Download P2Pool for eCash

Run your own node of this P2Pool network. Your node shares one share chain with every other node, so all miners work together on the same blocks, and every block pays everyone directly in its coinbase. No pool operator, no account, no withdrawal.

⬇ Download P2Pool eCash Open source · GPL-3.0 · Linux (x86_64)

Source code: github.com/SgtBilko76/p2pool-ecash

Why run your own node?

No trust, no fee

Your node builds its own blocks from your own eCash node and pays you straight from the coinbase. Nobody else holds your coins, and your node charges no fee.

Lower latency

Miners next to their own node get new work instantly and waste less work on stale shares. That means more of your hashrate gets paid.

A stronger network

Every node adds its miners' hashrate to the same share chain. More hashrate means more blocks and steadier payouts for everyone, and more nodes mean no single point of failure.

Fair eCash rules built in

The miner fund and staking reward that eCash requires are paid automatically and checked on every share, so blocks from this network are accepted by the eCash network.

Mine here or run your own node?

	Mine on this node	Run your own node
Setup	Point your ASIC at this server, done in a minute	eCash node plus P2Pool, about an hour
You need	An eCash address	A Linux server with a synced Bitcoin ABC node
Payouts	Directly in every block, by PPLNS	Directly in every block, by PPLNS
Fee	This node's fee	None, unless you set one
Best for	Home miners, small farms	Farms, other pools, anyone who wants full control

Just want to mine? No download needed: connect your ASIC to this node.

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What you need

A Linux server

64-bit (x86_64), always on. P2Pool itself uses about 1 GB of RAM in addition to the eCash node.

A synced eCash node

Bitcoin ABC with RPC enabled (server=1, rpcuser, rpcpassword). Keep Avalanche on and don't use -simplegbt.

Two open ports

9350 for other P2Pool nodes and 9351 for your miners and the web dashboard. Keep the node's RPC port closed.

Set up in 5 steps

Download and unpack

Download the zip above to your server, or fetch it directly:

Install PyPy and the libraries

P2Pool runs on PyPy 2.7, a fast Python runtime. This installs it inside the P2Pool folder and changes nothing else on the system.

curl -sSfL https://downloads.python.org/pypy/pypy2.7-v7.3.20-linux64.tar.bz2 | tar xj
PY=$PWD/pypy2.7-v7.3.20-linux64/bin/pypy
$PY -m ensurepip
$PY -m pip install 'pip<21' 'setuptools<45' wheel typing 'incremental==17.5.0'
$PY -m pip install -r requirements-pypy2.txt

A warning that a newer pip version is available is harmless.

Start P2Pool and join this network

Replace the address with your own eCash address. -n connects your node to this P2Pool network; after the first start it remembers its peers. RPC credentials are read from ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf.
When the log shows Started successfully! and your node has downloaded the share chain, it is part of the network. For running it permanently with systemd, see README.md in the zip.

Open the ports

sudo ufw allow 9350/tcp   # other P2Pool nodes
sudo ufw allow 9351/tcp   # your miners and the web dashboard

Connect your miners

Point your ASICs at stratum+tcp://YOUR_SERVER:9351 with your eCash address as the username (add .rig1 for a worker name) and any password. Your own dashboard is at http://YOUR_SERVER:9351/.

Verify your download

Compare the checksum with the one shown above before you run it:

Help the network grow

Point your hashrate here

Every miner makes blocks more frequent and payouts steadier for all participants.

Run a public node

Keep port 9350 open so new nodes can join through yours as well as through this one.

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Send it to other eCash miners and mining communities. P2Pool gets better with every node and every miner.

P2Pool for eCash is free software under the GPL-3.0, based on jtoomim/p2pool. It comes without warranty; mining rewards depend on the pool's total hashrate and luck. Always verify the download checksum.