diff --git a/dist/setup.sh b/dist/setup.sh
index abddac1..fb5aaac 100755
--- a/dist/setup.sh
+++ b/dist/setup.sh
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ install_docker() {
           next
         fi
         copy_file $sourceDataPath/lightning/c-lightning/config $LIGHTNING_DATAPATH/config
+        copy_file $sourceDataPath/lightning/c-lightning/bitcoin.conf $LIGHTNING_DATAPATH/bitcoin.conf
     fi
   fi
 
diff --git a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/prompters/200_lightning.js b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/prompters/200_lightning.js
index f4de49e..084eae1 100644
--- a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/prompters/200_lightning.js
+++ b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/prompters/200_lightning.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const featureCondition = function(props) {
 
 const templates = {
   'lnd': [ path.join('lnd','lnd.conf') ],
-  'c-lightning': [ path.join('c-lightning','config') ]
+  'c-lightning': [ path.join('c-lightning','config'), path.join('c-lightning','bitcoin.conf') ]
 };
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 5e9350e..f270d54 100644
--- a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ services:
       - "9735:9735"
     volumes:
       - "<%= lightning_datapath%>:/.lightning"
+      - "<%= lightning_datapath%>/bitcoin.conf:/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf"
 #    deploy:
 #      placement:
 #        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
diff --git a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/lightning/c-lightning/bitcoin.conf b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/lightning/c-lightning/bitcoin.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bed4730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/lightning/c-lightning/bitcoin.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<% if (net === 'testnet') { %>
+# testnet
+testnet=1
+<% } %>
+
+rpcconnect=<%= (bitcoin_mode === 'internal')?'bitcoin':bitcoin_node_ip %>
+rpcuser=<%= bitcoin_rpcuser %>
+rpcpassword=<%= bitcoin_rpcpassword %>