What is the propper way to get channels open?

[JamesTsetsekas]

I setup phoenixd and have it running just fine but i want to use it for development is the best way to find the node by doing a lightning deposit or on chain deposit what is a reasonable ammount to get channel(s) open without creating dust UTXOs

is it as simple as
Creating an invoice:
./phoenix-cli createinvoice --amountSat=20000 --desc=Test --expirySeconds=3600
and pay the invoice? i do not see API for getting onchain address so i assume the only and proper way to do this is a lightning deposit?

[JamesTsetsekas]

I made a 25k sat invoice and paid it and this made a channel:

./phoenix-cli createinvoice --amountSat=25000
--desc=depoist --expirySeconds=3600
{
    "amountSat": 25000,
    "paymentHash": "4d1...",
    "serialized": "lnbc..."
}

2025-01-30 17:19:30 purchased inbound liquidity: 2025000 sat (totalFee=23282 sat feePaidFromBalance=0 sat feePaidFromFeeCredit=204 sat feeRemaining=23078 sat purchaseType=fromfuturehtlc)

devadmin@JT-DESKTOP-0001:~/projects/phoenixd$ ./phoenix-cli getinfo
{
    "nodeId": "032...",
    "channels": [
        {
            "state": "Normal",
            "channelId": "4d6...",
            "balanceSat": 1922,
            "inboundLiquiditySat": 2034323,
            "capacitySat": 2040000,
            "fundingTxId": "d79..."
        }
    ],
    "chain": "mainnet",
    "blockHeight": 881517,
    "version": "0.4.2-24b817a"
}

I hope this helps anyone trying to better understand how to open a channel and get liquidity. Answered.