SoloMining with CGMiner against Bitcoind / Bitcoin Core v0.18.1

[hilaluya]

what patch do you guys recommend for solo mining on bitcoind?

[citb0in]

what patch do you guys recommend for solo mining on bitcoind?

See here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5373190.msg61461437#msg61461437

So that you don't do anything wrong when enabling the solo mining functionality and risk misconfiguration, I would highly recommend you to use ready-made cgminer versions that already contain this patch. There are several Github repositories. My own favorite is github.com/phaenomenon/cgminer, which is quite up-to-date (version 4.12.1) and includes many other useful things besides the actual Golden Guy patch. For example, it automatically checks the given payout address for correctness, only then the mining process starts at all. If you accidentally entered a Bech32 for solo mining, cgminer warns you at startup and aborts with an error message so you can correct it. Also, you can mine not only in mainnet but also in testnet. In testnet you need to provide a legacy address that starts with "m" or "n" and this is also handled by the input validation. The README contains useful information under "SOLO mining" and there are also very cool start scripts included, so you can get started right away.

I also highly recommend reading those two How-To's from nullama which explains how to mine on testnet using a GekkoScience Compac-F USB miner or even with a GPU/CPU:
[Guide] Solo mine testnet bitcoins with cgminer, Bitcoin Core, and a Compac F
[Guide] Solo mine testnet bitcoins with bfgminer, Bitcoin Core, and a CPU/GPU

[igorokkk]

My own favorite is github.com/phaenomenon/cgminer, which is quite up-to-date (version 4.12.1)...

There is a ready-made assembly for Windows?

[citb0in]

My own favorite is github.com/phaenomenon/cgminer, which is quite up-to-date (version 4.12.1)...

There is a ready-made assembly for Windows?

I don't think so. As far as I see this is *nix only so Windows won't be an option. However feel free to check out and read the documentation which is quite detailed and will potentially answer all of your questions. Good luck and happy mining!

[igorokkk]

Thank you. I'll try to do this in Linux.