# Basis of Lightning Technology (BOLT) https://github.com/lightning/bolts ## Table of Contents - [BOLT #0](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/00-introduction.md): Introduction and Index - [BOLT #1](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/01-messaging.md): Base Protocol - [BOLT #2](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/02-peer-protocol.md): Peer Protocol for Channel Management - [BOLT #3](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/03-transactions.md): Bitcoin Transaction and Script Formats - [BOLT #4](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/04-onion-routing.md): Onion Routing Protocol - [BOLT #5](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/05-onchain.md): Recommendations for On-chain Transaction Handling - [BOLT #7](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/07-routing-gossip.md): P2P Node and Channel Discovery - [BOLT #8](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/08-transport.md): Encrypted and Authenticated Transport - [BOLT #9](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/09-features.md): Assigned Feature Flags - [BOLT #10](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/10-dns-bootstrap.md): DNS Bootstrap and Assisted Node Location - [BOLT #11](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/11-payment-encoding.md): Invoice Protocol for Lightning Payments - [BOLT 12](https://github.com/bitonic-cjp/lightning-rfc/blob/payment-protocol/12-payment-protocol.md) (Proposed): Payment Protocol for Lightning Payments - https://bolt12.org/ ## Obsidian Links All notes are abridged, as the BOLTs are frequently subject to change© - [[BOLT 1]] - [[BOLT 2]] - [[BOLT 3]] - [[BOLT 4]] - [[BOLT 5]] - [[BOLT 6]] - [[BOLT 7]] - [[BOLT 8]] - [[BOLT 9]] - [[BOLT 10]] - [[BOLT 11]] - [[BOLT 12]] ## [BOLT #0: Introduction and Index](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/00-introduction.md) Contains: - The Spark: A Short Introduction to Lightning - Glossary and Terminology Guide