Balance of Satoshis (BOS)

Bitcoin Nodes

Command-line toolkit for managing LND nodes, built by Alex Bosworth at Lightning Labs. Provides rebalancing automation, channel fee management, payment probing, and detailed accounting tools. One of the most widely used utilities in the Lightning Network operator stack.

Details

Note: Balance of Satoshis (BOS) — CLI tool for LND node management, routing fee optimization
Type: Lightning node CLI management tool
Language: Node.js
Developer: Alex Bosworth / Lightning Labs
Node Type: lightning_accounting
Open Source: Yes
Bitcoin Only: Yes
Lightning Implementation: LND

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