[1500 TH] p2pool: Decentralized, DoS-resistant, Hop-Proof pool

[windpath]

I'm not running on my own node anymore..  I did for awhile but I didn't see the advantage since I'm going out through MiningRigRentals and they have a node close to a zero fee dependable node.

I may install it on one of my two and see if there's a difference.

Because you are renting your rigs, whatever node has the lowest latency to your miners will preform better.

[p3yot33at3r]

Is anyone using the Avalon 4.1's with p2pool? I'm interested in how they perform........

Tak.

Nobody using these with p2pool? 

Well, that's a shame. I was thinking of buying a couple of these, but it's a bit of a risk to splash out the BTC they are charging only to find out they don't work properly with p2pool....

I know they say their firmware supports p2pool, but they're just too expensive to risk finding out for sure. Guess I'll stick with 2nd hand spondoolies gear then - getting a little thin on the ground now though......

[Songminer]

No tweaking here.  Two production units out of the box.   No down time for 6 months.  Overclocked to 1.25TH/s.

If that's the case, & you're using bitmains cgminer - you're losing potential earnings. You should use kano's cgminer for the S5 instead as mentioned a page or so back  

Edit: Just a heads up - Matt Corello has released an updated version of his excellent relaynodeclient with some huge performance improvements - p2pool users can benefit greatly by using his software:

http://bitcoinrelaynetwork.org/

https://github.com/TheBlueMatt/RelayNode

Nice stuff Matt 

Been using it for quite some time on my node.

Songminer, I highly suggest downloading and using -ck's cgminer for the S5.  Bitmain's throws away potential block solving shares.

So, how do I go about doing that on the S5?  Has anybody posted a good instruction on how to do that?

Thanks.

[p3yot33at3r]

So, how do I go about doing that on the S5?  Has anybody posted a good instruction on how to do that?

Thanks.

A few pages back:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=18313.msg11557258#msg11557258

 

[Nubminer]

why does the stats page only show up until May
will this work on a dedicated box I am setting up - intel atom board with 2g ram and 80g hd ,  ubuntu 64 os
I was hoping this box would be enough to run both the bitcoin node/sever and the p2pool software.

since I have not installed ubuntu yet would it be advisable to go with 32 or 64bit.. and is there any cheat sheets for avoiding mistakes and reducing my time to start

[CohibAA]

why does the stats page only show up until May
will this work on a dedicated box I am setting up - intel atom board with 2g ram and 80g hd ,  ubuntu 64 os
I was hoping this box would be enough to run both the bitcoin node/sever and the p2pool software.

since I have not installed ubuntu yet would it be advisable to go with 32 or 64bit.. and is there any cheat sheets for avoiding mistakes and reducing my time to start

The hash stats only show from when the node was installed, so each p2pool node will have a different length of history.

You should be able to run both the bitcoin core and p2pool software with with your setup without issue.  64-bit OS would be best, I think.

I have a p2pool setup guide for litecoin on linux which might be some help.  Bitcoin p2pool setup is virtually the same.  There are lots of pretty decent guide in these forums, or a quick google search.  Disclaimer, my guide may not be 100% up-to-date because I am lazy (particularly for compiling litecoin core), but I think the p2pool setup part hasn't really changed much since the last time I updated.

Feel free to PM with if you have specific questions, or just post them here if you think others may benefit from the Q&A.

[igorwhite]

So, how do I go about doing that on the S5?  Has anybody posted a good instruction on how to do that?

Thanks.

A few pages back:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=18313.msg11557258#msg11557258

 

Hello.

I modified the original firmware
Changed only cgminer 4.8-4.9 kolivas and fixed -queue 0
After reboot or anything is not reset.
Download:
https://yadi.sk/d/olasz_5jhMvuS

[Nubminer]

Hello.

I modified the original firmware
Changed only cgminer 4.8-4.9 kolivas and fixed -queue 0
After reboot or anything is not reset.
Download:
https://yadi.sk/d/olasz_5jhMvuS

Thank you for sharing this for everybody. 

[Nubminer]

why does the stats page only show up until May
will this work on a dedicated box I am setting up - intel atom board with 2g ram and 80g hd ,  ubuntu 64 os
I was hoping this box would be enough to run both the bitcoin node/sever and the p2pool software.

since I have not installed ubuntu yet would it be advisable to go with 32 or 64bit.. and is there any cheat sheets for avoiding mistakes and reducing my time to start

The hash stats only show from when the node was installed, so each p2pool node will have a different length of history.

You should be able to run both the bitcoin core and p2pool software with with your setup without issue.  64-bit OS would be best, I think.

I have a p2pool setup guide for litecoin on linux which might be some help.  Bitcoin p2pool setup is virtually the same.  There are lots of pretty decent guide in these forums, or a quick google search.  Disclaimer, my guide may not be 100% up-to-date because I am lazy (particularly for compiling litecoin core), but I think the p2pool setup part hasn't really changed much since the last time I updated.

Feel free to PM with if you have specific questions, or just post them here if you think others may benefit from the Q&A.

I installed ubuntu 15.04 then installed bitcoin and let it synchronize. created a bitcoin.conf to have it run as a server and attempted to install p2pool

I first followed the instructions on p2pool.in

sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/forrestv/p2pool.git
cd p2pool
make

up until I typed make.. I was doing great  but when I did I got this

nubminer@bit-server:~/p2pool$ make
mkdir -p "/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache"/pyenv
curl -L 'https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz' >'/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz' || { rm -f '/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz'; exit 1; }
/bin/sh: 1: curl: not found
Makefile:51: recipe for target '/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz' failed
make: *** [/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz] Error 1

so I decided to ram a python down its throat with

sudo apt-get install python-twisted python-argparse

and make still does nothing for me.

I never installed python or twisted since I really dont know the path

so I tried following your litecoin guide and I believe I am at the same point .. I need to Make or install

so I tried and I get the following

nubminer@bit-server:~/p2pool$ sudo python setup.py install
[sudo] password for nubminer:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 9, in <module>
    import py2exe
ImportError: No module named py2exe

[igorwhite]

Here is my p2pool manual. In Russian.
https://forum.bits.media/index.php?/blog/194/entry-338-sozdanie-sobstvennoi-nody-p2pool-bitcoin-s-obedinennym-ma/

[Muhammed Zakir]

I installed ubuntu 15.04 then installed bitcoin and let it synchronize. created a bitcoin.conf to have it run as a server and attempted to install p2pool

I first followed the instructions on p2pool.in

sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/forrestv/p2pool.git
cd p2pool
make

up until I typed make.. I was doing great  but when I did I got this

nubminer@bit-server:~/p2pool$ make
mkdir -p "/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache"/pyenv
curl -L 'https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz' >'/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz' || { rm -f '/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz'; exit 1; }
/bin/sh: 1: curl: not found
Makefile:51: recipe for target '/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz' failed
make: *** [/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz] Error 1

so I decided to ram a python down its throat with

sudo apt-get install python-twisted python-argparse

and make still does nothing for me.

I never installed python or twisted since I really dont know the path

so I tried following your litecoin guide and I believe I am at the same point .. I need to Make or install

so I tried and I get the following

nubminer@bit-server:~/p2pool$ sudo python setup.py install
[sudo] password for nubminer:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 9, in <module>
    import py2exe
ImportError: No module named py2exe

Run sudo apt-get install python-zope.interface python-twisted python-twisted-web, navigate to p2pool directory and then run python run_p2pool.py --help.

Note: --help lists all commands you can use.

[Nubminer]

I just installed curl and now I am getting further.

sudo apt-get install curl

make worked to a point and now I have

Downloading https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/r/readline/readline-6.2.4.1.tar.gz#md5=578237939c81fdbc2c8334d168b17907
Processing readline-6.2.4.1.tar.gz
Writing /tmp/easy_install-FYyy3c/readline-6.2.4.1/setup.cfg
Running readline-6.2.4.1/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-FYyy3c/readline-6.2.4.1/egg-dist-tmp-_LsKx0
Modules/2.x/readline.c:8:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory
 #include "Python.h"
                    ^
compilation terminated.
error: Setup script exited with error: command 'x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1
Makefile:76: recipe for target '/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/pyenv-1.11.6-extras.tar.gz' failed
make: *** [/home/nubminer/p2pool/.cache/pyenv/pyenv-1.11.6-extras.tar.gz] Error 1

[Nubminer]

Run sudo apt-get install python-zope.interface python-twisted python-twisted-web, navigate to p2pool directory and then run python run_p2pool.py --help.

Note: --help lists all commands you can use.

I already think i have python in correctly

python-twisted is already the newest version.
python-twisted-web is already the newest version.
python-zope.interface is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 143 not upgraded.


EDIT __  python run p2pool.py --help gets me

nubminer@bit-server:~/p2pool$ run python run_p2pool.py
No command 'run' found, did you mean:
 Command 'qrun' from package 'torque-client-x11' (universe)
 Command 'qrun' from package 'torque-client' (universe)
 Command 'zrun' from package 'moreutils' (universe)
 Command 'rn' from package 'trn4' (multiverse)
 Command 'rn' from package 'trn' (multiverse)
 Command 'runq' from package 'exim4-daemon-light' (main)
 Command 'runq' from package 'sendmail-bin' (universe)
 Command 'runq' from package 'exim4-daemon-heavy' (main)
 Command 'srun' from package 'slurm-client' (universe)
 Command 'rup' from package 'rstat-client' (universe)
 Command 'grun' from package 'grun' (universe)
run: command not found
nubminer@bit-server:~/p2pool$
\



EDIT 2 -- I am a dumbass  i got rid of the extra run

[Nubminer]

ok I think I am installed now I carry on to actually configure my p2pool server


thanks

[dooglus]

I used to run a p2pool node a few years back but have lost touch with developments recently. I have some questions:

1) is p2pool still actively developed?

2) where can I find the most active git repository for it?

3) is it feasible to use p2pool with a proof-of-stake coin?

4) did anyone ever try that?

5) if not, what challenges might I face in porting p2pool to a PoS coin?

Thanks!

[jdot007]

Is anyone using the Avalon 4.1's with p2pool? I'm interested in how they perform........

Tak.

Nobody using these with p2pool? 

I'm trying it now. A more thorough test would be to run 2 machines against different pools, but I only have one.
I'm going to run for 3 days n change to compare hardware errors and estimated hash rate. Hopefully P2P blocks
during this time and I can give est to actual earning results as well.

preliminary #'s

3days @ eligius DH% 0.788% DH%5m 1.028% 942.79GH av
5hrs   @ P2Pool DH% 1.075% DH%5m 0.806% 947.15GH av (p2pool current reported hashrate 1.91TH* I've seen the as low as ~200 durring this test 0% DOA)

[CohibAA]

I used to run a p2pool node a few years back but have lost touch with developments recently. I have some questions:

1) is p2pool still actively developed?

Yes.

2) where can I find the most active git repository for it?

github p2pool

3) is it feasible to use p2pool with a proof-of-stake coin?

Google and search the forum, but I hear PoS is not so great.  Might be some profitability in mining still, regardless.

4) did anyone ever try that?

Yes.  This might help.

5) if not, what challenges might I face in porting p2pool to a PoS coin?

Thanks!

I feel like this was a lot of work.

Good luck!

[kano]

I used to run a p2pool node a few years back but have lost touch with developments recently. I have some questions:

1) is p2pool still actively developed?

Yes.

No.
Next to no changes for a long time (other than a recent required change to stop p2pool failing when block v3 headers become mandatory)

[CohibAA]

I used to run a p2pool node a few years back but have lost touch with developments recently. I have some questions:

1) is p2pool still actively developed?

Yes.

No.
Next to no changes for a long time (other than a recent required change to stop p2pool failing when block v3 headers become mandatory)

The project has nearly 500 forks, and while there are some significant issues that could be worked out, p2pool works, and is updated as needed for major issues.  I pretty sure forrestv would be happy to accept any helpful commits for existing or new issues, as he has historically.

Also, while I don't believe it is open-source, NastyPoP and similar projects are interesting ongoing developments in the world of p2pool, imho.

[dooglus]

3) is it feasible to use p2pool with a proof-of-stake coin?

Google and search the forum, but I hear PoS is not so great.  Might be some profitability in mining still, regardless.

I'm already using PoS with CLAM. It makes about 0.2% per day which is nothing to turn your nose up at.

4) did anyone ever try that?

Yes.  This might help.
I feel like this was a lot of work.

I obviously tried searching before posting, but neither of those searches turns up anything useful. I was asking whether anyone had anything to say about the idea since I wasn't able to find anything using Google. A lot of the results are either saying how p2pool doesn't work with staking, or they're people talking about using p2pool for the PoW half of PoW/PoS hybrid coins. I'm looking to use for a pure PoS coin.

Edit: to fill in the blanks a little, I'm staking CLAM, effectively running a staking pool. I have around 80% of the actively staking coins under my control, and so stake most of the blocks. That's not a great position for a coin to be in, since if I "turn evil" I am in a position to 51% the coin, reversing transactions, shutting out competing stakers, and all that good stuff. The problem is that even though I charge a 10% fee on staking rewards, the pool is so big that it orphans something like 14% of blocks found by competing stakers, just because in the event of a network fork each staker picks their own fork as the "true" one until the next block is found. And so a new staker is better off paying me the 10% fee than solo-staking and paying an effective 14% "orphan fee.

It has been proposed that p2pool could solve this problem, but I'm not convinced and so I'm looking into it. CLAM has a 1 minute target block time, and so I'm assuming the sharechain target time would need to be much shorter than that, which may well mean p2pool isn't a good fit. Is that right? Can I get any feedback about these thoughts?