Not easy is an understatement. I've lost millions of sats through multiple attempts to go non custodial. Its experimental tech, in an industry that is competitive and hardly anyone is willing to divulge how they run a successful channel. It's not at all worth it for anyone who isn't living off their massive stack they started 13 years ago. Ive opted for liquid instead for fees, utxo management, and built safer than a single instance ruggable custodial. Ill take crap for my decision, but its not for a lack of trying.