Any reason to run pool software as a solo miner?

mdude77

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Check out p2pool.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/1500-th-p2pool-decentralized-dos-resistant-hop-proof-pool-18313

It supports merged mining too. Just got mine setup today for namecoin.

Quote from: bitcoindaddy on April 24, 2012, 09:48:55 AM

Is there any advantage to running pool software (like ecoinpool) as a solo miner?

I can already see what's going on pretty well with cgminer. Is bitcoind able to keep up with lots of devices and supply work to them?

mtminer

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Centralized monitoring. You can track total shares submitted so you know how fast and how long between blocks.

I used poolserverj and mysql on a box just to mess around. I didn't setup a webpage just issued sql commands against the database. IE:

SELECT (COUNT(id) * 4294967296)/3600/1000000 AS mhash_60,count(id) AS total_shares FROM shares WHERE shares.time >= DATE_SUB( NOW(), INTERVAL 60 MINUTE) AND our_result = true;

Was fun, only did it for a few days.

-ck

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Ruu \o/

Quote from: kinlo on April 30, 2012, 03:12:26 PM

The main bitcoin client does not support longpoll. Using pool software that can perform a longpoll for you will decrease your stale shares, and therefore increase the possibility to find a block.

That is a very good reason imho

No point setting up pool software for this. If you use cgminer, set your primary pool to your local bitcoind, and then set just about any other actual pool as your backup, it will use the longpoll from the backup pools to help out your bitcoind.

kinlo

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Pool operator of Triplemining.com

The main bitcoin client does not support longpoll. Using pool software that can perform a longpoll for you will decrease your stale shares, and therefore increase the possibility to find a block.

That is a very good reason imho

Meni Rosenfeld

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Quote from: asdf on April 25, 2012, 03:07:36 AM

if you have multiple nodes, you won't need to keep the blockchain on all of them, just on the pool server. This will save butloads of disc, esp. when the blockchain is massive.

I could be wrong about that. I'm not a miner.

You can do this without pool software. Just run bitcoind on one machine and point the other rigs to it.

asdf

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if you have multiple nodes, you won't need to keep the blockchain on all of them, just on the pool server. This will save butloads of disc, esp. when the blockchain is massive.

I could be wrong about that. I'm not a miner.

Internet151

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Namecoin merged mining would be one benefit.

wabber

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There's no advantage. bitcoind should be able to serve far enough getworks

bitcoindaddy

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Is there any advantage to running pool software (like ecoinpool) as a solo miner?

I can already see what's going on pretty well with cgminer. Is bitcoind able to keep up with lots of devices and supply work to them?

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