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Pool status and monitoring pages can be found at https://p2pool.io/ and https://p2pool.observer/
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Pool status and monitoring pages can be found at https://p2pool.io/ and https://p2pool.observer/
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### Build status
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### Build Status
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<img alt="Coverity Scan Build Status"
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<img alt="Coverity Scan Build Status"
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src="https://scan.coverity.com/projects/23659/badge.svg"/>
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src="https://scan.coverity.com/projects/23659/badge.svg"/>
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# Contents
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- [Pool mining vs Solo mining vs P2Pool mining](#pool-mining-vs-solo-mining-vs-p2pool-mining)
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- [Features](#features)
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- [How PPLNS works in P2Pool](#how-pplns-works-in-p2pool)
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- [Default P2Pool parameters](#default-p2pool-parameters)
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- [How to mine on P2Pool](#how-to-mine-on-p2pool)
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- [General Considerations](#general-considerations)
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- [GNU/Linux](#gnulinux)
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- [Windows](#windows)
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- [Build instructions](#build-instructions)
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- [Donations](#donations)
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## Pool mining vs Solo mining vs P2Pool mining
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## Pool mining vs Solo mining vs P2Pool mining
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## How to mine on P2Pool
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## How to mine on P2Pool
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This guide assumes that you run everything on the same machine. If it's not the case, change `127.0.0.1` to appropriate IP addresses for your setup. It's highly recommended to create a new mainnet wallet for mining because **wallet addresses are public on p2pool**.
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### General Considerations
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**Wallet software compatible with p2pool payouts**
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- In order to mine on P2Pool, a synced Monero node using monerod v0.17.3.0 or newer is required. If you do not currently have one configured, you can find instructions to do so [here](https://sethforprivacy.com/guides/run-a-monero-node-advanced/).
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- Official Monero CLI and GUI v0.17.2.3 and newer
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- It is highly recommended that you create a separate restricted user account for mining. P2Pool is still relatively new and may still have serious bugs/vulnerabilities.
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- Monerujo v2.1.0 "Vertant" and newer
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- You have to use a primary wallet address for mining. Subaddresses and integrated addresses are not supported, just like with monerod solo mining.
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- Cake Wallet v4.2.7 and newer
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- Starting from P2Pool v1.7, you can add the `--mini` parameter to your P2Pool command to connect to the **p2pool-mini** sidechain. Note that it will also change the default p2p port from 37889 to 37888.
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- Monero.com by Cake Wallet
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- Check that ports 18080 (Monero p2p port) and 37889/37888 (P2Pool/P2Pool mini p2p port) are open in your firewall to ensure better connectivity. If you're mining from a computer behind NAT (like a router) you could consider forwarding the ports to your local machine.
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- Feather Wallet v1.0.0 and newer
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- You can connect multiple miners to the same P2Pool node. The more the better!
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- MyMonero
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- The below steps assume that you run everything on the same machine. If it's not the case, change `127.0.0.1` to appropriate IP addresses for your setup.
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- It is highly recommended to create a new mainnet wallet for P2Pool mining because **wallet addresses are public on P2Pool**.
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**General Considerations**
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**Wallet software compatible with P2Pool payouts**
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- [Official Monero CLI and GUI v0.17.2.3 and newer](https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/)
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- Create a separate restricted user account for mining. p2pool is relatively new and may still have serious bugs/vulnerabilities!
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- [Monerujo v2.1.0 "Vertant" and newer](https://www.monerujo.io/)
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- You have to use the primary wallet address for mining. Subaddresses and integrated addresses are not supported, just like with monerod solo mining.
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- [Cake Wallet v4.2.7 and newer](https://cakewallet.com/)
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- Check that ports 18080 (Monero p2p port) and 37889 (p2pool p2p port) are open in your firewall to ensure better connectivity. If you're mining from a computer behind NAT (like a router) you could consider forwarding the ports to your local machine.
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- [Monero.com by Cake Wallet](https://monero.com/)
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- You can connect multiple miners to the same p2pool node. The more the better!
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- [Feather Wallet v1.0.0 and newer](https://featherwallet.org/)
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- Starting from p2pool v1.7, you can add `--mini` to p2pool command line to connect to the **p2pool-mini** sidechain. Note that it will also change the default p2p port from 37889 to 37888.
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- [MyMonero](https://mymonero.com/)
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Step-by-step guide:
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### GNU/Linux
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- Download binaries from https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/latest
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1. Download the latest P2Pool binaries [here](https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/latest).
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- Alternatively, grab the latest source code for p2pool and build it
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- Alternatively, grab the latest source code for P2Pool and [build it](#build-instructions).
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- Prepare enough huge pages (each of monerod/p2pool/xmrig needs them): `sudo sysctl vm.nr_hugepages=3072`
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2. Download the latest XMRig (linux-static-x64) binary [here](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/latest).
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- Get xmrig (linux-static-x64) binary from https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/latest
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3. Prepare enough huge pages (required for each instance of monerod/P2Pool/XMRig):
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- Check that ports 18080 (Monero p2p port) and 37889 (p2pool p2p port) are open in your firewall to ensure better connectivity
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- Run `./monerod --zmq-pub tcp://127.0.0.1:18083 --disable-dns-checkpoints --enable-dns-blocklist` **don't forget --zmq-pub parameter in the command line**
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- Run `./p2pool --host 127.0.0.1 --wallet YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS`
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4. Check that ports 18080 (Monero p2p port) and 37889/37888 (P2Pool/P2Pool mini p2p port) are open in your local firewall to ensure better connectivity.
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- p2pool has verbose logging by default, you can reduce it by using "loglevel N" command where N is between 0 and 6. Default loglevel is 3.
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- You can use `logrotate` with a config like this to control logfile growth:
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<path-to-logfile>
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rotate 7
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nocreate
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7. Wait until the initial P2Pool sync is finished (shouldn't take more than 5-10 minutes).
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```
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- Wait until initial p2pool sync is finished, it shouldn't take more than 5-10 minutes, once completed xmrig should be able to connect to the stratum server on port 3333.
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./xmrig -o 127.0.0.1:3333
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- Run `./xmrig -o 127.0.0.1:3333`. Note that you don't need to specify wallet address for xmrig. **Wallet address set in xmrig config will be ignored!**
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- To set custom fixed difficulty for your miner (for example, 10000), run `./xmrig -u x+10000 -o 127.0.0.1:3333`
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- Note that you don't need to specify your wallet address for XMRig. **Wallet addresses set in XMRig config will be ignored!**
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- xmrig should connect and start mining
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- To set a custom fixed difficulty for your miner (for example, 10000), instead start XMRig with the following options:
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- Also check p2pool.log for any warnings and errors: `grep -E 'WARNING|ERROR' p2pool.log`
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```
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- For a more in-depth beginner friendly walkthrough with the option of using Docker, please see SethForPrivacy's guide at: https://sethforprivacy.com/guides/run-a-p2pool-node/
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./xmrig -u x+10000 -o 127.0.0.1:3333
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**Additional Information:**
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- For a more in-depth beginner friendly walk-through with the option of using Docker, please see SethForPrivacy's guide at: https://sethforprivacy.com/guides/run-a-p2pool-node/
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*NOTE: Windows SmartScreen may block incoming connections by files that are "Downloaded from the Internet". You can allow 'p2pool.exe' and 'monerod.exe' by double-clicking them, clicking "More Info", then click "Run Anyway" and then closing them immediately so you can run them from the command line. Advanced users can use the PowerShell cmdlet `Unblock-File` to remove this flag.*
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**Note:** *Windows SmartScreen may block incoming connections by files that are "Downloaded from the Internet". You can allow 'p2pool.exe' and 'monerod.exe' by double-clicking them, clicking "More Info", then click "Run Anyway" and then closing them immediately so you can run them from the command line. Advanced users can use the PowerShell cmdlet `Unblock-File` to remove this flag.*
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- Download p2pool binaries from https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/latest
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1. Download the latest P2Pool binaries [here](https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/latest).
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- Download xmrig binary from https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/latest
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- Alternatively, grab the latest source code for P2Pool and [build it](#build-instructions).
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- Expand the p2pool binaries into an appropriate location (`%USERPROFILE%/bin` or `C:/bin/` are good options)
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- Prepare huge pages (each of monerod/p2pool/xmrig needs them):
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- Run `.\Monero\monerod.exe --zmq-pub tcp://127.0.0.1:18083 --disable-dns-checkpoints --enable-dns-blocklist` *NOTE: don't forget --zmq-pub parameter in the command line*
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- Run `.\p2pool.exe --host 127.0.0.1 --wallet YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS`
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- Wait until initial p2pool sync is finished, it shouldn't take more than 5-10 minutes, once completed xmrig should be able to connect to the stratum server on port 3333.
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- Run `.\xmrig.exe -o 127.0.0.1:3333`. Note that you don't need to specify wallet address for xmrig. **Wallet address set in xmrig config will be ignored!**
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