[∞ YH] solo.ckpool.org 2% fee solo mining 302 blocks solved!

[hawer357]

Hey guys, can someone show me a tutorial on how to set up a solo ckpool on Pi OS? Here is my set up:

 - Raspberry Pi 5 8GB with a 2TB nvme
 - The latest Pi OS installed on the nvme
 - Bitcoin core installed via snap store and fully synced
 - A bitaxe currently solo mining through ckpool

I would like to mine directly to my own node. I understand I have to set up a solo ckpool in Pi OS for that to happen. I haven't been able to find a working tutorial on Google.... any help would be much appreciated.

p.s. I know umbrelOS is an easy option since they have bitcoin core and public pool in their app store. I would really like to learn how to do it on Pi OS and ckpool.

ask grok

And you think he doesn't know how to ask an AI? How about contributing something constructive?

[ethanhunt2023]

Hey guys, can someone show me a tutorial on how to set up a solo ckpool on Pi OS? Here is my set up:

 - Raspberry Pi 5 8GB with a 2TB nvme
 - The latest Pi OS installed on the nvme
 - Bitcoin core installed via snap store and fully synced
 - A bitaxe currently solo mining through ckpool

I would like to mine directly to my own node. I understand I have to set up a solo ckpool in Pi OS for that to happen. I haven't been able to find a working tutorial on Google.... any help would be much appreciated.

p.s. I know umbrelOS is an easy option since they have bitcoin core and public pool in their app store. I would really like to learn how to do it on Pi OS and ckpool.

ask grok

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As ck said, it's written in the README.
I have to write a lot.
In short:

1)
sudo apt install -y build-essential git autoconf automake libtool pkg-config \
libcurl4-openssl-dev libjansson-dev libssl-dev libgmp-dev zlib1g-dev

2)
 install ckpool

3)
./autogen.sh
./configure

4)
make

5)
nano ckpool.conf

6) copy/paste this in nano:
{
  "btcd": [
    {
      "url": "127.0.0.1:8332",
      "auth": "ethanhunt",
      "pass": "Bitcoin",
      "notify": true
    }
  ],
  "btcaddress": "1DCy42drohR8MXvVs4DPQegH6QDL1Nr7A5",
  "btcsig": "/mined by Biden in Termux/",
  "blockpoll": 1000,
  "donation": 0.5,
  "nonce1length": 4,
  "nonce2length": 8,
  "update_interval": 2,
  "version_mask": "1fffe000",
  "serverurl": [
    "0.0.0.0:3333"
  ],
  "mindiff": 1,
  "startdiff": 1,
  "maxdiff": 0,
  "zmqblock": "tcp://127.0.0.1:28332",
  "logdir": "/data/data/com.termux/files/home/ckpool/logs"
}


7)
replace btcaddress with yours and auth and pass

to be the same as bitcoin.conf in bitcoind


start  ckpool with:

./ckpool -c ckpool.conf


9)

Bitcoind, ckpool and bitaxe must be started. Bitaxe must have: stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:3333

[hawer357]

9)

Bitcoind, ckpool and bitaxe must be started. Bitaxe must have: stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:3333

This doesn’t make sense — if the Bitaxe were configured to connect to stratum at 127.0.0.1:3333, the mining pool would have to be running on the Bitaxe itself. However, since the Bitaxe runs on its own hardware, it needs to connect to the actual IP address of a reachable mining pool.

BTW: -ck also pointed to a Youtube video, which explains the setup in detail.

[Andrey123]

Friends, how to choose the right pool for solo mining?
I can't understand if this one works fine or not...

[hawer357]

Friends, how to choose the right pool for solo mining?
I can't understand if this one works fine or not...

This pool in particular works very good.The pool has already mined lot's of blocks. But maybe you want to check out this mining community, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5477020, which mines against ck-pool.

[glapril]

Philip created this video for setting up your own solo pool, but it was not for Pi OS per se:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAa6PkVN-3o
Check for updated README-SOLOMINING instructions on the ckpool git repository, as it shows how to configure it for bitcoin core versions 28 and later.

Thanks CK.

I did come across that readme file and tried my best to read it. It's far too hard for me to follow as I have zero experience with coding/linux. This whole set up is purely my personal interest and my way of contributing to bitcoin's decentralisation. My node has been up and running for a week now, which I'm really stocked about. would be nice If I could set up my own mining pool on it too. I will keep trying...

[rwwilson75]

I am using an apollo futurebit running its own node to solo mine to. I see that it uses ckpool. I can not find my stats when visiting the ckpool stats using my btc address. Is there a a way to view my stats on ckpool when using a futurebit apollo 2?

[-ck]

I am using an apollo futurebit running its own node to solo mine to. I see that it uses ckpool. I can not find my stats when visiting the ckpool stats using my btc address. Is there a a way to view my stats on ckpool when using a futurebit apollo 2?

No, because you're running it locally. You can mine to this solo pool directly to see stats here, but that defeats the purpose of having a miner that solo mines to itself. ckpool is software run on both the solo pool and your miner. They don't talk to each other.

[TIRMINE]

I am using an apollo futurebit running its own node to solo mine to. I see that it uses ckpool. I can not find my stats when visiting the ckpool stats using my btc address. Is there a a way to view my stats on ckpool when using a futurebit apollo 2?

you view it on your apollo

[-ck]

A block party is being held this weekend with an estimated up to 7EH where you can contribute your own hash or buy hash if anyone's interested:
https://upendo.rigly.io/

[TIRMINE]

A block party is being held this weekend with an estimated up to 7EH where you can contribute your own hash or buy hash if anyone's interested:
https://upendo.rigly.io/

Nice!  Just joined the party! 

[joker_josue]

A block party is being held this weekend with an estimated up to 7EH where you can contribute your own hash or buy hash if anyone's interested:
https://upendo.rigly.io/

Thanks for sharing.
I didn't know about it, I'll try to be part of the party.


Is there a space where you can see the results of previous parties?

[Nexus9090]

A block party is being held this weekend with an estimated up to 7EH where you can contribute your own hash or buy hash if anyone's interested:
https://upendo.rigly.io/

Interesting, but given the division of rewards its really not worth it for smaller rigs

[TIRMINE]

A block party is being held this weekend with an estimated up to 7EH where you can contribute your own hash or buy hash if anyone's interested:
https://upendo.rigly.io/

Interesting, but given the division of rewards its really not worth it for smaller rigs

You can buy hash directly with them to point instead of pointing your own miner.  Read through you can get a decent chunk of the reward

[Nexus9090]

A block party is being held this weekend with an estimated up to 7EH where you can contribute your own hash or buy hash if anyone's interested:
https://upendo.rigly.io/

Interesting, but given the division of rewards its really not worth it for smaller rigs

You can buy hash directly with them to point instead of pointing your own miner.  Read through you can get a decent chunk of the reward

Thanks but I still don't think its worth it for the odds of getting a return.

If I want to buy hashrate then I'll do a solo run with a rental same risk greater reward.

[philipma1957]

I do have around 2ph that I own which I could do a rental at a small markup.


oh finally got my bit axe gamma stable.


https://solostats.ckpool.org/users/bc1qns96gdmrd024q20kav0x6lrlfg72qg8avu54ug.

[blockhilltop]

Boom!

Block 903883 goes to a lucky miner using the EU server, sending about 2.5 PH!

Congrats, well done!

https://mempool.space/block/000000000000000000004c918a929cb2710b5376dcdd89e719c521dc5255115c

[-ck]

Congratulations to miner bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3 with 2.3PH for solving block number 301 on the EU http://solo.ckpool.org!

Code:

[2025-07-03 21:37:17.080] Possible block solve diff 941072047180675.375000 !
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.146] BLOCK ACCEPTED!
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.174] Solved and confirmed block 903883 by bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.174] User bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3:{"hashrate1m": "2.28P", "hashrate5m": "2.29P", "hashrate1hr": "2.3P", "hashrate1d": "2.17P", "hashrate7d": "2.22P", "shares": 6944274227820, "authorised": 1738446333}
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.174] Worker bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3:{"hashrate1m": "2.28P", "hashrate5m": "2.29P", "hashrate1hr": "2.3P", "hashrate1d": "2.17P", "hashrate7d": "2.22P"}
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.177] Block solved after 79584069356407 shares at 68.0% diff

A miner of this size has about a 1 in 2800 chance of solving a block every day, or once every 8 years on average.

https://mempool.space/block/000000000000000000004c918a929cb2710b5376dcdd89e719c521dc5255115c

[Nexus9090]

Congratulations to miner bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3 with 2.3PH for solving block number 301 on the EU http://solo.ckpool.org!

Code:

[2025-07-03 21:37:17.080] Possible block solve diff 941072047180675.375000 !
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.146] BLOCK ACCEPTED!
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.174] Solved and confirmed block 903883 by bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.174] User bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3:{"hashrate1m": "2.28P", "hashrate5m": "2.29P", "hashrate1hr": "2.3P", "hashrate1d": "2.17P", "hashrate7d": "2.22P", "shares": 6944274227820, "authorised": 1738446333}
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.174] Worker bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3:{"hashrate1m": "2.28P", "hashrate5m": "2.29P", "hashrate1hr": "2.3P", "hashrate1d": "2.17P", "hashrate7d": "2.22P"}
[2025-07-03 21:37:17.177] Block solved after 79584069356407 shares at 68.0% diff

A miner of this size has about a 1 in 2800 chance of solving a block every day, or once every 8 years on average.

https://mempool.space/block/000000000000000000004c918a929cb2710b5376dcdd89e719c521dc5255115c

Well done!!!

Congrats to the miner and -CK for another block win. 

[Fruitman]

hmmm, why it shows only 64T as Bestevershare for the latest Block?

https://solo.ckpool.org/users/bc1qyj7x3d64znz2jdn28k0fxl8pq4q39a3ke79sj3