private pool computer

[Trongersoll]

If one were setting up a private pool to use as a fall back when the big pools are attacked could they use pretty much any computer? Would an old dual core with 4 gig of ram, running 32 bit ubuntu be good enough? is the application memory intensive? cpu intensive? does it require a large hard drive? would you need ubuntu server or just the desktop version?

[Graet]

64bit would be better imo, but yes if it is just you that would work fine, enough space on hdd for operating system and (currently) 10Gb of blockchain
bitcoind will run on desktop or server version

[Trongersoll]

64bit would be better imo, but yes if it is just you that would work fine, enough space on hdd for operating system and (currently) 10Gb of blockchain
bitcoind will run on desktop or server version

so you are saying that the pool software that is available, like stratum or the others, uses bitcoind? I thought bitcoind couldn't keep up with the higher hash rates. I kind of assumed that the pool software had it's own, faster version of bitcoind built in.

[Graet]

nup, stratum connects to good old bitcoind
bitcoind cant keep up when mined directly with asic, needs some software between like stratum (or eliopool or other)

[HellDiverUK]

Why not run p2pool?  It interfaces with bitcoind.  Runs OK on a Celeron 847 with 4GB RAM and a 30GB SSD, though I am only pushing 30GH through it.

[os2sam]

I just run Bitcoin-QT as my last pool in my failover list.  Only one pool out of 3, 4 counting Bitcoin-QT, was having problems.  It used to be that all/most pools would be DDoS'd at the same time.  This one fairly tame in comparison.