Requirements:
-
-* Bitcoin >=0.5.0
-* Python
-* Twisted
-* python-argparse (for Python <=2.6)
-
-Linux:
- sudo apt-get install python-zope.interface
- sudo apt-get install python-twisted
- sudo apt-get install python-twisted-web
- sudo apt-get install python-argparse (if on Python 2.6 or older)
-
-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
- unzip the files into C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages
-
-
-To use p2pool, you must be running your own local bitcoind. p2pool connects to
-this bitcoin over both its p2p interface and its RPC interface. For standard
-configurations, using p2p should be as simple as:
-
- python run_p2pool.py <rpc_username> <rpc_password>
-
-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, it will help to enable TCP port forwarding on your
-router. Forward port 9333 to the host running p2pool.py.
-
-
-Use
-
- python run_p2pool.py --help
-
-for additional options.
+ Generic:
+ Bitcoin >=0.6.4
+ Python
+ Twisted
+ 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 or older
+
+ 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
+ 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 "python run_p2pool.py --help" for additional options.
+
+Donations towards further development:
+ 1HNeqi3pJRNvXybNX4FKzZgYJsdTSqJTbk
+
+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:
+ Install MinGW: http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started
+ Install Python 2.7: http://www.python.org/getit/
+
+ 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
+
+ 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.
+
+ Litecoin's use of ports 9332 and 9332 conflicts with P2Pool running on
+ the Bitcoin network. To avoid problems, add these lines to litecoin.conf
+ and restart litecoind:
+ rpcport=10332
+ port=10333