I’m running LND nodes. The Bee Hive is connected to my main node via one private channel. So all routes go through my main node but my main lightning node funds are separated from Alby Hub. I did this as a test to see if it would work. It may be a useless extra step but I felt like it would protect my main node if anything malicious were to happen since Alby Hub still requires an Alby account. If it continues to work well, I’ll open a larger channel with my main node. For now, it’s just for zapping. 🤙🏻 

 Ok thanks - keeping 24/7 connected is must - BOLT12 offline idk if can used. LND risk channel close + LIQ management. 

 Absent of long term power outages or internet, I should be be online. Of course you never know what the future holds, but my past experience with LND has been pretty good. 🤙🏻