macaroon=$(sudo base64 /mnt/hdd/app-data/lnd/data/chain/${network}/${chain}net/admin.macaroon | tr -d '=' | tr '/+' '_-' | tr -d '\n')
cert=$(sudo grep -v 'CERTIFICATE' /mnt/hdd/lnd/tls.cert | tr -d '=' | tr '/+' '_-' | tr -d '\n')
# generate URI parameters
macaroonParameter="?macaroon=${macaroon}"
certParameter="&cert=${cert}"
lndconnect="lndconnect://${host}:${port}${macaroonParameter}${certParameter}"