pruning mode on bitcoin core 0.11 - can i use P2Pool ?

[Meuh6879]

i have read that pruning mode is only for "node" mode of the bitcoin core.
i use "node" mode and P2Pool system to mine (hobbyist).

can i have a problem to use P2Pool and pruning at the same time ?
thanks

[TierNolan]

I don't see why that wouldn't work.  Pruning throws away information that is no longer required for verification.  All the info required for mining should still work.

I think p2pool is being updated at the moment though.

If there was a large force (more than 2 days worth of blocks), then your bitcoin node would just shutdown.  That is very unlikely though.

[PatrickMacH]

i have read that pruning mode is only for "node" mode of the bitcoin core.
i use "node" mode and P2Pool system to mine (hobbyist).

can i have a problem to use P2Pool and pruning at the same time ?
thanks

Enabling pruning mode seems to prune the genesis block information, too. This block information needs to be available for P2Pool to verify the correct function of the rpc interface.

So in order to get P2Pool working with pruning mode enabled you have to keep the Bitcoin genesis block available for verification OR you have to modify your p2pool/bitcoin/networks/bitcoin.py file ...

[achow101]

Was it really necessary to necro post in this thread. Seriously.

Enabling pruning mode seems to prune the genesis block information, too. This block information needs to be available for P2Pool to verify the correct function of the rpc interface.

So in order to get P2Pool working with pruning mode enabled you have to keep the Bitcoin genesis block available for verification OR you have to modify your p2pool/bitcoin/networks/bitcoin.py file ...

This is incorrect. The genesis block is never inserted into the database. It's coinbase is never inserted into the database. The genesis block is hard coded into the client, it is not and cannot be pruned.