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So, you want to run a faucet?



To anyone still reading this, please keep in mind this hasn't been updated in years and the majority of the services probably no longer work.



Table of Contents:
Domains and Hosting | Creating your Faucet | Advertising | Traffic | Other Methods of Monetizing | Things to Consider


In order to try and answer a few people's questions, I decded to make this guide about making and running a faucet. This is mainly based on my own experience, so it may differ from person to person.
Most faucets measure payments in Satoshi or Bits. 1 Satoshi = 0.00000001BTC. 1 Bit = 100 Satoshi/0.000001BTC.

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Part 1 - Getting hosting and a domain:
Contents - Hosting | Domains

To begin, you will need somewhere to host your faucet and a way for people to access it. This part will help with that.
I will only be listing services that take Bitcoin as a payment option. There are many that do not out there which are trusted.

TIP - As enticing as it may sound, try not to use anything free (Free hosting/free domain). Free hosting can stop working if you get a large amount of traffic, and a free domain can make you look unprofessional. In case this does interest you I will link places you can get these things, but I wouldn't recommend them.

Hosting:
There are several places you can get hosting for your faucet which you can pay for through several means. I will be listing services that I have tried and that I've seen reccommended by other users. If you don't want to use any of these services then search around or look in the Service Announcements section for others.

NameCheap* - http://www.namecheap.com
I have never used this provider for hosting, however it is one of the most trusted in the business. It has affordable prices, and top notch support staff. If you don't mind paying slightly more for hosting, I would reccommend this.
Payment processors accepted - Bitcoin, Paypal and others.

Hostinger - http://www.hostinger.com
I have used Hostinger's services before with few problems. Hostinger provides free hosting or affordable unlimited hosting. I wouldn't recommend this hosting if you intend to use blockchain.info's API. This is because, on the free servers at least, I've found that the API is blocked from use. If you want to use this hosting with blockchain.info, contact blockchain's support staff and I'm sure they can help you.
Payment processors accepted - Bitcoin, Paypal and others.

Bitronic Tech - http://www.bitronictech.net
I have never used this provider, though have seen it recommended by users on BitcoinTalk. It has been around for a while, and has somewhat affordable prices for it's hosting.
Payment processors accepted - Bitcoin.

Visfirm - https://visfirm.com/hosting
This host was suggested by a user on the forum and offers SSD hosting for an affordable monthly price. I have never used it, though it is run by a trustable member of the community. Use coupon code BITCOINTALK for a free months hosting.
BitcoinTalk topic - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1022773
Payment processors accepted - Bitcoin, Paypal.

SteadyTurtle - http://steadyturtle.com
This host provides SSD shared hosting at affordable prices. In addition to this, they have a large amount of promotion codes at their BitcoinTalk thread.
BitcoinTalk topic - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=972575.0
Payment processors accepted - PayPal, Bitcoin, Payza (Alertpay), 2checkout.

000Webhost* - http://www.000webhost.com
I have used this hosting for few of my projects, however it suffers the same thing as almost all free hosting in that the specs of the hosting are lack luster. With a large amount of traffic accessing the site within a day, it will almost certainly go down.
Payment processors accepted - N/A

3Owl* - http://www.3owl.com
I have also used this service's free hosting for a few of my projects, however it suffers the same problems as above, in that you cannot have a large amount of traffic accessing your site without it crashing.
Payment processors accepted - N/A

Domains:
There are a few trusted places that you can get TLDs (Top Level Domains) for your project, however not as many as hosting. When purchasing a domain, please use your head. If you see a site with no interactivity or using a free domain and trying to sell you a domain, don't do it.
This list does not include sub-domains.

NameCheap* - http://www.namecheap.com
The only place I would go for buying a standalone domain. With better prices than a large amount of the market, and a nice selection of TLDs it is arguably the best place to go.
Payment processors accepted - Bitcoin, Paypal and others.

Hostinger - http://www.hostinger.com
If you buy any kind of hosting package with Hostinger, you get a domain free with your purchace with a number of TLDs. In addition, you can buy a domain seperately.
Payment processors accepted - Bitcoin, Paypal and others.

Bitronic Tech - http://www.bitronictech.net
Same as Hostinger, though I have never used this service so I cannot vouch for it.
Payment processors accepted - Bitcoin

Visfirm - http://visfirm.com/hosting
As suggested by a user on the forum, this host provides fast SSD hosting for an affordable price. I have never used it, but it is run by a trustable member of the community. Use the code BITCOINTALK
Forum Topic - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1022773.msg11068229

Dot.tk* - http://www.dot.tk
This service provides free .tk domains for people to use. A downside with this is not only does it make your website look somewhat unprofessional, but .tk domains are regularly accociated with scams.
Payment processors accepted - N/A

FreeNom* - http://www.freenom.com
This service provides free domains under 4 TLDs. The downsides with this service are the same as Dot.tk.
Payment processors accepted - N/A



Part 2 - Creating a faucet:
Before we begin, there is another guide on how to create a faucet using the FaucetBox micropayment processor here created by SpreadBit
If you have little programming knowledge, not to worry, there are several premade scripts for you to use for your faucet.
Something you have to choose from is which payment processor and script you would like to use. There is little difference between them, so just pick based on your own opinion.
If you would like something custom made, try posting in the Services section and a dev may help you.

TIP - Once you have your faucet up and running, try to put an inital somewhat large deposit into your selected processor (0.01BTC or more). This will give you time to spread word of your faucet, without you having to worry about funds.

FaucetBox* - http://faucetbox.com
This processor was a successor to Microwallet after the admin left. This processor supports payments from Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Peercoin. This processor currently has a very large amount of faucets running on it, and is very trusted by the community. They offer a free faucet script here, and also a way to migrate a Microwallet faucet to FaucetBox here.
BitcoinTalk thread - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1094930.0

Paytoshi* - http://paytoshi.org
I currently use this processor on one of my sites and it has worked very well. The admin is good with support and even made a library for payments on request. I would reccommend this processor. This processor also provides a free faucet script, which you can find here.
BitcoinTalk thread - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=881989.0

Minifaucet - https://gitlab.com/minifaucet/public
While this is not a payment processor, it is a faucet script created by Elbandi and supports withdrawals through Blockchain.info, Coinbase.com, FaucetBox.com, Xapo.com or a custom daemon. Using a daemon means that this script supports any coin. It is based off of the MyFaucet script for inputs.io, which was very popular and widely used a year or two back. This is the only faucet script here that supports on site balances, and direct payments to wallets. Because of this, you should use a high cashout minimum if you decide to use this script (0.0001BTC\10,000 Satoshi minimum).
BitcoinTalk thread - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=333748.0

Cryptocurrency Faucet - https://github.com/ChristianGrieger/Cryptocurrency-faucet-script
Once again, this is not a payment processor, but a faucet script made for http://wow.bitcoinproject.net/. This script doesn't use any online API, instead it uses daemons to send the coins. This means that this script can use any currency, and also is not reliant on any other website to send payments. This script also supports blockchain.info withdrawals. In addition to this, it has very in depth settings and even an anti-tor script. However, this also means that this script requires some technical knowledge to set up and get running and also requires a VPS server to run well. The github has a link to get everything set up.

Xapo - https://developers.xapo.com/
Contrary to the previous two, this is not a faucet script but a Bitcoin payment processor. This is becoming increasingly popular in the faucet world as it provides bonuses for any webmaster's who take up this payment processor. Xapo supports micro-transactions in the form of bits, allowing you to send from one wallet to the other.



Part 3 - Advertising:
Contents - Captcha Advertising | Banner Advertising

So, obviously if you are giving out free bitcoins, you will need a way of getting money back. The main way to do this is through Advertising. In this section, I will give you a run down of the most popular ad networks.
I will be separating this into two parts, as there are two ways of putting advertising onto your faucet.
CAUTION - Some of these do not support Bitcoin withdrawal, which may make them unsuitable for some people.

TIP - Do not plaster your site with advertising. Believe it or not, you do not need 4 468x60 banners stacked underneath eachother in order to make ends meet. Try to keep your advertising non intrusive, and do not encourage users to click your ads (it is against the ToS of most ad networks).

TIP 2 - Do not use popup ads, or ads that redirect the user away from your faucet. This will make you look unprofessional, and will likely make it so you cannot advertise your faucet on certain sites (If you use the FaucetBox payment processor, your faucet will not be approved if you use pop up ads).

TIP 3 - You may need to implement an anti-adblock script in order to stop loss of funds. There are a lot of scripts around for this, simply search Google for them.

Captcha Advertising:
This is advertising which is displayed inside your captcha. This is useful as it is non intrusive and also gives your faucet some protection against bots.
This advertising source is not too great when it comes to earning money, and should not be relied upon for your funds. I will give examples of my earnings where I can.

AreYouAHuman?* - http://www.areyouahuman.com
This captcha gives the user small puzzles to solve in order to complete the captcha. These puzzles can sometimes be based around a certain product, which is how you generate money with this captcha. This captcha is apparently one of the better ones when combating bot abuse.

Funcaptcha* - https://www.funcaptcha.com/
This captcha gives the user small puzzles which must be solved in order to complete the captcha. This captcha is apparently one of the better ones when combating bot abuse.

Captch Me - http://www.captchme.com
This French captcha provider gives a similar model to Minteye, in that you slide a bar to prove that you are not a bot. An ad is then displayed once the captcha has been successfully completed. I do not have much information on payouts and such, as there doesn't seem to be much on the website.

Reklamper - http://www.reklamper.com/
A Russian captcha provider which provides a basic text captcha with an ad to the right hand side of it. This could perhaps be read by a bot, as the captcha seems to be pretty basic and not very skewed. Once again, I do not know much about payments and the like.

SolveMedia* - http://www.solvemedia.com
This is an extremely widely used and supported captcha type on most faucet scripts. Occasionally a small pre-roll ad will appear in the captcha, or simply just a banner at the top. You will earn for every captcha solved on this system. However, since some of this captcha's questions are multiple choice answers, it can be easy for bots to decipher. In additon to this, in order to get a cashout, you have to fill in a tax form.
CAUTION - This captcha has been known for easy abuse by bots.

Banner Advertising:
This is the advertising that will make you the money to help cover your faucet costs.
As said before, please do not plaster your site with as much advertising as humanly possible. Not only is it ugly on the eye, but it makes you look desperate.

Anonymous Ads* - http://www.a-ads.com
Probably the oldest bitcoin ad network still running. Pays based on the amount of views, but is dependant on which advertisers are advertising and their daily budget. I have used this network on all of my bitcoin projects and have been paid by it every time without fail. This ad network is for banner and text ads.
Minimum withdrawal - 0.0001BTC (No fee)

BitMedia* - http://www.bitmedia.io
This network displays both text and banner ads, and also boasts similar rates to Google Adsense. It also runs on a pay per click system.
Minimum withdrawal - 0.01BTC (No fee)

Bee-Ads - http://www.bee-ads.com
Bee-Ads runs on the same system as AdBit, however their minimum bid is only 0.000001BTC. This ad network is only for banner ads.
Minimum withdrawal - 0.001BTC (0.0001BTC Network Fee)

MellowAds - http://www.mellowads.com
MellowAds runs both CPM and CPC campaigns through out it's site. It allows advertisers to place both network and site-specific ads allowing it to reach out to sites of any size. In addition to this, it boasts 0% fees across it's network making it good for beginner sites.
Mimimum withdrawal - 0.001BTC

CoinAdvert - http://www.coinadvert.net
CoinAdvert runs on a CPM (Cost per 1,000 views) system, mixed with the bidding system used in AdBit and Bee-Ads. An advertiser pays for 1,000 views or more for a price you set, and you get paid per view on that ad. This ad network is only for text advertising.
Minimum withdrawal - 0.002BTC (0.0001BTC Network Fee)

AdBTC - https://adbtc.info
This network runs on a network share system where publishers get money for their share of the impressions/clicks. In addition to this, this network allows advertisers to place a free ad on their network.
In order to be accepted into this network, you must add the code to your page and email the owner of the site (as is explained on their FAQ Page).

Adalso - http://adalso.com/
This network runs similarly to MellowAds, as it allows CPC ads broadcast over the network and bidding on specific sites. This network is only for banner ads.

CPMLeader - http://www.cpmleader.com
An ad network that pays by a CPM system. You get paid for every unique impression every 24 hours.
Minimum withdrawal - $5 via Paypal

BitClix* - http://www.bitclix.com
BitClix runs on a pay per click system, meaning that every click on your ad gives you a set amount that the advertiser paid for. Can be good if you have a high click rate on your banners. This ad network is for banner and text ads.
CAUTION - There has been a scam accusation towards this site, however BitClix argue that the removal was due to low quality traffic from the site - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1032535.0
Minimum withdrawal - 0.001BTC (0.0001BTC Network Fee)

AdBit* - http://www.adbit.co
A successor to an older Bitcoin ad network which shut down after the admin went awol, AdBit runs on a pay-per-day bidding system. Basically, you put an ad space on your page, and people bid on it. The higher the bid the more of a share the advertiser has. Due to a spam of one satoshi bids, the default minimum cost per day is 0.0001BTC. This ad network is only for banner ads.
CAUTION - If you are using the default FaucetBox or Paytoshi script to advertise here your site may be taken off. Be sure to customize your script before adding this ad network. In addition to this, controversy has been created over the large amount of fees this network takes. These fees are up to change at any time.
Minimum withdrawal - 0.001BTC (0.0001BTC Network Fee)

Google Adsense* - http://www.google.com/adsense
The most popular ad network in the world. Runs off of both a cost per view and cost per click system based on the ad. A large amount of faucets use this system.
CAUTION - Bitcoin Faucets are arguably against the ToS, so if you earn a lot of money in a short amount of time your account may be banned. Please take care, and do not make your faucet's funds dependant on this network.
Minimum withdrawal - Dependant on your Country and Payment method

Media* - http://www.media.net
Media.net offers a CPM system which pays for every user which visits your website.
CAUTION - Some Bitcoin faucets can be against Media.net's ToS and Guidelines. Once again, use with caution and do not make your funds dependant on it.



Part 4 - Traffic:
Traffic is extremely important for a site similar to a faucet. Without it, there would be little to no point running your site and it would likely put you in the negative. I'm not going to list every faucet list/rotator here else it would be endless, only those that pull in decent traffic.

TIP - Higher rewards are very likely to get you more traffic. With this in mind, don't offer rewards so high that your faucet is regularly dry (empty of funds) or filled with advertising; this will likely minimize traffic towards your site.

FaucetBox / ScanTheBox* - https://faucetbox.com/en/list / http://scanthebox.com/
In addition to offering a micropayment processor and free faucet script, FaucetBox also has a faucet list and rotator that your faucet is added to. In order to get on this list, you must fill certain conditions listed on the site (e.g No popup or redirect ads). Your faucet must also use the FaucetBox API to be listed here.
BitcoinTalk thread - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1094930.0

Ifaucet* - http://ifaucet.net/
Available in Russian or English, this faucet list/rotator brings in a large amount of traffic to faucets listed on it's site. As it caters specifically to Russian users, traffic from Russia/Ukraine can be increased significantly through this site.
BitcoinTalk thread - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=826896.0

Paytoshi - https://paytoshi.org/faucets
Similar to FaucetBox, Paytoshi offers a faucet list in addition to a micropayment processor and faucet script. While I don't believe this gets as much traffic, you will get put on there if your faucet uses Paytoshi and is within their conditions.
BitcoinTalk thread - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=881989.0



Part 5 - Other Methods of Monetizing:
In addition to advertising, there are several other ways to monetize your faucet. As a faucet owner, you should take advantage of every way to monetize you can in order to allow for bigger rewards and more earning opportunities for your users. Here I will be listing non-shady methods of making extra money from your users, as I do not endorse anything shady personally.

Referral Rotators* - http://ifaucet.net/
I believe this to be the most ethical method of earning extra bitcoins from your users. Certain rotators (such as ifaucet) allow you to input referral links to earn the referral earnings from the faucets your referrals visit. This allows users of your faucet to earn more from other faucets, while you earn referral commission without linking hundreds of faucets at a time.

CoinWall - http://coinbucks.io/coin-wall.php
An easy to use offer-wall which is simply activated by signing up to their website and inputting code they give you onto the page. The reason this isn't recommended is that some offers can contain Adware or other malware to the users PCs which can be difficult to remove. Simply giving a warning about such offers should be sufficient.

Bitcoin-ScratchTicket - https://bitcoin-scratchticket.com/partner
Bitcoin-ScratchTicket offers a small widget which can be personalized and branded to your site and allows users to gamble on a scratch ticket. Every time someone buys a ticket, you get a cut of the money spent. This is not recommended as it can support gambling, which for some people can be a problem. In addition, not many faucet users have the funds to properly gamble, so you may not get too much from this service.



Part 6 - A few things to consider:
Alright, so now let's clear up some things about a faucet that people seem to think.

Starting a faucet is insanely easy, and you require no programming knowledge
While there are services out there that boast giving you a faucet, these can cost up to 1BTC and are a waste of money (in my opinion). Creating a bitcoin faucet is as easy as putting a few files into an FTP server, changing some text in one of the files, putting some advertising on it and keeping it funded. As people discover your faucet it will gain traffic naturally, even more if you help it along.

Adding a referral program will (most likely) drive more traffic to your faucet
Adding a referral reward to your faucet will cost you more to run, but will almost certainly increase the traffic to your faucet. This is because people will have an incentive (a reason) to share the link to your website and get users to join. In addition to this, as long as the referral isn't anything too ridiculous, it will cost you very little in comparison to the traffic you will get.

Making a faucet will not make you rich.
Contrary to popular belief it seems, this is not the case at all. If you have some decent rewards on your faucet, you will be lucky to break even from advertising alone. I have known people that can make a large amount of money from owning a faucet, however it is not the faucet itself that gives them that money. No matter what anyone else says, it is near impossible to make big bucks owning a faucet.



That's it, now that you've read through this you should have a bit of a better idea on running a faucet and what it entails.
Have any more questions? Feel free to post them in this thread and I'm sure that either me or another faucet owner will help give you an answer.
Do you have a service that you want featured on this guide? Post here or send a PM and I will add it.

Enjoyed this guide? Send me a tip at 1PNmymEXA8mGZfdsWAWmicJPTXEf5KAzTG
Have a good day, and happy faucet-ing!



Removed Sites:
Microwallet - http://www.microwallet.org
Removed due to lack of care by the admin and lack of sites using it.

CleverPuffin - http://www.cleverpuffin.com
Removed due to lack of functionality on the hosting it's self.

Minteye - http://www.minteye.com
Removed as it apparently no longer works.

ConfidentCaptcha - http://www.confidentcaptcha.com
Removed as the site is down and seemingly no longer works.
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Thank you for your complete and detailed how to run a faucet guide.
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Thank you for your complete and detailed how to run a faucet guide.
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nah that i need ,, many thanks to you for how to run faucet

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Great guide I say. However, why is it posted in Games and rounds? Anyway, I'm sure, many new faucets will be starting up after reading your guide. A very well-explained guide.

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Great guide I say. However, why is it posted in Games and rounds? Anyway, I'm sure, many new faucets will be starting up after reading your guide. A very well-explained guide.

Faucets are now being moved to Games and Rounds, so a mod/staff may have overlooked this post and moved it or he posted here to get more attraction. Smiley

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Wow thanks for this OP. This will deffinately help me as I am planning on setting up a good faucet soon.

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If I intend to make a faucet, which freehosting provides unlimited traffic?
The one I use is 000Webhost (From SpreadBits tutorial) and if I get a decenet amount of traffic, the site shuts down. Which freehosting website can fulfill these requirements? If there are no freehosting sites available which site provides the least amount of money to host?

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If I intend to make a faucet, which freehosting provides unlimited traffic?
The one I use is 000Webhost (From SpreadBits tutorial) and if I get a decenet amount of traffic, the site shuts down. Which freehosting website can fulfill these requirements? If there are no freehosting sites available which site provides the least amount of money to host?



Hostgator provide cheap and reliable hosting (less than 4 dollars for unlimited bandwidth and disk space!). I have never used them but.. most of my webmaster friends recommend me using them.

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If I intend to make a faucet, which freehosting provides unlimited traffic?
The one I use is 000Webhost (From SpreadBits tutorial) and if I get a decenet amount of traffic, the site shuts down. Which freehosting website can fulfill these requirements? If there are no freehosting sites available which site provides the least amount of money to host?



Hostgator provide cheap and reliable hosting (less than 4 dollars for unlimited bandwidth and disk space!). I have never used them but.. most of my webmaster friends recommend me using them.

When you do, search for promos and invites by other hostgator users posted in blogs/websites. You can get a '1 Penny' hosting for a month, which would save you more money and you can easily shutdown your faucet if you are getting -ve ROI.

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January 25, 2015, 11:07:40 AM
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Great guide I say. However, why is it posted in Games and rounds? Anyway, I'm sure, many new faucets will be starting up after reading your guide. A very well-explained guide.
I posted in Games and Rounds because this guide was posted here, and I was unsure where else to put it haha.

If I intend to make a faucet, which freehosting provides unlimited traffic?
The one I use is 000Webhost (From SpreadBits tutorial) and if I get a decenet amount of traffic, the site shuts down. Which freehosting website can fulfill these requirements? If there are no freehosting sites available which site provides the least amount of money to host?
Most free hosts provide unlimited traffic, however they limit the CPU usage that your server can get. If you're using anything like MySQL, which all faucets have to use near enough, your CPU usage will mount up very quickly and it will get stopped. This can even happen with some paid hosts if you're almost crashing their servers.
I found Cleverpuffin is good for start ups, as their Build Your Own Hosting Package lets you change the settings of your hosting to an affordable price. Most of the hosting I have listed is fairly cheap. Like Muhammed mentioned, if your faucet is losing you money you can shut it down anyway, there is nothing obligating you to keep it up.

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I'm glad that you enjoyed my post!
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January 25, 2015, 12:08:39 PM
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You are welcome! Please add this faucet script too : https://github.com/ChristianGrieger/Cryptocurrency-faucet-script . Main things you will have to change:
Code:
"rpc_user" => "rpcuser",
 "rpc_password" => "rpcpassword",
 "rpc_host" => "rpchost",
 "rpc_port" => "rpcport",
 // MySQL settings:
    "mysql_user" => "db_user",
 "mysql_password" => "db_password",
 "mysql_host" => "localhost",
 "mysql_database" => "db_name", // faucet database name
 "mysql_table_prefix" => "sf_", // table prefix to use
 // Coin values:
 "minimum_payout" => 1, // minimum coins to be awarded
 "maximum_payout" => 6, // maximum coins to be awarded
 "payout_threshold" => 10, // payout threshold, if the faucet contains less coins than this, display the 'dry_faucet' message
 "payout_interval" => "1h",

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January 25, 2015, 12:55:32 PM
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You are welcome! Please add this faucet script too : https://github.com/ChristianGrieger/Cryptocurrency-faucet-script . Main things you will have to change:

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Added, thanks for the suggestion!
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January 25, 2015, 03:26:43 PM
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Added, thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks for adding! Try to add supports withdrawal from Blockchain.info in Cryptocurrency faucet script after that 'daemon' line and also, as Blockchain.info is supported in Elbandi, normal daemon may also support it.

I am looking whether Blocktrail.com have daemon-like feature. It supports Multisig TX but now my internet is slow. I will tell you when I look it. Smiley

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January 25, 2015, 06:25:20 PM
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After read whatever you wrote with full details about faucet , I am wondering how easy is to run some faucet. Your thread is very positive and helpful.


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January 25, 2015, 06:34:52 PM
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Not planning on making any site but this was really a good read. Very informative and the first part about domain and hosting would be useful for anyone planning to get into making a site. Thx

 

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January 25, 2015, 06:36:24 PM
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I am wondering how easy is to run some faucet. Your thread is very positive and helpful.
When I was running my faucet a few months ago, it was insanely easy. I could just fill the Microwallet up with 0.01 BTC and it would last for weeks.

Thank you for the kind words, both you and Twister!

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January 25, 2015, 07:12:56 PM
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How to make payment it ?
https://blockchain.info/tx/e8442e23f79a7ea7938491cd2c57cc5381d1202b0590a4835bd37df9f0a74990?show_adv=false

Yes I love her , maybe it best solution for payment fee if minimal cashout 20000 satoshi in faucet.
but how to be sent simultaneously so ?
Can you help me ??
I do not know.
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