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lightning-fundchannel_start -- Command for initiating channel establishment for a lightning channel
SYNOPSIS
fundchannel_start id amount [feerate announce]
DESCRIPTION
fundchannel_start is a lower level RPC command. It allows a user to
initiate channel establishment with a connected peer.
id is the node id of the remote peer.
amount is the satoshi value that the channel will be funded at. This value MUST be accurate, otherwise the negotiated commitment transactions will not encompass the correct channel value.
feerate is an optional field. Sets the feerate for subsequent commitment transactions.
announce whether or not to announce this channel.
Note that the funding transaction MUST NOT be broadcast until after
channel establishment has been successfully completed by running
fundchannel_complete, as the commitment transactions for this channel
are not secured until the complete command succeeds. Broadcasting
transaction before that can lead to unrecoverable loss of funds.
RETURN VALUE
On success, returns the funding_address and the scriptpubkey for the channel funding output.
On failure, returns an error.
AUTHOR
Lisa Neigut <niftynei@gmail.com> is mainly responsible.
SEE ALSO
lightning-connect(7), lightning-fundchannel(7), lightning-fundchannel_complete(7), lightning-fundchannel_cancel(7)
RESOURCES
Main web site: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning