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## Backups
* https://lightning.readthedocs.io/FAQ.html#how-to-backup-my-wallet
* General details: https://lightning.readthedocs.io/BACKUP.html
### Seed
* by default a BIP39 wordlist compatible, 24 words seed is used to generate the `hsm_secret`
* if the wallet was generated or restored from seed on the RaspiBlitz the seed is stored in the disk with the option to encrypt
* By default a BIP39 wordlist compatible, 24 words seed is used to generate the `hsm_secret`
* If the wallet was generated or restored from seed on a RaspiBlitz the seed is stored in the disk with the option to encrypt
* Display the seed from the menu - `CL` - `SEED`
* The file where the seed is stored (until encrypted) is on the disk: `/home/bitcoin/.lightning/bitcoin/seedwords.info`
* Show manually with:
`sudo cat /home/bitcoin/.lightning/bitcoin/seedwords.info`
* If there is no such file and you have not funded the C-lightning wallet yet can reset the wallet and the next wallet will be created with a seed.
### How to display the hsm_secret in a human-readable format?
* If there is no seed available it isbest is to save the hsm_secret as a file with `scp`. To display as text:
* If there is no seed available it is best to save the hsm_secret as a file with `scp`.
To display it as text:
```
sudo cat /home/bitcoin/.lightning/bitcoin/hsm_secret | xxd
```