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Gupax (P2Pool GUI)

Gupax bundles P2Pool and XMRig into a single app with simple setup.

Requirements

Wallet

Before starting, you'll need to have a Monero Wallet configured.
It's highly recommended to create a new wallet for mining because wallet addresses are public on p2pool.
You have to use the Primary wallet address for mining.
Subaddresses and integrated addresses are not supported.

Node

P2Pool requires access to a properly configured Monero node. If you have a Monero node you will need to add the following to your monerod config file or startup flags

--zmq-pub tcp://127.0.0.1:18083

Example

./monerod --zmq-pub tcp://127.0.0.1:18083 --out-peers 32 --in-peers 64 --add-priority-node=p2pmd.xmrvsbeast.com:18080 --add-priority-node=nodes.hashvault.pro:18080 --disable-dns-checkpoints --enable-dns-blocklist

XMRig and P2Pool

You'll need to download 2 pieces of software: XMRig & P2Pool.

Note that you should update your P2Pool software regularly.

Configuring P2Pool

  1. Open port 37889 for P2Pool "Main", 37888 for P2Pool "Mini", or 37890 for P2Pool "Nano" in your firewall to ensure better connectivity (Optional)

  2. Run ./p2pool --host NODE_IP_ADDRESS --rpc-port NODE_RPC_PORT --wallet PRIMARY_WALLET_ADDRESS.

    • It's recommended that you use your own node. If that's the case NODE_IP_ADDRESS should be 127.0.0.1.
    • Similarly, the NODE_RPC_PORT should be 18081 or 18089.
    • PRIMARY_WALLET_ADDRESS must be your main address. Subaddresses are unsupported.
      (Main addresses start with 4, subaddresses start with 8)
    • Add the flag --mini if youd prefer to mine on a lower difficulty P2Pool instance.

  3. Wait for P2Pool to synchronize. It should take no more than 5-10 minutes.

See the official docs for more details about P2Pool.

Running XMRig

On Linux and MacOS etc, run ./xmrig -o 127.0.0.1:3333 to start mining. For higher hashrates on Windows, you'll need to edit properties to run as administrator. On Linux you'll run with sudo.

See the official docs if youd prefer to use a config file.

Efficiency

You may want to check your efficiency before you start mining. This is based on your power costs vs the hashrates that your hardware is able to produce.
You can check your estimated hashrates at xmrig.com/benchmark.
There are many sites, such as CryptoCompare that allow you to enter your hashrate, power draw and power costs to calculate your efficiency.

Getting Help

There is an active Monero mining community on Reddit at /r/MoneroSupport. You can also join #monero-pools on Rizon or #xmrmine on Matrix.

Also see our troubleshooting page.

Adapted from monero-site