1. Encrypted static backup for channels similar to Eclair and LND.
2. Support in Zeus for Commando, the current plugin support in Core Lightning looks to become deprecated now that there is built-in support.
3. Some redundancy for watching for channel breaches, for example watch towers or similar. This could also use Commando with a few peers and a Rune that only provides that functionality. This would be similar to LND watch tower support.
4. A way to use an LSP for quick channel setup with inbound liquidity that is similar to Phoenix and Zeus.
5. Some guidance and documentation on how to manage channels after the initial setup for more manual control of channels (and reduced LSP fees).
quotingThis is where I am at with setting up a lightning node:
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Core Lightning:
- Has support for a fallback address.
- Doesn't have encrypted static channel backup. It could be possible to use ZFS to mirror an ecrypted volume.
- Unclear how well supported configuring a watch tower. There is a plugin, however will need to test it more.
- Has support for Commando that makes connecting to the node remotely only require opening one port. This is useful for setting up a Lightning Address as well as connecting a mobile interface. This however is not yet supported in Zeus yet.
- Has plugin support for additional functionality.
LND:
- More clear watch tower support.
- Has a static encrypted channel backup that can be uploaded to a remote server.
- Seems to have more application support, such as Zeus, as well as channel managent scripts like Balance of Satoshi.
- Can run with Nuetrino for lighter disk requirements.
- Doesn't yet have an automatic fallback address (non-reused), there is however a pending issue to support this feature.
- Has support for managing liquidity through Loop and Pool. And also apparently an LSP, though I have not found how to configure it.
- Doesn't have plugin support.
It's kind of a split between the two still.