At Let there be Lightning (LtbL), we are pioneering sound money solutions with intuitive tools and services for Bitcoin, the Lightning Network and layer 2 innovation.
Our mission is to empower application developers with open-source, standards-compliant, and interoperable development tools and infrastructure services that are easy to use and still flexible enough for complex use cases.
The following overview is designed to be your starting point and get you building your applications quickly using our SDKs and services.
A suite of SDKs is available for different programming languages to cater to a wide range of development needs across mobile, desktop and web platforms.
Bitcoin Development Kit (BDK) is an open-source library that allows you to seamlessly build cross-platform Bitcoin wallets and applications without worrying about bitcoin internals. It is originally written in Rust, so LtbL offers ready-to use and up-to-date Flutter and React Native bindings for it. Saving you the time to write these yourselves and letting you focus on your application logic.
- Flutter: https://github.com/LtbLightning/bdk-flutter
- React Native: https://github.com/LtbLightning/bdk-rn
A ready-to-go Lightning node library built using Lightning Development Kit (LDK) and BDK. Also originally written in Rust, LtbL provides up-to-date bindings for Flutter, React Native and Node.js.
- Flutter: https://github.com/LtbLightning/ldk-node-flutter
- React Native: https://github.com/LtbLightning/ldk-node-rn
- Node.js: https://github.com/LtbLightning/ldk-node-nodejs
Payjoin Development Kit (PDK) is a full and completely standalone Payjoin implementation with supporting modules enabling great flexibility. Also originally written in Rust, LtbL provides up-to-date bindings for different programming languages.
- Flutter: https://github.com/LtbLightning/payjoin-flutter
- Python: https://github.com/LtbLightning/payjoin-ffi/tree/main/python
Building self-custodial apps and safely onboarding users can be very challenging. To improve this experience for both developers as for users of your app, we provide a range of free, standardised and opt-in services.
Our Esplora service offers an easy-to-use, API-based access to Bitcoin blockchain data.
All packages like BDK, LDK Node and PDK rely on this information and can be configured with the following URLs depending on the desired network:
- Mutinynet: https://mutinynet.ltbl.io/api
- Testnet: https://testnet.ltbl.io/api
- 🔜 Mainnet:
This service can be utilized as the default blockchain data source in your app, providing a seamless initial user experience, with the option for users to configure their own node in the application settings later, if preferred.
The Lightning Network's efficiency and performance depend heavily on timely and accurate network information. Our Rapid Gossip Sync (RGS) server enhances path finding on the Lightning Network by providing developers and their applications with fast, reliable access to network topology information. This service is crucial for applications requiring up-to-date data for routing payments efficiently, eliminating long sync times for their end-users. This service is compatible with and can be easily configured in the LDK Node package.
- Mutinynet: https://mutinynet.ltbl.io/snapshot
- Testnet: https://testnet.ltbl.io/snapshot
- 🔜 Mainnet:
In a non-custodial Lightning wallet, it is crucial to securely store and manage various types of state data. This includes maintaining a list of open channels with other nodes in the network and updating the channel state for every payment made or received. Relying solely on user devices to store this information is not reliable, as data loss could lead to the loss of funds or even the entire wallet. To address this challenge, the VSS project introduces a framework and a readily available service that can be hosted by anyone as a Versioned Storage Service.
LtbL runs this service and makes it available for Lightning wallet developers to offer seamless backups to their users without having to maintain any infrastructure themselves.
- Mutinynet: https://mutinynet.ltbl.io/vss
- Testnet: https://testnet.ltbl.io/vss
- 🔜 Mainnet:
To help you quickly familiarize yourself with our tools and services, we offer a range of demo applications and workshops:
Explore our demo applications to see our SDKs and services in action. They can serve as a quick start guide for your own development efforts.
- BDK Flutter app: https://github.com/LtbLightning/bdk-flutter-quickstart
(Accompanying guide: https://bitcoindevkit.org/blog/exploring-bdk-flutter/) - LDK Node Flutter app: https://github.com/LtbLightning/ldk-node-flutter-demo
- BDK React Native app: https://github.com/LtbLightning/bdk-rn-demo
(Accompanying guide: https://bitcoindevkit.org/blog/exploring-bdk-rn/) - LDK Node React Native app: https://github.com/LtbLightning/ldk-node-rn-demo
- Payjoin Flutter app: https://github.com/LtbLightning/payjoin-flutter-demo
Participate in our workshops for hands-on experience and in-depth understanding of building with LtbL. Workshops can be booked for live training sessions by contacting hello@ltbl.io, they can be assisted at some Bitcoin events, or you can just follow the instructions in the github repositories at your own pace.
- BDK Flutter: https://github.com/LtbLightning/bdk-flutter-workshop
- LDK Node Flutter: https://github.com/LtbLightning/ldk-node-flutter-workshop
Join our developer community to connect with fellow developers, share ideas, and get support from the LtbL team. Access our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/Zb8YQv6z85
If you're building or planning to build a project using our SDKs or services, we'd love to hear from you!
Reach out by emailing hello@ltbl.io with a brief description of your project, the SDKs or services you are utilizing, and, if possible, any links to your project's website, repository, or any relevant materials. Sharing your project with us can open up several opportunities.
We believe in building collaboratively and welcome contributions from the community. If you have feedback, suggestions, or want to contribute to our projects, do not hesitate to open a pull request, create an issue or discuss on our Discord Server.