From 70aeb753655d578cea5ed5bf606c2a375cc8bffd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Decker Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:47:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] backup: Be more explicit about requirements in readme --- backup/README.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/backup/README.md b/backup/README.md index 2259c46..ed53d4a 100644 --- a/backup/README.md +++ b/backup/README.md @@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ internal state, and which makes sure no instances are using the same backup. ``` Notes: - - Make sure to adjust the `~/.lightning/bitcoin` directory to your needs. - - You should use some non-local SSH or NFS mount as destination. + - If you are not using the default lightning directory you'll need to + change `~/.lightning/bitcoin` in the command line to point to that + directory instead. + - You should use some non-local SSH or NFS mount as destination, + otherwise any failure of the disk may result in both the original + as well as the backup being corrupted. - Currently only the `file:///` URL scheme is supported. ## IMPORTANT note about hsm_secret