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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to detect OS and architecture
+detect_os_arch() {
+  OS="$(uname -s)"
+  ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+  case "$OS" in
+    Linux*)     OS=Linux;;
+    Darwin*)    OS=Mac;;
+    CYGWIN*)    OS=Cygwin;;
+    MINGW*)     OS=MinGw;;
+    *)          OS="UNKNOWN"
+  esac
+  case "$ARCH" in
+    x86_64)     ARCH=amd64;;
+    armv7l)     ARCH=armv7;;
+    arm64)      ARCH=arm64;;
+    *)          ARCH="UNKNOWN"
+  esac
+}
+
+# Function to install LND
+install_lnd() {
+  LND_VERSION=$(wget -qO- https://api.github.com/repos/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/latest | grep 'tag_name' | cut -d\" -f4)
+  LND_URL="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/download/${LND_VERSION}/lnd-${OS}-${ARCH}-${LND_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+  wget $LND_URL -O lnd.tar.gz
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to download LND binary. Please check the URL or your internet connection."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  tar -xvzf lnd.tar.gz
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to extract LND binary."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  rm lnd.tar.gz
+  mv lnd-* lnd
+
+  # Create .lnd directory and lnd.conf file
+  mkdir -p ~/.lnd
+  cat <<EOF > ~/.lnd/lnd.conf
+bitcoin.mainnet=true
+bitcoin.node=neutrino
+neutrino.addpeer=neutrino.shock.network
+feeurl=https://nodes.lightning.computer/fees/v1/btc-fee-estimates.json
+noseedbackup=true
+wallet-unlock-password-file=~/lnpass
+wallet-unlock-allow-create=true
+EOF
+}
+
+# Function to install Node.js using nvm
+install_nodejs() {
+  REQUIRED_VERSION="18.0.0"
+  if ! command -v nvm &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "nvm not found, installing..."
+    NVM_VERSION=$(wget -qO- https://api.github.com/repos/nvm-sh/nvm/releases/latest | grep -oP '"tag_name": "\K(.*)(?=")')
+    wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/${NVM_VERSION}/install.sh | bash
+    export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"
+    [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+  fi
+
+  # Load nvm
+  export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"
+  [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+
+  nvm install $REQUIRED_VERSION
+  nvm use $REQUIRED_VERSION
+  nvm alias default $REQUIRED_VERSION
+
+  NODE_VERSION=$(node -v | grep -o '[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+')
+  if [ -z "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Failed to install Node.js. Please check the installation process."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  CURRENT_VERSION=$(printf '%s\n' "$REQUIRED_VERSION" "$NODE_VERSION" | sort -V | tail -n1)
+  if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "NodeJS version is less than required, aborting"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Function to download and extract Lightning.Pub tarball
+install_lightning_pub() {
+  REPO_URL="https://github.com/shocknet/Lightning.Pub/tarball/master"
+  wget $REPO_URL -O lightning_pub.tar.gz
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to download Lightning.Pub tarball. Please check the URL or your internet connection."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  mkdir lightning_pub
+  tar -xvzf lightning_pub.tar.gz -C lightning_pub --strip-components=1
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to extract Lightning.Pub tarball."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  rm lightning_pub.tar.gz
+  cd lightning_pub
+  npm install
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to install npm dependencies."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Function to create start script
+create_start_script() {
+  cat <<EOF > start.sh
+#!/bin/bash
+~/lnd/lnd &
+LND_PID=\$!
+sleep 10
+npm start &
+NODE_PID=\$!
+wait \$LND_PID
+wait \$NODE_PID
+EOF
+  chmod +x start.sh
+  echo "systemctl not available. Created start.sh. Please use this script to start the services manually."
+}
+
+# Function to display animated "starting..." log
+display_starting_animation() {
+  echo -n "Starting services"
+  for i in {1..3}; do
+    sleep 1
+    echo -n "."
+  done
+  echo
+}
+
+# Function to start services
+start_services() {
+  ~/lnd/lnd &
+  LND_PID=$!
+  sleep 10
+  npm start &
+  NODE_PID=$!
+
+  if [[ "$OS" == "Linux" ]]; then
+    if [ -x "$(command -v systemctl)" ]; then
+      sudo bash -c "cat > /etc/systemd/system/lnd.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=LND Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/home/$(whoami)/lnd/lnd
+User=$(whoami)
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF"
+
+      sudo bash -c "cat > /etc/systemd/system/lightning_pub.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Lightning Pub Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+# Potential issue: Ensure the correct path to npm is used
+ExecStart=$(which npm) start
+WorkingDirectory=/home/$(whoami)/lightning_pub
+User=$(whoami)
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF"
+
+      sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+      sudo systemctl enable lnd
+      sudo systemctl enable lightning_pub
+    else
+      create_start_script
+    fi
+  elif [[ "$OS" == "Mac" ]]; then
+    echo "macOS detected. Please configure launchd manually to start LND and Lightning Pub at startup."
+    create_start_script
+  elif [[ "$OS" == "Cygwin" || "$OS" == "MinGw" ]]; then
+    echo "Windows detected. Please configure your startup scripts manually to start LND and Lightning Pub at startup."
+    create_start_script
+  else
+    echo "Unsupported OS detected. Please configure your startup scripts manually."
+    create_start_script
+  fi
+
+  display_starting_animation
+}
+
+# Main script execution
+detect_os_arch
+
+# Potential issue: Ensure the script is run with sufficient privileges
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Please run as root or use sudo."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+install_lnd
+install_nodejs
+install_lightning_pub
+start_services