Installing Core Lightning on a VPS

As a Bitcoin enthusiast, you’re probably no stranger to the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. However, when it comes to installing software like Core Lightning for your Virtual Private Server (VPS), things can get complicated. In this article, we’ll walk you through the steps of installing Core Lightning on an Ubuntu Digital Ocean droplet using pip, despite having issues installing an externally managed environment.

Why isn’t pip working?

Before we dive into the solution, let’s take a quick look at why pip might not work in this case:

• pip not installed: You’re trying to use pip install to install Core Lightning, but you haven’t installed it. This can happen if your VPS doesn’t have pip installed or if pip isn’t configured properly.

• External Managed Environment (EME) Installation Issues: EME installations often require specific permissions and configuration settings that may not be available on your VPS.

Installing Core Lightning on Ubuntu Digital Ocean

To install Core Lightning, you will need to use the apt package manager on your Ubuntu Digital Ocean Droplet. Here’s how:

• Open a terminal on your VPS by clicking the Terminal button or by pressing Ctrl+Alt-T.

• Update your package list: sudo apt update

• Install Core Lightning using pip: sudo apt install -y python3-pip

• Now that you have pip installed, you can try installing Core Lightning using pip.

pip3 install core-lightning

Troubleshooting External Managed Environment (EME) Installation

If pip installation fails due to EME issues, there are a few additional steps you can take:

• Check that the python3 and pip3 packages are installed: sudo apt install -y python3

• Set up a virtual environment using virtualenv or venv: sudo apt install -y virtualenv

• Create a new virtual environment for Core Lightning: sudo virtualenv -p /usr/local/bin/python3 core-lightning-virtualenv

• Activate the virtual environment: source core-lightning-virtualenv/bin/activate (on Linux) or Activate Environment\ in your IDE

On the Ubuntu Digital Ocean droplet
source core-lightning-virtualenv/bin/activate

On the Windows system
myenv\Scripts\activate

• Install Core Lightning using pip in the virtual environment: pip3 install core-lightning

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