This is a tool created in order to help those in the hard situation of having funds locked (on-chain) after the failure of core-lightning, specially addressed but not limited to those having problems with c-lightning on the Umbrel software.

If you require a more detailed guide with step by step instructions click here

1. Download the repository as a .zip and place it where you want, extract the contents and open the folder with the extracted contents.
2. Run the following command to install the dependencies:s

⚠WARNING: In order to avoid the dependencies breaking any of your system packages, it is advised to work within a Virtual environment instance of your preference.'

pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Within the recovery.py file you can change and specify the route to the 'hsm_secret' file, by default it is in the same directory and there is an exception in the .gitignore file in order to avoid leaks. (always check twice.)

2. Simply open a terminal or run the recovery.py file, and in an instant you will have your xprv and xpub printed to screen along with a small warning like this.

XPRV: xprv9abcjdldlkjdflksdfvlksdfv122...
XPUB: xpub6sdvclsdkvfsdv87875tpoijsc09...

When importing the XPRV the derivation path for the funds is "m/*" which can be represented as "m/0".

The xprv can be imported on Sparrow wallet in order to have control and availability of your funds.

• This can be achieved by going to File>New Wallet>(Give name to wallet)>New or Imported Software Wallet>Master Private Key (BIP32)

It is recommended to move your funds out to a safe wallet ASAP once you get this information displayed as there is no warranty of no trace or history after the data has been displayed on the terminal, and a third party could get access to this.

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change or to get any help.

The license for this project is GNU GPLv3

To learn more about the permissions, conditions and limitations of this license go here: GNU General Public License v3.0

1. Thanks to the core-lightning community and developers.
2. Thanks to Baan Twentyfifth for the idea and his BIP32 implemention.

If you have found this tool valuable please consider making a lightning donation to [email protected] or scanning the QR below.