From 516e7196a4787991b167c13370f604cf7a21b7a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: QuickBASIC Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 20:08:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] remove testing verbiage --- README.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c59c5e7..eba7646 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ Decentralized pool for Monero mining. -**NOTE** This is a highly experimental and untested software. I did some extensive testing locally, but there's zero guarantee it will work for you! It requires a custom monerod version (for now). No binaries are provided yet. Testing on mainnet has started! You can check the pool status at https://p2pool.io/ - -No ETA on the official release date, but hopefully before the end of September 2021. +Mining on the mainnet has started! You can check the pool status at https://p2pool.io/ ### Build status @@ -126,6 +124,7 @@ make -j$(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu) ### Windows p2pool binary (Visual Studio Community 2019 build): +*NOTE: You need to have the "Desktop Development with C++" module installed.* ``` git clone --recursive https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool cd p2pool @@ -135,6 +134,8 @@ cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" ``` then open generated build\p2pool.sln in Visual Studio and build it there +Alternatively, you can select "Clone a repository" within the GUI, then select "Build from the menu. + monerod binary compatible with p2pool: ``` git clone --recursive https://github.com/SChernykh/monero @@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ then follow the instructions from https://github.com/monero-project/monero/#on-w ## How to mine on P2Pool -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. It's highly recommended to create a new mainnet wallet for testing because **wallet addresses are public on p2pool**. +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. It's highly recommended to create a new mainnet wallet for mining because **wallet addresses are public on p2pool**. **Wallet software compatible with p2pool payouts** - Official Monero CLI and GUI v0.17.2.3 and newer @@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ Step-by-step guide: - Download binaries from https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/latest - Alternatively, grab the latest source code for both p2pool and monerod and build them (see above, also notice that the branch name for monerod changed, you'll need to checkout p2pool-api-v0.17) - 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! +- Create a separate restricted user account for mining. p2pool is relatively new and may still have serious bugs/vulnerabilities! - Get xmrig (linux-static-x64) binary from https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/latest - Check that ports 18080 (Monero p2p port) and 37889 (p2pool p2p port) are open in your firewall to ensure better connectivity - Create a new mainnet wallet