From 03b4d88ed73eb7c815b8c56899de4d51173ccd4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Gugger Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 11:05:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: mention lnd-itest for testing Fixes #5418. --- docs/INSTALL.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.md b/docs/INSTALL.md index 12fc110aa..901ceb5b2 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL.md +++ b/docs/INSTALL.md @@ -583,6 +583,12 @@ There are currently two primary ways to run `lnd`: one requires a local `btcd` instance with the RPC service exposed, and the other uses a fully integrated light client powered by [neutrino](https://github.com/lightninglabs/neutrino). +For testing scenarios like integration tests where wallet security is not +important, the `itest/lnd-itest` binary can be used which uses very weak +password stretching for the wallet encryption and therefore starts up faster +than a production/mainnet/release build. The binary can be built by running +`make build-itest`. + # Creating an lnd.conf (Optional) Optionally, if you'd like to have a persistent configuration between `lnd`