# Start9 lightning node
**URL:** https://community.start9.com/t/start9-lightning-node/5622
**Category:** Services Support
**Created:** [August 22, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/start9-lightning-node/5622 "2026-08-22T08:29:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Subversion](https://community.start9.com/u/Subversion)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/start9-lightning-node/5622/1 "2026-08-22T08:29:05Z")
Hey folks
I’ve noticed, according to my RTL instance, that the S9 node no longer accepts channel opens less than 0.16777215 Btc. The channel I had open was closed recently. Seems an awfully high minimum change!?
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### Author:  [@Jeremy](https://community.start9.com/u/Jeremy)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/start9-lightning-node/5622/2 "2026-08-22T18:08:11Z")
Hi @Subversion, did you actually attempt an open and get rejected with that number, or is this a value you’re reading off some settings/limits display in RTL?
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### Author:  [@Jeremy](https://community.start9.com/u/Jeremy)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/start9-lightning-node/5622/3 "2026-08-22T18:10:30Z")
As a quick follow-up, I’m being told that the channels were closed, and people shouldn’t open channels until further notice.
cc: @StuPleb
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### Author:  [@Subversion](https://community.start9.com/u/Subversion)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/start9-lightning-node/5622/4 "2026-08-23T12:28:23Z")
Yes it was a failed open that reported that figure. Thanks for the heads up, hopefully it’ll be back on song soon🙏🏼
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### Author:  [@Subversion](https://community.start9.com/u/Subversion)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/start9-lightning-node/5622/5 "2026-09-01T12:42:41Z")
Any updates on your lightning node folks?
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### Author:  [@Floxxie](https://community.start9.com/u/Floxxie)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/start9-lightning-node/5622/6 "2026-09-01T12:59:59Z")
Good morning. I’ve managed to enter my password to CLN but now tells me I cannot connect to the node. I did have a channel open but was unable to access for a while.