Carrot Pool Install

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☑️ Requirements

• Node version 14.x, or greater. We recommend nvm for handling Node versions, and the repo comes with a .nvmrc, with the version set to v14.17.3. Once you have nvm installed, run nvm install 14.17.3.

• Redis version 6.x, or greater. You can either install Redis on localhost, or use an external version. Make sure to change the pool_config.json settings, if using an external instance.

• Connection info to a SHA-256 daemon, for the coin you wish to host. We've tested carrot-pool with BTC, BSV, and BCH, but other derivatives should also work.

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#️⃣ Install Pool Server

git clone https://github.com/hashrabbit/carrot-pool.git
cd carrot-pool
npm install
npm test

Note: If the test run fails, we strongly recommend not going any further. Please contact us, via the info on the README, for assistance.

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🍦 Server Configuration

We recommend copying server_config_sample.json to server_config.json as your starting point.

Redis connection info goes here:

    "redis": {
        "host": "127.0.0.1",
        "port": 6379,
        "password": "",
        "cluster": false
    },

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🤿 Pool Configuration

We recommend copying pool_config_sample.json to pool_config.json as your starting point.

Pool wallet address goes here:

    "addresses": {
        "address": "MMvdRHMDh128QgG2GebQhiUmiV8GCiiB5G",
        ...
    },

Coin details go here:

    "coin": {
        "name": "Bitcoin-SV",
        "symbol": "BSV",
        "algorithm": "sha256",
    ...
    }

Daemon connection info goes here:

    "daemons": [
        {
            "host": "127.0.0.1",
            "port": 26710,
            "user": "user",
            "password": "password"
        }
    ]

Multiple daemons are supported, in a primary-fallback(s) arrangement.

Processing of payouts are handled separately from work/share validation, so there is an additional daemon config. We recommend using your primary (or only) daemon connection info:

    "paymentProcessing": {
        ...
        "daemon": {
            "host": "127.0.0.1",
            "port": 26710,
            "user": "user",
            "password": "password"
        }
    },

Detailed information on all of the configuration fields is currently being produced.

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👟 Running the Pool

Use npm start to run the pool in the foreground, for local testing. Use CTRL-C to exit the foreground process.

Use npm run prod:start to run the pool as a "production" service.

Use npm run prod:stop to shutdown a "production" instance.

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🏄‍♂️ Upgrading a NOMP Pool

If you are switching from a pool based on NOMP (ie. z-nomp or blinkhash), your existing Redis data structures are incompatible with carrot-pool. You will need to run redis-cli FLUSHALL before you can successfully run a carrot-pool instance.

WARNING: This will destroy any existing statistics, history, and payout data.