4. Check that ports 18080 (Monero p2p port) and 37889/37888 (P2Pool/P2Pool mini p2p port) are open in your local firewall to ensure better connectivity.
5. Start `monerod` with the following command/options:
**Note:** The `--zmq-pub` option is required for P2Pool to work properly.
**Note:**
The `--zmq-pub` option is required for P2Pool to work properly.
`--out-peers 64 --in-peers 32` is needed to (1) have many connections to other nodes and (2) limit incoming connection count because it can grow uncontrollably and cause problems when it goes above 1000 (open files limit in Linux). If your network connection's **upload** bandwidth is less than **10 Mbit**, use `--out-peers 16 --in-peers 8` instead.
`--add-priority-node=node.supportxmr.com:18080 --add-priority-node=nodes.hashvault.pro:18080` is needed to have guaranteed good working nodes in your connected peers.
`--disable-dns-checkpoints` is needed to avoid periodical lags when DNS is updated (it's not needed when mining)
`--enable-dns-blocklist` is needed to ban known bad nodes
6. Start P2Pool with the following command/options:
```
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8. Start `monerod` with the following command/options:
**Note:** The `--zmq-pub` option is required for P2Pool to work properly.
**Note:**
The `--zmq-pub` option is required for P2Pool to work properly.
`--out-peers 64 --in-peers 32` is needed to (1) have many connections to other nodes and (2) limit incoming connection count because it can grow uncontrollably and cause problems when it goes above 1000 (open files limit in Linux). If your network connection's **upload** bandwidth is less than **10 Mbit**, use `--out-peers 16 --in-peers 8` instead.
`--add-priority-node=node.supportxmr.com:18080 --add-priority-node=nodes.hashvault.pro:18080` is needed to have guaranteed good working nodes in your connected peers.
`--disable-dns-checkpoints` is needed to avoid periodical lags when DNS is updated (it's not needed when mining)
`--enable-dns-blocklist` is needed to ban known bad nodes
9. Start P2Pool with the following command/options:
```
@ -191,7 +210,7 @@ nocreate
13. *(Optional but highly recommended)* You can create a Quickstart by creating a batch (.bat) file with the following contents and placing it in your P2Pool directory along with `xmrig.exe`.