solo.ckpool

This article is about the mining pool. For other uses, see Ckpool (disambiguation).

solo.ckpool.org is a mining pool that doesn't divide the reward among other participants. Despite its deceptive name, it is *not* the same thing as solo mining.

solo.ckpool was started on the 31. August 2014 . For developers there is also a testnet implementation available.

Pool code created and operated by Con Kolivas, creator of cgminer and ckpool.

Servers to use

• Stratum - Use for ALL stratum capable Bitcoin mining software

stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333
stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:443

Miners closer to Europe please use one of:

stratum+tcp://de.ckpool.org:3333
stratum+tcp://de.ckpool.org:443

If you use an incompatible rental service that refuses to work on port 3333 try the following:

stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3334

If you have an asicminer tube/prisma, you can use a custom port 3335 (only accepts usernames without worker extensions) eg:

stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3335

Set your username to your btcaddress with any or even no worker extension, and any password.

• Testnet

stratum+tcp://testnet.ckpool.org:3333

Note this is mining worthless testnet coins only! Also, you must be using a testnet bitcoin address on this edition.

Reward distribution

• If you find a block, 99% of the 6.25 BTC + transaction fees get generated directly at your bitcoin address.
• 1% goes to the operator to operate the pool and contribute to further ckpool code development.

For testnet:

• If you find a block, 100% of the testnet coins + transaction fees get generated directly at your bitcoin address.

Extra features

• No overheads of running a full bitcoin node
• Connected to high speed low latency bitcoin nodes for rapid block change notification and propagation.
• No transaction-free blocks due to the ultra-scaleable code which has miners on both new blocks and transactions concurrently.
• No registration required, no payment schemes, no pool operator wallets
• The miner remains anonymous apart from his BTC address.

How to run miners

CGMiner Forum

cgminer -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u 1YOUROWNBITCOINADDRESS.0 -p x If you enter an invalid address you will be rejected.

See also

• Comparison of mining pools
• Pooled Mining

External links

• solo.ckpool web site
• solo.ckpool testnet web site