Requirements: ------------------------- Generic: * Novacoin >=0.4.4.6 * 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: ------------------------- In order to run P2Pool with the Novacoin network, you would need to build and install the ltc_scrypt module that includes the scrypt proof of work code that Novacoin 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 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 8336 with any username and password. If you are behind a NAT, you should enable TCP port forwarding on your router. Forward port 8777 to the host running P2Pool. Run for additional options. python run_p2pool.py --help Donations towards further development: ------------------------- 4MRHGnDQVwgC2nacnEieJrrv97RNYZBm6i Official wiki : ------------------------- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool Alternate web front end : ------------------------- * https://github.com/hardcpp/P2PoolExtendedFrontEnd