Requirements:

Generic:

• Bitcoin >=0.11.1
• Python >=2.6
• Twisted >=10.0.0
• python-argparse (for Python =2.6)

Linux:

• sudo apt-get install python-zope.interface python-twisted python-twisted-web
• sudo apt-get install python-argparse # if on Python 2.6

Windows:

• Install Python 2.7: http://www.python.org/getit/
• Install Twisted: http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads
• Install Zope.Interface: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zope.interface/3.8.0
• Install python win32 api: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20218/
• Install python win32 api wmi wrapper: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/WMI/#downloads
• Unzip the files into C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages

Running P2Pool:

To use P2Pool, you must be running your own local bitcoind. For standard configurations, using P2Pool should be as simple as:

python run_p2pool.py

Then run your miner program, connecting to 127.0.0.1 on port 9332 with any username and password.

If you are behind a NAT, you should enable TCP port forwarding on your router. Forward port 9333 to the host running P2Pool.

Run for additional options.

python run_p2pool.py --help

Donations towards further development:

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Official wiki:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool

Alternate web frontend:

• https://github.com/hardcpp/P2PoolExtendedFrontEnd

Notes for Litecoin:

Requirements:

In order to run P2Pool with the Litecoin network, you would need to build and install the ltc_scrypt module that includes the scrypt proof of work code that Litecoin uses for hashes.

Linux:

cd litecoin_scrypt
sudo python setup.py install

Windows (mingw):

• Install MinGW: http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started
• Install Python 2.7: http://www.python.org/getit/

In bash type this:

cd litecoin_scrypt
C:\Python27\python.exe setup.py build --compile=mingw32 install

Windows (Microsoft Visual C++)

• Open visual studio console

In bash type this:

SET VS90COMNTOOLS=%VS110COMNTOOLS%	           # For visual c++ 2012
SET VS90COMNTOOLS=%VS100COMNTOOLS%             # For visual c++ 2010
cd litecoin_scrypt
C:\Python27\python.exe setup.py build --compile=mingw32 install

If you run into an error with unrecognized command line option '-mno-cygwin', see this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6034390/compiling-with-cython-and-mingw-produces-gcc-error-unrecognized-command-line-o

Sample configuration for the BTC daemon with a pruned blockchain:

rpcuser=rpc_login
rpcpassword=rpc_password
prune=2048
daemon=1
server=1
listen=1
rpcworkqueue=32
rpcthreads=96
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=8332
port=8333

Sample configuration for the BCH daemon with a pruned blockchain:

rpcuser=rpc_login
rpcpassword=rpc_password
prune=2048
daemon=1
server=1
listen=1
rpcworkqueue=32
rpcthreads=96
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=8330
port=8331

Sample configuration for the LTC daemon with a pruned blockchain:

rpcuser=rpc_login
rpcpassword=rpc_password
prune=2048
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcworkqueue=32
rpcthreads=96
daemon=1
server=1
listen=1
onlynet=IPv4
rpcport=10332
port=10333

Running P2Pool:

Run P2Pool with the "--net litecoin" option. Run your miner program, connecting to 127.0.0.1 on port 9327. Forward port 9338 to the host running P2Pool.

Sponsors:

Thanks to:

• The Bitcoin Foundation for its generous support of P2Pool
• The Litecoin Project for its generous donations to P2Pool

License:

Available here