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Stratum is a proposal for an open source client-server "Overlay" protocol that enables thin clients (currently used by Electrum client). Stratum protocol is also used for pooled mining as a replacement for obsolete [[Getwork|getwork]] protocol. Full mining service specification is available on [http://mining.bitcoin.cz/stratum-mining/ Slush's pool website]. Other examples are available on [https://www.btcguild.com/new_protocol.php BTC Guild's website]. See also [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=55842.0 on the forums] and [http://blog.bitcoin.cz/stratum the official site].
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Stratum is a proposal for an open source client-server "overlay" protocol that enables thin clients.
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It is currently used by [[Electrum]].
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While originally announced right before 2012<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=55842 Original stratum protocol announcement on BitcoinTalk]</ref>, the protocol has not yet been completed and proposed as a [[BIP]] for standardisation.
  
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==Mining extensions==
  
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Main page: [[Stratum mining protocol]]
  
Tables showing miner/server support for Stratum mining protocol:
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In addition to its use for bitcoin wallets, the stratum protocol is also in common use with mining extensions.
* [[Mining software]]
 
* [[Poolservers]]
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
|- style="font-size: 100%"
 
! Miner !! set diff !! resume !! reconnect !! add peers !! get ver !! show msg !! get hashrate !! get temp
 
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| Stratum proxy || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
 
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| BFGMiner || {{Yes|2.9.0}} || {{Patch|3.0.0 alpha2}} || {{Yes|2.9.0}} || {{No}} || {{Yes|2.9.0}} || {{Patch|git}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
 
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| cgminer || {{Yes|2.8.0}} || {{Yes|2.11.0}} || {{Yes|2.8.2}} || {{No}} || {{Yes|2.8.2}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
 
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| poclbm (>=20121020) || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
|- style="font-size: 100%"
 
! Server !! get transactions !! dynamic difficulty !! job frequency || resume
 
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| Bitminter || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || 30s || {{No}}
 
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| Slush's pool || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || 30s || {{No}}
 
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| BtcGuild || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || 30s || {{No}}
 
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| Eloipool || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || 55s || {{No}}
 
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| HHTT || {{No}} || {{No}} (User selected difficulty) || 30s || {{No}} <!-- NOTE: mining.resume protocol was discarded for new resume proposed by Eleuthria on IRC -->
 
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==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:28, 7 November 2014

Stratum is a proposal for an open source client-server "overlay" protocol that enables thin clients. It is currently used by Electrum. While originally announced right before 2012[1], the protocol has not yet been completed and proposed as a BIP for standardisation.

Mining extensions

Main page: Stratum mining protocol

In addition to its use for bitcoin wallets, the stratum protocol is also in common use with mining extensions.

References