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Eluc | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Did you fix some of my usual bugs?

- Node goes offline regularly after soêe weeks without a reboot
- Node force close channel without my explicit approval
- Apps updates are coming super late
- Apps update might broke the app
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Greenheart | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 > - Node force close channel without my explicit approval

Force closures don't ask for approval. There's nothing you can do to stop a force close. It's a function of the lightning network and nothing to do with Umbrel.

Most force closes happen because your peer (or you) becomes unresponsive while an HTLC is in flight. This HTLC then has to be 'settled', meaning the channel gets force closed so the payment can be settled on-chain.
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Eluc | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I know it's not Umbrel fault, I was trolling a bit, but I never ubderstood this automatic force close, it's the node code that trigger it, that choose to broadcast the transaction to force close a channel, maybe both peer would not pay for the force close to get back 1000 sats on chain, there should be a way to make a UI tjat allow to review the force close request and approve or delay them somehow if both nodes are online and in agreement.

If someone can point me to an explanation why this is happening and why we cannot control it, I would love to learn more about it.