is a web-based GUI for Lightning Network node operators running LND. It connects to an LND node via gRPC to provide analytics on channel performance, peer routing history, and node profitability. Key capabilities include automated channel rebalancing to maintain outbound liquidity on profitable routes, automatic fee adjustment based on channel performance, batch channel opening to reduce on-chain fees, watchtower management, and a REST API for programmatic access. It runs as a Django application with SQLite (default) or PostgreSQL, deployed via Docker Compose, manual Python virtualenv, or one-click installers on platforms like Umbrel and RaspiBlitz. The UI requires password login with an auto-generated admin account. The project is actively maintained with regular releases.

Should you self-host lndg?

lndg scores 49/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #25 of 42 in Cryptocurrency. It has 254 GitHub stars.

It shipped 2 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v1.11.1, came out on 27 September 2026. New versions land roughly every 2 months.

Setup is advanced: plan for several services and some ongoing maintenance. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Python.

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Features

AR-Autopilot
Auto-Fees
Auto-Rebalancer
Batch Channel Opens
Channel Performance Analytics
HTLC Failure Stream
New Peer Suggestions
Password Protected Login
Peer Event Tracking
Peer Reconnection
REST API
Watchtower Management

How to configure lndg

AF-Enabled0Enable Auto-Fees globally
Enable Auto-Fees globally
values: 0, 1
AF-ExcessLimitOutbound liquidity (%) threshold for Excess Liquidity fee algorithm
Outbound liquidity (%) threshold for Excess Liquidity fee algorithm
AF-FailedHTLCsMinimum daily failed HTLC count to trigger fee increase
Minimum daily failed HTLC count to trigger fee increase
AF-IncrementBase increment size (ppm) for fee changes
Base increment size (ppm) for fee changes
AF-LowLiqLimitOutbound liquidity (%) threshold for Low Liquidity fee algorithm
Outbound liquidity (%) threshold for Low Liquidity fee algorithm
AF-MaxRateMaximum fee rate (ppm) Auto-Fees can set
Maximum fee rate (ppm) Auto-Fees can set
AF-MinRateMinimum fee rate (ppm) Auto-Fees can set
Minimum fee rate (ppm) Auto-Fees can set
AF-MultiplierMultiplies AF-Increment for larger fee adjustments
Multiplies AF-Increment for larger fee adjustments
AF-UpdateHours24Minimum hours between AF adjustments for a channel
Minimum hours between AF adjustments for a channel
ALLOWED_HOSTS['*']Allowed hostnames for Django
Allowed hostnames for Django
AR-APDays7Days of historical data for Autopilot decisions
Days of historical data for Autopilot decisions
AR-Autopilot0Automatically act on AR suggestions
Automatically act on AR suggestions
values: 0, 1
AR-Enabled0Enable Auto-Rebalancer globally
Enable Auto-Rebalancer globally
values: 0, 1
AR-Inbound%100Default inbound target for newly monitored channels
Default inbound target for newly monitored channels
AR-MaxCost%65Maximum rebalance fee limit as percentage of target channel's outbound fee rate
Maximum rebalance fee limit as percentage of target channel's outbound fee rate
AR-MaxFeeRate100Absolute maximum fee rate (ppm) allowed for rebalance
Absolute maximum fee rate (ppm) allowed for rebalance
AR-Outbound%75Channels with more outbound liquidity than this are potential sources
Channels with more outbound liquidity than this are potential sources
AR-Target%5Default rebalance amount as percentage of channel capacity
Default rebalance amount as percentage of channel capacity
AR-Time5Maximum time (minutes) to search for a rebalance route
Maximum time (minutes) to search for a rebalance route
AR-Variance0Randomly vary target rebalance amount by this percentage
Randomly vary target rebalance amount by this percentage
AR-WaitPeriod30Time (minutes) to wait before retrying rebalance after failure
Time (minutes) to wait before retrying rebalance after failure
AR-Workers1Number of parallel rebalance attempts
Number of parallel rebalance attempts
CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINSTrusted origins for CSRF
Trusted origins for CSRF
DATABASESSQLite3 at BASE_DIR/data/db.sqlite3Database configuration (SQLite3 default, PostgreSQL optional)
Database configuration (SQLite3 default, PostgreSQL optional)
values: sqlite3, postgresql
DEBUGFalseDjango debug mode
Django debug mode
values: True, False
LND_DATABASE_PATH~/.lnd/data/graph/<network>/channel.dbPath to LND channel.db for monitoring
Path to LND channel.db for monitoring
LND_MACAROON_PATH~/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/<network>/admin.macaroonPath to LND admin macaroon file
Path to LND admin macaroon file
LND_MAX_MESSAGE104857600Maximum gRPC message size
Maximum gRPC message size
LND_NETWORKmainnetLND network (mainnet or testnet)
LND network (mainnet or testnet)
values: mainnet, testnet
LND_RPC_SERVERlocalhost:10009LND gRPC server address and port
LND gRPC server address and port
LND_TLS_PATH~/.lnd/tls.certPath to LND TLS certificate file
Path to LND TLS certificate file
LOGIN_REQUIREDTrueWhether password authentication is required
Whether password authentication is required
values: True, False
SECRET_KEYauto-generatedDjango secret key
Django secret key