Oddbean new post about login | logout #asknostr I'm afraid to close a lightning channel on my BTCpay server. I think I'm going to do it wrong. All the funds are on my side and the channel has never been used as it never worked. Help please π₯Ί
What type of help do you need? As per your explanation, it seems to be okay to close the channel. Before closure, just check if the peer is online & active so that mutual cooperative closure can be made.
How do I check if they are online?
Is the channel open or inactive? That will tell you whether the peer is up or down.
RTL reports... State Channeld Normal Connected No Disconnected
I don't have this exact wording in my rtl.. And the format you posted is funky but the channel seems inactive. In my RTL I have green dot for active channels and grey dot for inactive channels. To be honest not much you can do if the remote peer is offline. Try contacting them... At some point you may have to force close the channel. Force close is a standard part of lightning. Just more expensive and slower than normal (cooperative) close.
Closing a channel is safe. Make sure to choose a high enough fee and especially make sure the fee is above any current purging fee. https://mempool.space/