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with great privacy comes great responsibility.

those who continue to work in a browser over the terminal will continue to fall behind exponentially.

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.

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) https://github.com/ripsline/virtual-private-node

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. https://github.com/ripsline/virtual-private-node

Virtual Private Node v0.3.0 — Lightning Accounts This release adds LndHub.go as a new add-on. Create separate Lightning wallet accounts for family, friends, or AI agents — all backed by your own LND node. Built from source at a pinned release tag. No prebuilt binaries. Managed entirely from the SSH dashboard. Each account gets a one-time login and password. Share the credentials or scan a QR code. The admin cannot see user balances. Deactivation records the balance so you can refund to a new account. Passwords are shown once and never stored anywhere. The bigger change is how clearnet connections work. Previously, LndHub was exposed over unencrypted HTTP in hybrid P2P mode. Now a TLS reverse proxy sits in front of it — self-signed ECDSA P-256 certificate with your server's IP in the SAN. Same approach LND uses for its REST API. Zeus users accept the cert on first connection. Tor connections bypass the proxy entirely. The proxy only exists when you need it. Tor-only mode: no proxy, no open port, LndHub reachable only through the hidden service. Hybrid mode: proxy auto-installs, firewall opens port 3000 for encrypted access. Upgrade from Tor to hybrid later and the proxy gets added automatically. Security fixes throughout: SQL injection prevention on database queries, double-sudo bug fix, account name input validation, sshd hardening with drop-in config files, version cache moved out of /tmp. Code cleanup: consistent command execution patterns, idiomatic timeouts, migrated GPG calls to the system package abstraction. One command installs Bitcoin Core, LND, and Tor on Debian. Add LndHub, Lightning Terminal, and Syncthing from the dashboard. No wrappers. No abstractions. Your keys, your node. github.com/ripsline/virtual-private-node

nobody is going to give their bot a credit card but they will give it a macaroon with an allowance.

freedom is self-taught.

power takes freedom. take your freedom back with tools that give you power.

Virtual Private Node — a private Bitcoin & Lightning node in one command. ✅ TUI dashboard ✅ Bitcoin Core ✅ LND Lightning ✅ Lightning Terminal (browser UI) ✅ Wallet pairing ✅ GPG verified downloads ✅ Syncthing (automatic channel backups over Tor) https://github.com/ripsline/virtual-private-node

IF you are gonna use a hardware wallet, it better be bought in person w/ cash or lightning. 📝 ac6f1b4b…