# Restore Lightning Wallet

If you already have a Lighting Wallet and want to restore it, you can do so via the MyNode interface.

Note: You will only see the options to create or restore a wallet if no wallet exists. If a wallet has been created, you will first need to delete the Lightning wallet via the settings page before it can be restored.

# Restoring a Lightning Wallet

First, click on Create Wallet under the Lightning app on the MyNode home page.

Then, click on "Restore Wallet from Seed" on the Lightning page.

You will need your seed phrase and Static Channel Backup file!

Manage Wallet box on the MyNode Lightning page with the Restore Wallet from Seed button highlighted below Create Wallet

On the next page, enter your seed phrase and upload your Static Channel Backup (SCB) file. Click Create.

Create Lightning Wallet page with the 24 word seed entered in the wallet seed box, the Choose File button for the channel backup highlighted, and the Create button highlighted

This will restore you on-chain balance, close all channels that had been opened, and restore those funds in you on chain wallet. Seeing the channel funds appear may take a while.

Your Lightning wallet is now setup and ready to use!

# Manual Recovery

If all funds do not re-appear, you may need to use the lightning CLI to recover or check on the status of channels that are being closed.

Below are more resources for recovering wallets.

Recovering Funds

Node Recovery

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