Um, since you say you pay the miner 6.25 BTC that means you keep the transaction fees.
Thus it's not a 0% fee.
For my (many worldwide) nodes (not the main pool which is way bigger) I use 32GB 4Core 8Thread 4GHz bare metal servers with recent CPUs
These things matter when running a pool:
1) You get block changes as fast as possible from the internet - i.e. fast worldwide network connections, not just one tiny server hiding in one tiny corner of the internet.
2) If you ever find a block, you send it out to the worldwide bitcoin network as fast as possible (see 1) above)
3) When a block change happens, your server handles it as quickly as possible, not some tiny unreliable slow cloud server.
i.e. worldwide fast internet connections and fast CPUs (not cloud VPS shared CPUs)
Um, since you say you pay the miner 6.25 BTC that means you keep the transaction fees.
Thus it's not a 0% fee.
Will update all statements. Yes the miner gets everything including transaction fees. thank you for reminding me of this. Only one address will get all rewards from a solved block. The address that the miner who solved it provided to the pool u- TheirBitcoinADDy. Solo-bitcoin.com gets nothing.
Yes . I understand 1-3. A project has to start somewhere. We will get there. With hard work, dedication and some fun. Thank you for all you have done for Bitcoin over the years. Thank you for building ckpool. An honor to have you on this thread. Even if your tone seems less than encouraging. Solo-bitcoin.com is actual a tribute to you and people like you. People who played a huge roll in making Bitcoin amazing. The legends of bitcoin. For the unknown and forgotten bitcoin legends also. Sound corny but true. I only seek knowledge .The knowledge i will collect in the process of partaking in the making of this pool is worth more than any fortune or riches. Some of my motivations are very close to my heart. This can be a lot of fun. Hope to hear from you more. Your input is worth gold. Seriously