Quick Update on kiln: Bitcoin 'simnet' experimentation
There is a problem created by lack of competition in my own little Bitcoin world running on my laptop: it's too easy. If I let a node start mining, it will mine blocks at a ridiculous pace....
There is a problem created by lack of competition in my own little Bitcoin world running on my laptop: it's too easy. If I let a node start mining, it will mine blocks at a ridiculous pace....
The Bitcoin node implementation that I'm using (btcd) exposes an RPC API. For the past couple of days, I've been exploring that API and how I can integrate the kiln operator with with this RPC endpoint....
I have deployed a Bitcoin node using the kiln operator and connected a Lightning node to it, however, I am running the Bitcoin node in simnet mode, meaning it is simulating its own isolated Bitcoin network. This requires some explanation....
Using a Kubernetes operator pattern, I intend to explore the utility of Kubernetes as a platform for a hosting and managing private Bitcoin and Lightning infrastructure....