Hey everybody,
which free and open-source mining pools are currently available that could be operated via self-hosting with an existing full node under Linux? I know that there is the
soloCK pool available on bitbucket, but as far as I remember it was said somewhere that this code cannot be used like this but requires some customization. Is that still true or false information? Is there a ready-made and functional version of the soloCK pool that you could build, install and use on a Linux node which is already running bitcoind? soloCK is trustworthy and we know it works as we've seen dozens of blocks mined using this software several times (coinbase tx sig).
I recently read somewhere about a solo mining pool called "
Public Pool" that can either be installed and used as part of
umbrel as an app or could also be operated as a self-hosted solo mining pool isolated from umbrelOS. I am not sure, but at a first glance I got the impression that this is possibly not complete open-source and thus not trustworthy. I don't want to mine a block to find out afterwards that something weird happened and I never got the reward. I also read some negative reports about this solo pool called “Public Pool” on the net, but I am not sure if this is true. Can anyone confirm this or is it just based on the personal sensitivities of individuals? What are your opinion about that solo mining pool called "Public Pool" ?
I tried looking for some alternatives and stumbled across:
https://github.com/tpruvot/yiimphttps://github.com/Coleganet/Coleganet-Pool-Installhttps://github.com/jtoomim/p2poolhttps://github.com/zone117x/node-open-mining-portalAlthough they have not been updated for a long time and it looks like they are not updated regularly.
Then I've also found this here:
https://github.com/stratum-mining/stratumbut I'm not sure whether it even fulfills the intended purpose or not.
So, are there any miners among you who mine at home on their own full node and with their own solo pool, maybe even with a successfully mined block and who could recommend a specific setup? I am aware of the risks of high latency risks and possible orphan blocks resulting from this but: please - don't start a debate about why not mine on existing solo pools, that's not the point.
I look forward to a lively discussion, thank you.