Amazing! great work CK and great work to the community showing Con the support.
CK could you ping MRR to see what the ping is like from there I'm more of a MRR fan than Nicehash would be interesting to know where there ping to the server.
Mine on everyone! Good Luck!
Sure thing. Looks like I picked a VERY popular datacentre lol. PING miningrigrentals.com(2606:4700:20::681a:3d (2606:4700:20::681a:3d)) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 2606:4700:20::681a:3d (2606:4700:20::681a:3d): icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=1.38 ms
64 bytes from 2606:4700:20::681a:3d (2606:4700:20::681a:3d): icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=1.25 ms
64 bytes from 2606:4700:20::681a:3d (2606:4700:20::681a:3d): icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=1.16 ms
64 bytes from 2606:4700:20::681a:3d (2606:4700:20::681a:3d): icmp_seq=4 ttl=57 time=1.27 ms
64 bytes from 2606:4700:20::681a:3d (2606:4700:20::681a:3d): icmp_seq=5 ttl=57 time=1.44 ms
PING miningrigrentals.com (104.26.0.61) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 104.26.0.61 (104.26.0.61): icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=1.44 ms
64 bytes from 104.26.0.61 (104.26.0.61): icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=1.27 ms
64 bytes from 104.26.0.61 (104.26.0.61): icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=1.34 ms
64 bytes from 104.26.0.61 (104.26.0.61): icmp_seq=4 ttl=57 time=1.30 ms
64 bytes from 104.26.0.61 (104.26.0.61): icmp_seq=5 ttl=57 time=1.32 ms
Both are insanely fast, and seem to be in the same datacentre again! So just use the solo.ckpool.org address and let the routing choose automatically what to use if it supports IPV6 (most default to 6 and drop to 4 if they can't route through IPV6). |
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I've taken the testnet pool down. No need to run anything at all on the server that's not needed so that it's a lean mean block finding machine. I have no idea if the hashrate is being routed from same place as the nicehash domain, but pinging nicehash.com from the server I get nice low latencies, but IPV4 seems to be faster. ping -4 nicehash.com
PING nicehash.com (104.17.254.46) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 104.17.254.46 (104.17.254.46): icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=1.40 ms
64 bytes from 104.17.254.46 (104.17.254.46): icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=1.53 ms
64 bytes from 104.17.254.46 (104.17.254.46): icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=1.44 ms
64 bytes from 104.17.254.46 (104.17.254.46): icmp_seq=4 ttl=57 time=1.42 ms
64 bytes from 104.17.254.46 (104.17.254.46): icmp_seq=5 ttl=57 time=1.52 ms
ping -6 nicehash.com
PING nicehash.com(2606:4700::6811:ff2e (2606:4700::6811:ff2e)) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 2606:4700::6811:ff2e (2606:4700::6811:ff2e): icmp_seq=1 ttl=56 time=19.6 ms
64 bytes from 2606:4700::6811:ff2e (2606:4700::6811:ff2e): icmp_seq=2 ttl=56 time=19.7 ms
64 bytes from 2606:4700::6811:ff2e (2606:4700::6811:ff2e): icmp_seq=3 ttl=56 time=19.5 ms
64 bytes from 2606:4700::6811:ff2e (2606:4700::6811:ff2e): icmp_seq=4 ttl=56 time=19.5 ms
64 bytes from 2606:4700::6811:ff2e (2606:4700::6811:ff2e): icmp_seq=5 ttl=56 time=18.6 ms
Nicehash seems to be in the same datacentre! But anyway the lesson here is if you're renting hash from nicehash, I suggest you use solo4.ckpool.org:4334 |
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I have what I need from the testnet mining now thanks. It will still be up silently in case someone wishes to mine some blocks.
ok i just hit 4 blocks on it gonna shut down my machines and retire  Ah, so that's who it was. Thanks very much! |
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SURPRISEYou've all been transparently migrated to the new server without any interruption to your mining thanks to the magic of cgminer and ckpool's inbuilt redirection support. All statistics have been carried over to the new server. No change to any configuration is required by any miners. This server is massively overqualified for the task now and has extremely fast block changes, propagation, and bandwidth. In addition, as per the last pool, it supports both IPV4 and IPV6. As noted on the new pool home page though: Note that solo.ckpool.org supports both IPV4 and IPV6 transparently.
You may wish to find which is lower latency for you and specify one or the other directly.
IPV4 is solo4.ckpool.org
IPV6 is solo6.ckpool.org Mine on, and let those blocks fall!
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I have what I need from the testnet mining now thanks. It will still be up silently in case someone wishes to mine some blocks.
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New pool is currently in testing. There are quite a few code and bitcoind updates If someone has some spare bandwidth and would like to see what it feels like to solve blocks, please do some testnet mining. This is not guaranteed to stay up so please keep an eye on this thread. Please mine to newsolo.ckpool.org:3334 Use a testnet bitcoin address as your username; if you don't have one, please use tb1q7zc4hw8g7j3gnap5yca5gfchmp386v7amx9fpe Current testnet diff is only 1 million, so it won't take much to solve a block. You can monitor solved blocks here: https://tbtc.bitaps.com/Blocks solved will show testsolo/ckpool in their coinbase. Tried it with nicehash but they want a minimum diff of 500k and the test pool starts with 10k. Thanks, but try port 4444 in that case which is a high diff port on the test pool. |
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New pool is currently in testing. There are quite a few code and bitcoind updates If someone has some spare bandwidth and would like to see what it feels like to solve blocks, please do some testnet mining. This is not guaranteed to stay up so please keep an eye on this thread. Please mine to newsolo.ckpool.org:3334 Use a testnet bitcoin address as your username; if you don't have one, please use tb1q7zc4hw8g7j3gnap5yca5gfchmp386v7amx9fpe Current testnet diff is only 1 million, so it won't take much to solve a block. You can monitor solved blocks here: https://tbtc.bitaps.com/Blocks solved will show testsolo/ckpool in their coinbase. |
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Purchase for new server has been confirmed. I've purchased a year's worth since I can't see the demand for this pool dying any time soon now. Should take 3 days for them to provision the hardware I requested, then a couple of days to get the pool up and running, all going well. Note that as exciting as this is for me, you miners won't notice anything different whatsoever. However, the relatively east USA positioning of the server I've confirmed means that DE miners will be over 60ms ping time better off than they were, and probably under 100ms total. That means that both EU and US miners will have low latency to the pool, obviating the need for a DE server, so best of both worlds for the bulk of the miners.
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As planned, I've added the following line to the home page for the solo pool:
This is a NOT-FOR-PROFIT pool, all care is taken but no responsibility is taken in the event of an issue with the pool
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Please note, if you are still mining here, I have moved your mining to the solo pool now. If you happen to find a block before you switch away, you will be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams. Otherwise I suggest if you still want to pool mine, please switch now.
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-ck, I suppose the solo.ckpool.org:3333 url will remain the same after the server migration right? I know you won't be renting another server in EU zone, but is there a way to bind the de.ckpool to the new server somehow?
The reason is that I have personally used (stratum+tcp://de.ckpool.org:443) and (stratum+tcp://de.ckpool.org:3333) on hundreds of mining gears as a back up (secondary pool) when I set up mining gears for my clients, I can change the once I have access to, but it will be a pain in the ass to provide support to every other client/friend whom I helped setting up their miners, I am sure many other members who use the de server will face the same issue, please see if you can keep that URL functioning on the same U.S server.
Yes it's fine. It's already doing that as is. I can just leave the DNS entry of all of them pointing to the same pool which is what's currently set up. |
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It seems there was a 6 minute network outage at the pool a short while ago. Looks like we need that new server sooner rather than later. I've placed my order but it will probably take a while from here due to administrative payment confirmation crap in addition to the deployment time.
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Thanks. I can see the transaction appear in my wallet already. Just for grins I prioritised it at the solo pool. If by some miracle we find a block before it gets confirmed, the pool itself will be guaranteed to be the one to mine the transaction 2020-05-12T22:36:24.141916Z PrioritiseTransaction: 6826fc41bd009649a5ac69bc43a266522c496f8802d40ca21418691408a5b5f7 feerate += 1.00 hey do it for this one also https://btc1.trezor.io/tx/39013ededb5ca443dbabcaffaa4f3909976a81fe826cc4367807f3a0063d89b3its in the rainy day fund and fee was too low viabtc won't let me accelerate it. Done, though you know how unlikely it is we find a block any time soon. Anyone else while I'm at it? |
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Thanks. I can see the transaction appear in my wallet already. Just for grins I prioritised it at the solo pool. If by some miracle we find a block before it gets confirmed, the pool itself will be guaranteed to be the one to mine the transaction 2020-05-12T22:36:24.141916Z PrioritiseTransaction: 6826fc41bd009649a5ac69bc43a266522c496f8802d40ca21418691408a5b5f7 feerate += 1.00 |
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So just to be clear, is it ok to mine on CK Pool Solo pre and during the transition to the new server, or will the move cause a disruption? Also, will any of the addresses change?
I would guess there will be some downtime during the switch but i'm sure CK will let us know what will happen once he's ready with the new sever. You can keep mining at all times. Unlike a shared pool there is no share state that matters, so even with downtime and a completely new server and even if you change address, it makes no difference to your chance of finding a block or your reward. There will actually be no downtime either, as I'll make sure the servers overlap in their running and will automatically switch you all to the new server when the time comes. It will probably be 4 or 5 days as it takes a few days to provision the hardware and then I need to get the server up and running, but I'm so touched by the community's donation that I will endeavour to do it as quickly as possible. |
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Thanks guys, I'm really touched by your contributions. This is the community side that got me here in the first place, before the asic era turned everything to shit.
Phil has the correct address above. Just confirming 3GxjTZeFeQ6Yo8hRPpTyYKXs4RAj6x97Bt is where I'd like the funds to go.
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Very generous of you all, thanks for the show of support.
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-ck, what kind of bandwidth is needed for the server
gigabit sustained is fine, but in a well-connected datacentre with some degree of DDoS protection. |
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If you're serious about funding a new server I think I can get the highest performance required of a new server without the need for backups and remote servers that were adding substantial cost for quite an affordable price. I think it would be smart to move to such a server as it would offer slight but demonstrable performance advantages. Backups no longer mean anything with solo since logs are only of historical interest rather than having any effect on future block solves and payouts. In the event of a hardware failure the pool would have no backup but that makes no difference to the reinstatement of another solo pool from scratch. So taking that in consideration, the best value highest performing pool (in the areas that matter) would cost $98 USD setup fee and $112 / mo. That's only $770 USD for 6 months - the older hardware setup with multiple sites and backups cost a lot more than this. The only caveat is that the provider only has one available in Vint Hill in the United states or Hillsboro. I believe the Vint Hill location is a better one as it is well connected from all locations in the USA. I don't have a firm idea of how many blocks the pool will solve and what would be a worthwhile fee at this stage for my personal time, but I don't have a problem with leaving it at 2% to begin with since the pool basically runs itself once it's up and going and needs very little maintenance.
I have no stake in the escrow funds in case of emergency, and in fact would prefer if this was managed completely separately from me, and treat it as a kind of insurance, but it may not be required at all if people are willing to bear the risk. I don't want people to think they'll be paid for orphans or stales.
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I willing donate to the new CKSOLO server. Once we get everything hashed out...  I can also run a server from my office. Maybe if a spare is needed, located in the Northeast of the US. I would cover the electrical costs for it. Just a thought The connectivity a good pool needs is probably beyond what your office offers ^_^ |
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