Installing Core Lightning on a VPS with pip not working
As a Bitcoin enthusiast, you are probably not new to the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. However, when it comes to installing software like Core Lightning on your virtual private server (VPS), things can get complicated. In this article, we will show you how to install Core Lightning on an Ubuntu Digital Ocean server using pip, despite the problems with installing an externally managed environment.
Why doesn’t pip work?
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 are asking to use pip install to install Core Lightning, but you do not have it installed. This can happen if pip is not installed on your VPS or pip is configured incorrectly.
Installation Issues in Externally Managed Environments (EME): Installing EME often requires special permissions and configuration options that may not be available on a VPS.
Installing Lightning Core on Ubuntu Digital Ocean
To install Core Lightning, you will need to use the apt' package manager on your Ubuntu Digital Ocean server. Here's how to do it:
Open a terminal on your VPS by clicking the Terminal button or pressingCtrl+Alt-T.
Update the list of packages: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 kernel-lightning
Troubleshooting Installation in an Externally Managed Environment (EME)
If installing pip does not work due to EME issues, here are some additional steps you can take:
Check whether the python3andpip3packages are installed:sudo apt install -y python3
Set up the virtual environment usingvirtualenvorvenv: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) orActivate Environment\ in your IDE
In Ubuntu Digital Ocean droplet
source core-lightning-virtualenv/bin/activate
V Windows
myenv\Scripts\activate
Install Core Lightning using pip inside the virtual environment: pip3 install core-lightning`
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Installing Core Lightning on a VPS with pip not working
As a Bitcoin enthusiast, you are probably not new to the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. However, when it comes to installing software like Core Lightning on your virtual private server (VPS), things can get complicated. In this article, we will show you how to install Core Lightning on an Ubuntu Digital Ocean server using pip, despite the problems with installing an externally managed environment.
Why doesn’t pip work?
Before we dive into the solution, let’s take a quick look at why pip might not work in this case:
Installing Lightning Core on Ubuntu Digital Ocean
To install Core Lightning, you will need to use the
apt' package manager on your Ubuntu Digital Ocean server. Here's how to do it:.Troubleshooting Installation in an Externally Managed Environment (EME)
If installing pip does not work due to EME issues, here are some additional steps you can take:
andpip3packages are installed:sudo apt install -y python3orvenv:sudo apt install -y virtualenv(on Linux) orActivate Environment\ in your IDE