latest updated lnd & btcd testnet node setup on ubuntu 16.04

the following guide is an updated install process from the following which needs some work updating still
https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md

It is specific to btcd, lnd, on testnet, running on an ubuntu 16.04 server host.

It does not address mainnet, or using bitcoind, or nuetrino.

INSTALL
=======

install golang
  sudo apt-get install golang-1.9-go
  mkdir go

set go paths
  nano .profile

add to the end
  export GOROOT=/usr/lib/go-1.9/
  export GOPATH=$HOME/go
  export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin

logout, log back in

check variables with
  go env

install glide
  go get -u github.com/Masterminds/glide

install lnd
  git clone https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
  cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
  glide install
  go install . ./cmd/...

run tests
  go install; go test -v -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v  '/vendor/')

install btcd
  git clone https://github.com/roasbeef/btcd $GOPATH/src/github.com/roasbeef/btcd
  cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/roasbeef/btcd
  glide install
  go install . ./cmd/...

setup a $HOME/.btcd/btcd.conf file from https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blob/master/sample-btcd.conf

simplest version might be
  [Application Options]
  ; set debug to error, warn, info, debug
  debuglevel=warn
  datadir=~/.btcd/data
  testnet=1
  ; set to your external IP address
  externalip=YOURIP
  ; add a known external peer if you like
  ;addpeer=KNOWNPEERIP
  rpcuser=REPLACEME
  rpcpass=REPLACEME
  txindex=1

run btcd and sync (will take a long time)
  btcd --testnet --txindex --rpcuser=REPLACEME --rpcpass=REPLACEME

monitor progress in another terminal window with
  btcctl --testnet --rpcuser=REPLACEME --rpcpass=REPLACEME getinfo
  btcctl --testnet --rpcuser=REPLACEME --rpcpass=REPLACEME getpeerinfo | more

to run in the background (and tail log file)
  btcd --testnet --txindex --rpcuser=REPLACEME --rpcpass=REPLACEME >> btcd.log  2>&1 &

view logs by going
  tail btcd.log

[Please see EXTRA section at end, for supervisor configuration to run btcd automatically]

create $HOME/.lnd/lnd.conf from https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/sample-lnd.conf

simple version might be as follows:

  [Application Options]
  datadir=~/.lnd/data
  logdir=~/.lnd/logs
  debuglevel=warn
  debughtlc=true
  maxpendingchannels=10
  ; don't encrypt wallet in testing environment, but please consider it mandatory for live
  noencryptwallet=true
  ; replace with your external IP, same as btcd.conf
  externalip=YOURIP

  [Bitcoin]
  bitcoin.active=1
  bitcoin.testnet=1
  ; Use the btcd back-end if using btcd
  bitcoin.node=btcd

  [Btcd]
  ; use the user/pass you setup for btcd
  btcd.rpcuser=<btcd rpc username>
  btcd.rpcpass=<btcd rpc password>

  [Neutrino]
  # neutrino.active=1
  neutrino.connect=faucet.lightning.community

  [Autopilot]
  ; autopilot.active=1
  ; The maximum number of channels that should be created.
  ; autopilot.maxchannels=5
  ; The percentage of total funds that should be committed to automatic channel
  ; establishment
  ; autopilot.allocation=0.6

Once btcd has synced, run lnd using the btcd backend and lnd.conf config file create
  lnd --bitcoin.active --bitcoin.testnet

to run in the background (and tail log file)
  lnd --bitcoin.active --bitcoin.testnet >> lnd.log 2>&1 &

tail the log file
  tail lnd.log

[Please see EXTRA section at end, for supervisor configuration to run automatically]

To verify things are operational
  lncli getinfo
  lncli getnetworkinfo
  lncli describegraph

Setup a wallet to get testnet coins from faucet (needs a np2wkh segwit format address)
  lncli newaddress np2wkh

open https://testnet.manu.backend.hamburg/faucet and paste in the address you created and click 'give me some coins' multiple times

After a few minutes your coins should have arrived. You can verify with
  lncli walletbalance

Open a channel to one or more of the following, or another peer you know, or from https://explorer.acinq.co/#/
 Yall.org:   	02ecafd1d828301da58edacdd61232835940c91767a01b3bfba57240989f9df4da@45.77.115.33:9735
 Htlc.me:    	02d28c3aac4b4f36746052a735831afbe65bc5698a7be5bd41b42fd1ddf2a1a358@45.63.87.131:9735
 Bitrefill:  	0298d0c6987e2e64451c7f723e15aff4dfca92f0e3973d214e206257abb0d1dd55@lnd.bitrefill.com:9735
 lnd.fun:	    02f057867392ba8e9fe2b62b8a21ee36be00a3338d5d34cb1a2ffab3d57d8a2aea@lnd.fun:9735
 Eclair:     	03933884aaf1d6b108397e5efe5c86bcf2d8ca8d2f700eda99db9214fc2712b134@endurance.acinq.co:9735
 LND Faucet: 	02c39955c1579afe4824dc0ef4493fdf7f3660b158cf6d367d8570b9f19683afb5@159.203.125.125:9735
 lncast.com: 	02139a5bc1f1c929c04530a99160f2072e2a731f14c666abf87479510912279c11@lncast.com:9735
 Slack Tipbot:	03ba998c7cfc9e48d59bf5350ebb54356b75ba9cce6a6284628eda6bf389ce452c@194.135.83.49:9735
 ctrlbreak_1:	03b0d54ece3b31934a96b8c425aa33759ee9acb876cc9b92bbfe8e1c19af6c11a2@47.55.95.227:9735

Open a channel by first connection, then opening a channel as follows
  lncli connect pubkey@ip:port
  lncli openchannel --node_key=<pubkey> --local_amt=100000

verify pending & open channels using
  lncli pendingchannels
  lncli listchannels

EXTRA
=====
start btcd and lnd automatically using supervisor. First install supervisor
  sudo apt-get install supervisor

Then add two configuration files as follows:
  cd /etc/supervisor/conf.d

  nano btcd.conf

  [program:btcd]
  user=REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-USERNAME
  command=/home/YOUR-HOME-DIR/go/bin/btcd --testnet --txindex --rpcuser=REPLACEME --rpcpass=REPLACEME
  startretries=999999999999999999999999999
  autostart = true
  autorestart=true

  nano lnd.conf

  [program:lnd]
  user=REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-USERNAME
  command=/home/YOUR-HOME-DIR/go/bin/lnd --bitcoin.active --bitcoin.testnet
  startretries=999999999999999999999999999
  autostart = true
  autorestart=true

and start the processes
  sudo supervisorctl start btcd
  sudo supervisorctl start lnd

monitor the log files by tailing them