charge-lnd: add module

README.md

@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ NixOS modules
     * [summary](https://github.com/lightningd/plugins/tree/master/summary): print a nice summary of the node status
     * [zmq](https://github.com/lightningd/plugins/tree/master/zmq): publishes notifications via ZeroMQ to configured endpoints
   * [lnd](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd) with support for announcing an onion service
+    * [Lightning Loop](https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop)
+    * [Lightning Pool](https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool)
+    * [charge-lnd](https://github.com/accumulator/charge-lnd): policy-based channel fee manager
     * [lndconnect](https://github.com/LN-Zap/lndconnect) via a REST onion service
   * [spark-wallet](https://github.com/shesek/spark-wallet)
   * [electrs](https://github.com/romanz/electrs)
   * [btcpayserver](https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver)
   * [liquid](https://github.com/elementsproject/elements)
-  * [Lightning Loop](https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop)
-  * [Lightning Pool](https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool)
   * [JoinMarket](https://github.com/joinmarket-org/joinmarket-clientserver)
     * [JoinMarket Orderbook Watcher](https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/blob/master/docs/orderbook.md)
   * [recurring-donations](modules/recurring-donations.nix): for periodic lightning payments

examples/configuration.nix

@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@
   # Set this to create a public onion service for lnd.
   # nix-bitcoin.onionServices.lnd.public = true;
 
+  ### charge-lnd
+  # Enable this module to use charge-lnd, a simple policy based fee manager for
+  # LND. With this tool you can set fees to autobalance, recover channel open
+  # costs, use on-chain fees as reference, or just use static fees. You decide.
+  # services.charge-lnd.enable = true;
+  # Define policies as outlined in the project documentation.
+  # services.charge-lnd.policies = ''
+  # '';
+
   ### Backups
   # Enable this module to use nix-bitcoin's own backups module. By default, it
   # uses duplicity to incrementally back up all important files in /var/lib to

modules/charge-lnd.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+{ config, options, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.charge-lnd;
+  nbLib = config.nix-bitcoin.lib;
+  lnd = config.services.lnd;
+  electrs = if (options ? services.electrs) && config.services.electrs.enable
+            then config.services.electrs
+            else null;
+
+  user = "charge-lnd";
+  group = user;
+  dataDir = "/var/lib/charge-lnd";
+
+  configFile = builtins.toFile "charge-lnd.config" cfg.policies;
+  checkedConfig = pkgs.runCommandNoCC "charge-lnd-checked.config" { } ''
+    ${config.nix-bitcoin.pkgs.charge-lnd}/bin/charge-lnd --check --config ${configFile}
+    cp ${configFile} $out
+  '';
+in
+{
+  options.services.charge-lnd = with types; {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "charge-lnd, policy-based fee manager";
+
+    extraFlags = mkOption {
+      type = listOf str;
+      default = [];
+      example = [ "--verbose" "--dry-run" ];
+      description = "Extra flags to pass to the charge-lnd command.";
+    };
+
+    interval = mkOption {
+      type = str;
+      default = "*-*-* 04:00:00";
+      example = "hourly";
+      description = ''
+        Systemd calendar expression when to adjust fees.
+
+        See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle>
+        <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for possible values.
+
+        Default is once a day.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    randomDelay = mkOption {
+      type = str;
+      default = "1h";
+      description = ''
+        Random delay to add to scheduled time.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    policies = mkOption {
+      type = types.lines;
+      default = "";
+      example = literalExample ''
+        [discourage-routing-out-of-balance]
+        chan.max_ratio = 0.1
+        chan.min_capacity = 250000
+        strategy = static
+        base_fee_msat = 10000
+        fee_ppm = 500
+
+        [encourage-routing-to-balance]
+        chan.min_ratio = 0.9
+        chan.min_capacity = 250000
+        strategy = static
+        base_fee_msat = 1
+        fee_ppm = 2
+
+        [default]
+        strategy = ignore
+      '';
+      description = ''
+        Policy definitions in INI format.
+
+        See https://github.com/accumulator/charge-lnd/blob/master/README.md#usage
+        for possible properties and parameters.
+
+        Policies are evaluated from top to bottom.
+        The first matching policy (or `default`) is applied.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    services.lnd = {
+      enable = true;
+      macaroons.charge-lnd = {
+        user = user;
+        permissions = ''{"entity":"info","action":"read"},{"entity":"onchain","action":"read"},{"entity":"offchain","action":"read"},{"entity":"offchain","action":"write"}'';
+      };
+    };
+
+    systemd.services.charge-lnd = {
+      documentation = [ "https://github.com/accumulator/charge-lnd/blob/master/README.md" ];
+      after = [ "lnd.service" ];
+      requires = [ "lnd.service" ];
+      # lnd's data directory (--lnddir) is not accessible to charge-lnd.
+      # Instead use directory "lnddir-proxy" as lnddir and link relevant files to it.
+      preStart = ''
+        macaroonDir=${dataDir}/lnddir-proxy/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet
+        mkdir -p $macaroonDir
+        ln -sf /run/lnd/charge-lnd.macaroon $macaroonDir
+        ln -sf ${config.nix-bitcoin.secretsDir}/lnd-cert ${dataDir}/lnddir-proxy/tls.cert
+      '';
+      serviceConfig = nbLib.defaultHardening // {
+        ExecStart = ''
+          ${config.nix-bitcoin.pkgs.charge-lnd}/bin/charge-lnd \
+            --lnddir ${dataDir}/lnddir-proxy \
+            --grpc ${lnd.rpcAddress}:${toString lnd.rpcPort} \
+            --config ${checkedConfig} \
+            ${optionalString (electrs != null) "--electrum-server ${electrs.address}:${toString electrs.port}"} \
+            ${escapeShellArgs cfg.extraFlags}
+        '';
+        Type = "oneshot";
+        User = user;
+        Group = group;
+        StateDirectory = "charge-lnd";
+      } // nbLib.allowLocalIPAddresses;
+    };
+
+    systemd.timers.charge-lnd = {
+      description = "Adjust LND routing fees";
+      wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+      timerConfig = {
+        OnCalendar = cfg.interval;
+        RandomizedDelaySec = cfg.randomDelay;
+      };
+    };
+
+    users.users.${user} = {
+      group = group;
+      isSystemUser = true;
+    };
+    users.groups.${group} = {};
+  };
+}

modules/default.nix

@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
   spark-wallet = ./spark-wallet.nix;
   recurring-donations = ./recurring-donations.nix;
   lnd = ./lnd.nix;
+  charge-lnd = ./charge-lnd.nix;
   joinmarket = ./joinmarket.nix;
 }

modules/modules.nix

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ with lib;
     ./lnd-rest-onion-service.nix
     ./lightning-loop.nix
     ./lightning-pool.nix
+    ./charge-lnd.nix
     ./btcpayserver.nix
     ./electrs.nix
     ./liquid.nix

modules/netns-isolation.nix

@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ in {
         id = 27;
         connections = [ "lnd" ];
       };
+      charge-lnd = {
+        id = 28;
+        connections = [ "lnd" "electrs" ];
+      };
     };
 
     services.bitcoind = {

pkgs/pinned.nix

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ in
   inherit (nixpkgsUnstable)
     bitcoin
     bitcoind
+    charge-lnd
     clightning
     lnd
     lndconnect

test/tests.nix

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ let
       tests.lightning-pool = cfg.lightning-pool.enable;
       nix-bitcoin.onionServices.lnd.public = true;
 
+      tests.charge-lnd = cfg.charge-lnd.enable;
+
       tests.electrs = cfg.electrs.enable;
 
       tests.liquidd = cfg.liquidd.enable;
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ let
       services.lnd.restOnionService.enable = true;
       services.lightning-loop.enable = true;
       services.lightning-pool.enable = true;
+      services.charge-lnd.enable = true;
       services.electrs.enable = true;
       services.liquidd.enable = true;
       services.btcpayserver.enable = true;
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@ let
       services.lnd.enable = true;
       services.lightning-loop.enable = true;
       services.lightning-pool.enable = true;
+      services.charge-lnd.enable = true;
       services.electrs.enable = true;
       services.btcpayserver.enable = true;
       services.joinmarket.enable = true;

test/tests.py

@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@ def _():
     )
 
 
+@test("charge-lnd")
+def _():
+    # charge-lnd is a oneshot service that is started by a timer under regular operation
+    succeed("systemctl start charge-lnd")
+    assert_no_failure("charge-lnd")
+
+
 @test("btcpayserver")
 def _():
     assert_running("nbxplorer")