Most Bitcoin node backups are fake security.
If you never restored your node from scratch, you do not know if your recovery strategy works.
Lightning makes this even worse:
channel states, SCBs, routing reputation, HTLCs.
I added a new recovery-focused guide to Sovereign Linux Tools.
Because sovereignty is not backup creation.
It is surviving failure.
https://github.com/shadowbipnode/sovereign-linux-tools/blob/main/guides/Your-Bitcoin-Node-Backup-Is-Probably-Useless.md
Shadowbip / shadowbip
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2026-05-09 18:16:36 UTC
Author Public Key
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2026-05-09 18:16:36 UTCEvent JSON
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