C-Lightning-REST fails on start

[BlackHatCoiner]

What's the problem: C-Lightning-REST fails to start.

Code:

Mar 09 12:14:48 raspibolt node[14132]: --- Starting the cl-rest server --- warn
Mar 09 12:14:48 raspibolt node[14132]: --- cl-rest api server is ready and listening on port: 3001 --- warn
Mar 09 12:14:48 raspibolt node[14132]: --- cl-rest doc server is ready and listening on port: 4001 --- warn
Mar 09 12:15:13 raspibolt node[14132]: Lightning client connection closed, reconnecting error
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]: Lightning client connection error error
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]: node:events:504
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:       throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:       ^
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED /home/bitcoin/.lightning/testnet/lightning-rpc
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:     at PipeConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (node:net:1157:16)
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]: Emitted 'error' event on LightningClient instance at:
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:     at Socket.<anonymous> (/home/bitcoin/c-lightning-REST/lightning-client-js.js:77:23)
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:     at Socket.emit (node:events:526:28)
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:     at emitErrorNT (node:internal/streams/destroy:164:8)
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:     at emitErrorCloseNT (node:internal/streams/destroy:129:3)
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:     at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21) {
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:   errno: -111,
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:   code: 'ECONNREFUSED',
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:   syscall: 'connect',
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]:   address: '/home/bitcoin/.lightning/testnet/lightning-rpc'
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]: }
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt node[14132]: Node.js v17.5.0
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt systemd[1]: c-lightning-REST.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mar 09 12:15:15 raspibolt systemd[1]: c-lightning-REST.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'

I have a Lightning node[1] running fine in testnet and I recently installed Ride The Lightning, which is a comfortable web browser app. After an unfortunate RPi shutdown, I can't understand what have gone wrong, but when I start the service, it prompts me the above. I'm having this issue a week now and I haven't figured out anything despite of all the restarts and re-edits I've done.

Everything else (bitcoind, lightningd, tor etc.) works properly.

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Code:

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[Rath_]

I believe that I also started having problems with the service at some point. I have been running c-lightning-rest as a plugin without any problems since then. You should give it a try.

[BlackHatCoiner]

I believe that I also started having problems with the service at some point. I have been running c-lightning-rest as a plugin without any problems since then. You should give it a try.

I did, but I have another problem now. Ride The Lightning considers my node as a LND one, but it's C-Lightning and I've written it in RTL-Config.json.

[Rath_]

I did, but I have another problem now. Ride The Lightning considers my node as a LND one, but it's C-Lightning and I've written it in RTL-Config.json.

We won't be able to help you unless you share your config with us. You might have made a small mistake somewhere which causes RTL to use the default settings.

[BlackHatCoiner]

We won't be able to help you unless you share your config with us. You might have made a small mistake somewhere which causes RTL to use the default settings.

Code: (RTL-Config.json)

{
  "port": "3000",
  "SSO": {
    "rtlSSO": 0,
    "rtlCookiePath": "",
    "logoutRedirectLink": ""
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "lnNode": "c-lightning",
      "lnImplementation": "CLT",
      "Authentication": {
        "macaroonPath": "/home/bitcoin/c-lightning-REST/certs/"
      },
      "Settings": {
        "userPersona": "OPERATOR",
        "themeMode": "NIGHT",
        "themeColor": "PURPLE",
        "channelBackupPath": "/home/bitcoin/RTL/",
        "bitcoindConfigPath": "/mnt/ext/bitcoin/",
        "logLevel": "INFO",
        "fiatConversion": false,
        "lnServerUrl": "https://127.0.0.1:3003/v1"
      } 
    }
  ],
  "multiPassHashed": "80cd7705a67ed19996fac8c8506cf72ac33163cf0fcc60ab0b78462a1f25554d"
}

[Rath_]

Code: (RTL-Config.json)

{
        "lnServerUrl": "https://127.0.0.1:3003/v1"

Are you sure that port 3003 is correct? You should set it to the same value as "rest-port" in your c-lightning config. Also, try removing "/v1" as it should not be necessary.

[BlackHatCoiner]

Are you sure that port 3003 is correct? You should set it to the same value as "rest-port" in your c-lightning config. Also, try removing "/v1" as it should not be necessary.

Apparently, it's not a port issue, but rather a web socket one.

Code:

bitcoin@raspibolt:~/.lightning/testnet $ sudo service RTL status
● RTL.service - RTL daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/RTL.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2022-03-09 19:21:50 GMT; 47min ago
 Main PID: 3902 (node)
    Tasks: 11 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/RTL.service
           └─3902 /usr/bin/node /home/bitcoin/RTL/rtl.js

Mar 09 20:06:49 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:06:49] ERROR: CLWebSocket => Web socket error: socket hang up
Mar 09 20:06:49 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:06:49] INFO: CLWebSocket => Web socket disconnected, will reconnect again....
Mar 09 20:07:53 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:07:53] INFO: CLWebSocket => Reconnecting to the CLightning's Websocket Server...
Mar 09 20:07:53 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:07:53] INFO: CLWebSocket => Connecting to the CLightning's Websocket Server...
Mar 09 20:07:53 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:07:53] ERROR: CLWebSocket => Web socket error: socket hang up
Mar 09 20:07:53 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:07:53] INFO: CLWebSocket => Web socket disconnected, will reconnect again....
Mar 09 20:08:57 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:08:57] INFO: CLWebSocket => Reconnecting to the CLightning's Websocket Server...
Mar 09 20:08:57 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:08:57] INFO: CLWebSocket => Connecting to the CLightning's Websocket Server...
Mar 09 20:08:57 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:08:57] ERROR: CLWebSocket => Web socket error: socket hang up
Mar 09 20:08:57 raspibolt node[3902]: [09/03/2022, 20:08:57] INFO: CLWebSocket => Web socket disconnected, will reconnect again....

From a sudo service lightningd status I get:

Code:

Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of lightningd.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daem
● lightningd.service - C-Lightning daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/lightningd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: activating (start) since Wed 2022-03-09 20:25:31 GMT; 606ms ago
Cntrl PID: 9912 (lightningd)
    Tasks: 13 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/lightningd.service
           ├─9912 /usr/local/bin/lightningd --daemon --conf /home/bitcoin/.lightning/testnet/lightningd.conf --plugin=/h
           ├─9916 /usr/local/bin/lightningd --daemon --conf /home/bitcoin/.lightning/testnet/lightningd.conf --plugin=/h
           ├─9917 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/autoclean
           ├─9918 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/bcli
           ├─9919 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/fetchinvoice
           ├─9920 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/funder
           ├─9921 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/topology
           ├─9922 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/keysend
           ├─9923 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/offers
           ├─9924 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/pay
           ├─9925 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/txprepare
           └─9926 /usr/local/bin/../libexec/c-lightning/plugins/spenderp

Mar 09 20:25:31 raspibolt systemd[1]: Starting C-Lightning daemon...
Mar 09 20:25:32 raspibolt lightningd[9912]: #
Mar 09 20:25:32 raspibolt lightningd[9912]: # Fatal error in , line 0
Mar 09 20:25:32 raspibolt lightningd[9912]: # Check failed: reservation_.SetPermissions(protect_start, protect_size, per
Mar 09 20:25:32 raspibolt lightningd[9912]: #
Mar 09 20:25:32 raspibolt lightningd[9912]: #FailureMessage Object: 0xbecdb680

So, I'll just blame my luck and reinstall the whole thing unless you've experienced this before.