diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 340226b..51b47af 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -67,27 +67,7 @@ make -j$(nproc) ## How to test -p2pool is currently running on Monero testnet. **PPLNS window = 2160 blocks, block time = 1 second** (this is to catch bugs faster). This guide assumes that you run everything on the same machine. If it's not the case, change `127.0.0.1` to appropriate IP addresses for your setup. To test it, you need to: - -- Prepare enough huge pages (each of monerod/p2pool/xmrig needs them): `sudo sysctl vm.nr_hugepages=3072` -- Create a separate restricted user account for testing. p2pool is untested and can have serious bugs/vulnerabilities! -- Build p2pool and monerod binaries (see above) -- Get xmrig (linux-static-x64) binary from https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/latest -- Check that ports 28080 (Monero testnet p2p port) and 37890 (p2pool p2p port) are open in your firewall to ensure better connectivity -- Create a new testnet wallet -- You have to use the primary wallet address for mining. Subaddresses and integrated addresses are not supported, just like with monerod solo mining -- Open this wallet in CLI: run `./monero-wallet-cli --testnet`, enter the wallet file name there and then enter the command `set refresh-type full`. **This step is important!** If you don't do it, you won't see p2pool payouts! -- Run `./monerod --testnet --zmq-pub tcp://127.0.0.1:28083` and wait until it's fully synchronized -- Run `./p2pool --host 127.0.0.1 --rpc-port 28081 --zmq-port 28083 --wallet YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS --stratum 0.0.0.0:3333 --p2p 0.0.0.0:37890 --addpeers 148.251.81.38:37890` -- Keep both monerod and p2pool running for the whole duration of your test -- p2pool has _very_ verbose logging by default, it will spam a lot, no I mean A LOT in both console and in p2pool.log. Logs help testing immensely! -- I haven't tested it, but it should work properly with `logrotate` -- Wait until initial p2pool sync is finished, it shouldn't take more than 5-10 minutes. Of course it depends on your connection speed! -- p2pool has a stratum server listening on port 3333, you can connect xmrig to it now -- Run `./xmrig -o 127.0.0.1:3333 -t 1`. Note that you don't need to specify wallet address for xmrig. Also running with just 1 mining thread is good enough for testing. We don't need hashrate in this test, just a number of different p2pool nodes and wallets! -- xmrig should connect and start mining -- From now on, watch your testnet wallet to see if it gets anything -- Also check p2pool.log for any warnings and errors: `cat p2pool.log | grep -E 'WARNING|ERROR'` +First p2pool test on testnet was successful. Mainnet test will start soon! ## Donations