Title: Antproxy -- Bitcoin mining proxy + log/monitoring script Post by: mikeywith on February 14, 2024, 10:27:51 PM For those who are interested in using a mining proxy that works with most mining pools has a nice GUI and is very stable -- I would recommend Antproxy (https://www.antpool.com/toolDownload), yes, despite how much I hate Bitmain, I find their proxy to be the most stable free proxy out there, and I have been using it for a few years now without an issue (it does crash like once every a few months for reasons which I have not confirmed yet, but I wrote a script to "fix" it and it's included below)
https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/02/14/vljkq.png Here is how the GUI looks. The installation (https://antpool-prod-new.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/tools/005-antproxy-en.pdf) is rather simple Log script Code: import requests After years of using it, I found it's missing a major function which is "logs", if something happens you just have noway of knowing what was it or when did it happen, also as mentioned above in the rare events of the proxy freezing or throwing some error which is usually due to internet connection loss, the script will reboot the PC because that seems like the easiest fix for the freezing issue given that closing/reopning the proxy might not fix all issues. The above script will do the following: 1-log the proxy info to C:\Users\Public\Documents\log_file.txt >> you can change the txtfile or remove the whole function if you want. 2-Get the current hashrate reported by the proxy every 60 seconds, display and log the results -- restart the PC if the hashrate is below x (x is 3PH in the code, you may change it to whatever your hashrate is) 3-Ping google every 10 seconds, display and log the results The log file my scprit creates will be like this https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/02/14/vlgn9.png You may not need to ping every 10 seconds, but I like it this way, I can come back anytime and see if my internet has dropped at any moment or ping time increases. Obivosully you need to create a a batch file (a txtfile change to .bat) hosted in your startup folder which runs the script with a command like Code: echo off You would also need to put a shortcut to the proxy executable in the startup folder so that it runs when your PC boots. Pools I have tested and remember to work: Viabtc Kano.is Antpool Binance *if you have any questions regarding mining proxies in general or a technical issue running this partiuclar one, feel free to ask here. Title: Re: Antproxy -- Bitcoin mining proxy + log/monitoring script Post by: Biffa on February 16, 2024, 03:21:33 PM Yes it is one of the better options out there, I've used it since about 2020
I'm not sure if they still do it, but If you contact support they will give you a nifty curl link to install the Linux version which ran pretty stable last time I tried it. Title: Re: Antproxy -- Bitcoin mining proxy + log/monitoring script Post by: johnscl on March 21, 2024, 01:32:39 AM I came across this a few weeks ago and have been implementing.
Do you know what the Locker Mode is for LTC, or the BPS mode? It runs BTC fine, but when I use LTC, it starts throwing errors.. (I am trying to just run Scrypt pool, and not actually LTC pool...) Thanks, J Title: Re: Antproxy -- Bitcoin mining proxy + log/monitoring script Post by: NotFuzzyWarm on March 21, 2024, 02:31:04 AM I came across this a few weeks ago and have been implementing. Considering this area is exclusively for Bitcoin, why would you think anyone here would know much less care what the proxy does when trying to use it with an altcoin?Do you know what the Locker Mode is for LTC, or the BPS mode? It runs BTC fine, but when I use LTC, it starts throwing errors.. (I am trying to just run Scrypt pool, and not actually LTC pool...) Thanks, J Perhaps try asking in the altcoin areas (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=160.0) where folks there DO know and care about it... Title: Re: Antproxy -- Bitcoin mining proxy + log/monitoring script Post by: mikeywith on March 22, 2024, 01:26:22 AM I came across this a few weeks ago and have been implementing. Do you know what the Locker Mode is for LTC, or the BPS mode? It runs BTC fine, but when I use LTC, it starts throwing errors.. (I am trying to just run Scrypt pool, and not actually LTC pool...) I honestly never tried the proxy on any altcoin mining, in reality, I don't mine any altcoins using ASIC miners anymore, the last coins I mined were LTC and DASH, and that was like 5 years ago or so, I would help you if I had an altcoin miner but the way it's now, it will be impossible for me to offer any help, but what you need to know is that the proxy doesn't work fine with all pools, not all pools are good with handling mining proxies. You might find some answers in the altcoin mining section referenced in the above comment. |