<p>To run the wallets you mentioned, you will need to also run a bitcoin node (<code>bitcoind</code> or <code>btcd</code>, most likely), and an <code>lnd</code>node as well. This information is listed in the README files on the pages you linked to. </p>

<p>I believe there are lightning network wallets that work without a local full node, but I don’t have experience with one so you’ll have to dig a bit to find one that works for you. NOTE: without running a node on your machine, you will be trusting someone else’s node in order to use the lightning network. </p>

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<p>I'm using the Mac operating system. I downloaded <a href="https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-app" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>Lightning App</code></a> and <a href="https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>Zap</code></a> from Github.</p>

<p>The wallet can not be synchronized with the network, how can I synchronize it and can I do it without having to download the full blockchain?</p>

<p>Lightning App shows me the error <code>the network can not be synchronized...</code>,
when I launch Lightning App it also pops up an error: <code>Syncing to chain ... block height: 0</code>.</p>

<p>When I launch Zap:</p>

<pre><code>Uncaught Exception:
Error: Connect Failed
    at ClientReadableStream._emitStatusIfDone (/Applications/Zap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/grpc/src/client.js:255:19)
    at ClientReadableStream._readsDone (/Applications/Zap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/grpc/src/client.js:221:8)
    at readCallback (/Applications/Zap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/grpc/src/client.js:283:12)
</code></pre>

<p>What am I missing to get Lightning to run?</p>

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How can I make Zap synchronize with the Bitcoin network?
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# How can I make Zap synchronize with the Bitcoin network?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-13)

I'm using the Mac operating system. I downloaded [`Lightning App`](https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-app) and [`Zap`](https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop) from Github.

The wallet can not be synchronized with the network, how can I synchronize it and can I do it without having to download the full blockchain?

Lightning App shows me the error `the network can not be synchronized...`,
when I launch Lightning App it also pops up an error: `Syncing to chain ... block height: 0`.

When I launch Zap:

```
Uncaught Exception:
Error: Connect Failed
    at ClientReadableStream._emitStatusIfDone (/Applications/Zap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/grpc/src/client.js:255:19)
    at ClientReadableStream._readsDone (/Applications/Zap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/grpc/src/client.js:221:8)
    at readCallback (/Applications/Zap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/grpc/src/client.js:283:12)

```

What am I missing to get Lightning to run?

**Tags:** lightning-network, synchronization, zap


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-13. Score: 1

To run the wallets you mentioned, you will need to also run a bitcoin node (`bitcoind` or `btcd`, most likely), and an `lnd`node as well. This information is listed in the README files on the pages you linked to.

I believe there are lightning network wallets that work without a local full node, but I don’t have experience with one so you’ll have to dig a bit to find one that works for you. NOTE: without running a node on your machine, you will be trusting someone else’s node in order to use the lightning network.


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