Hi guys,
I'm trying to find an option in the pool to receive email alerts once my miner gets offline or the hashrate drops below normal (one of the hashboards gets stuck and reboot is needed). Is there such an option and where can I find it?
Thank you in advance!
Minergain definitely does that (and now i don't know how to stop it). You register an account, configure your api and it will start sending you emails when things go wrong (which for me its sadly too often). If you go into the Monitor / Settings area, you can set the percentage threshold for when you receive alerts. I have mine set to 40% for the emails and 20% for the text alerts. That will make it much more reliable. Unfortunately there are times where the shares submitted on the Kano side swings a lot wider than if you were monitoring the devices directly. If you set it to 0%, then it will never send alerts... Speaking of monitoring directly, I wonder if there may be interest for an appliance that you put inside your firewall that monitor your miners directly and auto reboot them if they get below a threshold. It would also show info on the minergain web site of course. I do that with my own miners so I only need to deal with power supply or fan failure. The rest is handled automatically. Unfortunately if I did this, it would not be free (probably a couple hundred for the pc / monitoring software). **Edit and Kano is right, if your miners need rebooting more than a couple times a month, there likely are other issues that need to be looked into. |
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lol did you see my screenshot above from today though? 227 blocks found on 2/27 and the block from 3/1 - none of which is actually on Kano.is pool - I mean I would love to see us have 227 blocks in a single day lol
I upgraded to mariadb 10.3 last week and discovered that there are several changes that caused some non factual results. I worked on solving the issues today and will fix the block issues tomorrow. Yes, I too would love anywhere near those results!. Mine on with Kano! |
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I forgot to reply about the other pools. I could add others but it actually a fair pain to code up since every one is different - plus I try to bring in the old history, give the ability for miners to add their own mining into the system (usually through the api for the site), etc. Everything about the site is a labor of crypto love since it is free and likely always will be. So I have to keep my time there minimized since food still has to go on the table.
That said, please pm me if you have suggestions (and an account so I can hook into the api).
Also as an fyi, I am "slowly" working on FIFO tax reporting since I have the need for that myself. There is a fair ways to go but you can create an account, click on monitor then activity. From there you can bring in your details from some of the exchanges and put in addresses where you received mining income and paid for mining expenses. That is not bringing in the blockchain details yet, but will in the coming weeks (it needs to be done before 4/15...) Currently it is in US Dollars, but I have daily exchange rates for about 2 dozen currencies since 2017 so could do other currencies if someone has the need.
Anyway, thanks for the input and have a great week everyone! And Mine On with Kano!
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Heh - that's 13 months  lol i hit 12 in the drop down - i guess it is doing current and then 12 months back hence the 13 but either way I think you get my point LOL - That report was one of the later things I added.... I guess I went less than or equal to on the programming loop instead less than (simplified of course). I am pretty sure that the monthly is actually the start of each month to the end of the month - so that is different than the CDT (Coins per Day per Th) on the home page of minergain.com - which is calculated every 5 minutes. So at this moment (see the post date), the home page year CDT is based on 2-26-2018 at 4:05pm CDT to 2-26-2019 at 4:05 pm. |
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Out of curiosity, for those of you who are trading crypto and reporting, are you using FIFO, LIFO or something else?
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I was just using the values as listed on minergain - which I believe he takes into account the hash rate at the time the block is found.
You are right...I must have missed that bit if information when I read your post the first time  Yes, I use the pool hash rate for the block (although for Kano it is estimated until someone uploads their rewards which most people are not doing - I did that this morning). Also a key point of interest is that with the 400Ph rate, the 5nd ramp up time is WAYYY less than at 45Ph (around 5 days versus a month). I had added 2 miners that were slowly building but they are pretty much fully there now! Interestingly, the last 3 blocks in one 24 hour period were about the same as all of last month! |
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Yes, but minergain is probably calculating as if you sold your earned bitcoin at that moment.
Various places in minergain show different things for the US dollar piece. For example on the rewards area, we show the dollar price as if you sold it immediately and the current price if you held it and sold all of it right now (giving a gain or loss). On the home page I am pretty sure I am just showing the coin value without a fiat value. On the coin price list, it gives the fiat price for the coin at this exact moment in the currency you specify (about 2 dozen currency options). I am probably going to add in some way to import / enter exchange buys / sells along with scanning the blockchain for mining rewards to try to figure short / long term gains. I tried a couple other web options out there but I am not thrilled about the hundred dollars per year just to track that. And since I have coin prices for the past couple years, it would not be that hard to do (other than the user interface). If anyone else is interested in that sort of capability, let me know with a personal message or click the About Us / Contact Us link. |
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 Indeed. How about showing 2Y and 3Y results? I could easily add 2 / 3 year (simple adjustment to the query), but since this is past history (really no reflection on future since everything is random), is it really valuable to show? |
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I have been offline for a month and still got a few hundred sat's from this one. that will just add to the dust that accumulated when I was ramping up... still hoping to be online again soon.
Your situation sure sucks. We look forward to you resolving your power company issues and getting you back. I hope you have had many good holiday celebrations with friends and family in the meanwhile and that you all have a happy new year! |
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If you are ramped up rewards seem to be about 4.5x what they were when we were at 200PH
And there is still about 40ph left of the big guys that will be gone in a few days. Then it will be even bigger... Lets Mine On and get two more blocks before the end of 2018! |
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Yeah, 10-12 cents sounds about right for the U.S and of course isn’t acceptable to mine with at the moment. The 7 cents that they offered you for the winter isn’t bad at all! Although even at that price you will probably have to struggle with your bill.  I was thinking of buying some of the insilicone 47th/2100w miners, which seem to be about the only ones that can still make a profit but I’ve never purchased from them before and not sure that they even have them in stock. Have you or anyone in this pool ever bought anything from these guys? Yes, even at 7 cents, I am losing money - but I am using it for heat so that helps offset it in my mind a little. I have not bought from insillicon but it appears that this is pre-order. It also seems that they are from China, so if you are in the US, be prepared to pay 27% above the $2,279 price. By the time March arrives, the BTC price may continue to decline or difficulty may go crazy again, so it may take years to get your purchase price covered beyond the power. Also, there is a slim chance that they may never deliver a quality product (or any), so be prepared to throw your BTC away. Most of the people on this forum usually wait until someone has actually received a unit and tested it out. Of course someone needs to be that person, so if it is you, please share your findings! |
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I was surprised since the Kano YTD on the home page was always higher than slush. But I see that right now it is lower. With the two soft months in a row on Kano, that drops the values down. When we find a block, the Week, Month, quarter and YTD will probably be over slush again since we get paid hundreds (or thousands) of times more per miner Th.
agreed. I just checked how I calculate the adjusted numbers since know I had a bug where the slush blocks were being stored without the 2% fees. This also impacts the home page CDT values a little bit... I just made a change to force the pool fee every few minutes if any are not set - and I discovered that this function was not including the pool fees at all.. I also was doing the dollar value based on full price before the fees. After the adjustments, it makes them even closer. Sorry for the undocumented features... |
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I ran it back for 24 months and the variance was only about $1200. I was surprised to see that no matter the time range I use that kano was actually a lower net payout, but not by a huge variance.
I was surprised since the Kano YTD on the home page was always higher than slush. But I see that right now it is lower. With the two soft months in a row on Kano, that drops the values down. When we find a block, the Week, Month, quarter and YTD will probably be over slush again since we get paid hundreds (or thousands) of times more per miner Th. |
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I think, for some, they simply look at what each pool can offer them for the month - not always looking at long term. I will use this snapshot as an example - wish that minergain went a full year back though to show a more thorough comparison, but for this example the past 2 months should work.  so in the example I will use 71 th/s (about average for 5 S9's) for the past 2 months, even with the increased payout due to smaller pool - I do realize that due to the ramping down of those that left that the payout would have been higher had they been fully ramped down - but for this example, this still works - with Kano finding 13 blocks, the reward would be $380 with Kano while it would have been $681 with slush and $755 with BTC for some - that is all that matters - the monthly pay. My guess is because they often reinvest the profits to get more miners. for the 3 months I mined with Kano, I used 5 S9's - I also had placed 5 S9's on 3 other larger pools. The net variance between the 4 different pools was very very minimal. So, yes the luck usually eventually even it all out. You may just need deep pockets to hold you over till it does, if you were not here when it was really good. I updated this so you can input your months now (be aware a max of 100 records are displayed so many months will not work well on daily report). Unfortunately I do not have viabtc stats older than a few months yet. I do have slush since they began and several years of Kano. Yes, it is important to look at everything long term. The amazing thing to me is that since we are just "rolling dice", it is possible that even with this lower hash rate (which is climbing thankfully) we could get 3 blocks in the next hour - or even 15. Granted it is not likely but possible. If that were to happen, the numbers would instantly change to a very different story. |
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I guess since the hash rate drop from the large guy leaving, and others who want less variance, some others have left also. I guess people prefer higher fees, fake information, and less reliable service. None of which I've done here  The "100 Luck%" shows luck drifting around, between 93% and 107%, (on 100 blocks) so that's actually all quite as expected. Alas, pool size decides how long the good and bad luck lasts, and even at 200PH, some miners still don't get it I doubled my miners in October and again in November. Granted I am still tiny compared to most with only 8 S9's now, but I must admit that with the lower blocks and BTC prices since I upgraded, it has been painful to see my electric bill climb without out the return to help cover those increased costs. That said, I continue to hang here with Kano since the pool is expertly managed by a seasoned pro, everyone shares their knowledge and insights, and I left in the first place because I wanted the opportunity to see the high monthly rewards that often appear with a smaller pool. I am confident that we will see several more amazing months arrive soon (and I predict we will see 3 blocks before the end of the year). Once the luck turns, those who continue to Mine On with Kano will surely be pleased with HUGE payouts per block due to our our lower pool hash rate. Plus when the pool hoppers come back, we will reap the short term benefits of being fully ramped up (of course the newcomers will get their reward for the effort they put in as well). Obviously these are tricky times (as they have been in the past as I understand). So everyone needs to determine their level of risk and do what makes sense. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Mine On with Kano! You will definitely have a green streak sooner or later! Because it should even out to 100% in the end, how long will it take for that to happen, no one knows. If I only had 8 S9’s I would probably too still be in this pool, just paying the electric bill from my pocket for now, knowing that I will get a return later. How much you pay per kilowatt? If not a secret? Normally it is .1204 in the summer in .1054 in the winter. I just finished working with power company and they agreed to "control" my miners and cut the price to .0936 in summer and .0696 in winter. My geothermal has been on that program for years, and I expect that they will probably cut my miner's power for about 8 hours or less each month of Dec / Jan / Feb and similar in July / August / Sept. |
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I guess since the hash rate drop from the large guy leaving, and others who want less variance, some others have left also. I guess people prefer higher fees, fake information, and less reliable service. None of which I've done here The "100 Luck%" shows luck drifting around, between 93% and 107%, (on 100 blocks) so that's actually all quite as expected. Alas, pool size decides how long the good and bad luck lasts, and even at 200PH, some miners still don't get it I doubled my miners in October and again in November. Granted I am still tiny compared to most with only 8 S9's now, but I must admit that with the lower blocks and BTC prices since I upgraded, it has been painful to see my electric bill climb without out the return to help cover those increased costs. That said, I continue to hang here with Kano since the pool is expertly managed by a seasoned pro, everyone shares their knowledge and insights, and I left in the first place because I wanted the opportunity to see the high monthly rewards that often appear with a smaller pool. I am confident that we will see several more amazing months arrive soon (and I predict we will see 3 blocks before the end of the year). Once the luck turns, those who continue to Mine On with Kano will surely be pleased with HUGE payouts per block due to our our lower pool hash rate. Plus when the pool hoppers come back, we will reap the short term benefits of being fully ramped up (of course the newcomers will get their reward for the effort they put in as well). Obviously these are tricky times (as they have been in the past as I understand). So everyone needs to determine their level of risk and do what makes sense. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Mine On with Kano! |
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No probs. The late & extra notifications just gets my hopes up (temporarily) that we hit another block here on Kano pool, only to be let down when I go check the pool & no new blocks have been found. :/
FYI - I just got another email notification regarding that same block (Block 552929).
I also got it - and had to immediately check :< Until I get it fixed, just check the date and if it is today - we are golden! Until then - Mine On! |
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