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: see fundchannel.
announce whether or not to announce this channel.
close_to is a Bitcoin address to which the channel funds should be sent to
on close. Only valid if both peers have negotiated option_upfront_shutdown_script.
Returns close_to set to closing script iff is negotiated.
push_msat is the amount of millisatoshis to push to the channel peer at
open. Note that this is a gift to the peer -- these satoshis are
added to the initial balance of the peer at channel start and are largely
unrecoverable once pushed.
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.
fundchannel_startis 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: see fundchannel.
announce whether or not to announce this channel.
close_to is a Bitcoin address to which the channel funds should be sent to on close. Only valid if both peers have negotiated
option_upfront_shutdown_script. Returnsclose_toset to closing script iff is negotiated.push_msat is the amount of millisatoshis to push to the channel peer at open. Note that this is a gift to the peer -- these satoshis are added to the initial balance of the peer at channel start and are largely unrecoverable once pushed.
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.