LND Channel Rebalancing Strategies--bos Loop and Circular

Why Rebalance?

Channels become unbalanced over time. Inbound-heavy channels cannot receive; outbound-heavy cannot send.

Method 1: Circular Rebalance with bos

npm install -g balanceofsatoshis
bos rebalance --out-through PEER_A --in-through PEER_B --amount 500000 --max-fee-rate 500

Method 2: Loop Out (off-chain to on-chain)

loop out --channel CHANNEL_ID --amt 1000000 --sweep-conf-target 6

Method 3: Loop In (on-chain to off-chain)

loop in --amt 1000000

Check Balances First

lncli listchannels | jq .channels[].local_balance

Set Max Fee

bos rebalance --max-fee-rate 1000 --max-fee 500

Tips

Only rebalance if routing revenue justifies the fee. Target channels with 80%+ imbalance first. Loop Out is better for large imbalances.