# Guide: Connect Zeus to LND via local port and VPN (fast)

**URL:** https://community.start9.com/t/guide-connect-zeus-to-lnd-via-local-port-and-vpn-fast/3581
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**Tags:** diy, how-to
**Created:** [June 30, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/guide-connect-zeus-to-lnd-via-local-port-and-vpn-fast/3581 "2025-06-30T20:52:39Z")
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#### Post date: [June 30, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/guide-connect-zeus-to-lnd-via-local-port-and-vpn-fast/3581/1 "2025-06-30T20:52:39Z")

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If you want to connect to your LND without TOR or LNC its not possible, but with this guide you are able to. For my side I use it with my own Wireguard and its the fastes way to connect to my/your node.

**Log in to Start9 with ssh**

**Switch to root user**  
sudo -i

**Switch to “chrooted”**  
/usr/lib/startos/scripts/chroot-and-upgrade

**Install Simpleproxy**  
apt update && apt install simpleproxy -y

**Insert the following for LND on port 10009**

cat \> /lib/systemd/system/simpleproxy.lnd.grpc.service \<\<‘EOL’  
[Unit]  
Description=simpleproxy LND gRPC forward  
Wants=podman.service  
After=podman.service

[Service]  
Type=simple  
Restart=always  
RestartSec=3  
ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c “/bin/systemctl set-environment IP=$(ip route | grep default | awk ‘{print $9}’ | head -1)”  
ExecStart=/usr/bin/simpleproxy -L ${IP}:10009 -R lnd.embassy:10009

[Install]  
WantedBy=multi-user.target  
EOL

**And then insert this for LND REST on port 8081**

cat \> /lib/systemd/system/simpleproxy.lnd.rest.service \<\<‘EOL’  
[Unit]  
Description=simpleproxy LND REST forward (host port 8081 to container 8080)  
Wants=podman.service  
After=podman.service

[Service]  
Type=simple  
Restart=always  
RestartSec=3  
ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c “/bin/systemctl set-environment IP=$(ip route | grep default | awk ‘{print $9}’ | head -1)”  
ExecStart=/usr/bin/simpleproxy -L ${IP}:8081 -R lnd.embassy:8080

[Install]  
WantedBy=multi-user.target  
EOL

**Start the proxy**  
systemctl enable simpleproxy.lnd.grpc  
systemctl enable simpleproxy.lnd.rest

**Close window with command (system restarts)**  
exit

**After restarting**  
In Start9 you can now open LND \> Properties \> “LND Connect REST URL” code \> and scan it with Zeus in LND REST mode. Delete the server address and only enter the local IP of your Start9 node, change the port to 8081 & deactivate use Tor and save the config.

Now you can access your node damn fast locally or via your own VPN, e.g. Wireguard.