Solo staking tip!
I tried staking with the default config for the last couple weeks, but never got any tickets using the auto buyer. After some tuning, I did get it to start winning ticket auctions. Here's what I changed:
; the ticket prices swings up and down by 2 or 3 times, so the default 1.25 prevents you from bidding
ticketbuyer.maxpricerelative=5
; when ticket prices are low, the fees are higher than the default config max
; so pick something higher than 0.1, but not much higher (0.2 is good but still often too low to win any auctions)
ticketbuyer.maxfee=0.34478
; avoid buying tickets when the prices are too high
ticketbuyer.maxpriceabsolute=50
There's alot more to consider, and I think the staking guide could use alot of improvement. I've only just gotten started so I'm sure others have better suggestions. Otherwise pool staking is more reliable at this point.
Luckily this should get easier once the vote completes and the new stake difficulty is implemented.