I run one P2Pool BTC only server (no merged mining) that I managed to piece together almost by luck,  and I am migrating over to a different company and a new sever (once the block chains are downloaded).  I run the pool for my own personal use mainly (but don't mind others mining there).

I just wanted to say thanks for the guide.  I didn't use any of the scripts as I am trying to learn the process of making my own builds (and learn more about linux),  but good work on those too.

I plan on setting up Scrypt Merged Mining, and X11 DarkCoin as well,  as I have a pretty varied mining setup.

I want to eventually have lots of coins available for mining for great choice for me (and perhaps others) via P2Pool, mainly because I believe in the P2Pool concept, and think it is good for the community. I also want to pick up my game in Linux, and this is a good project for it. 

I have a few questions about P2Pool while I wait for the blockchain(s) to download:

1) As long as I use the same BTC address, migrating over to a new P2Pool will still track my submitted shares, and I lose nothing?

2)

a. As I want to run pools with SHA256, scrypt and X11....  should I consider using the same container/VM or should I consider segregating by either main coin being mined, or perhaps algorithm?

b. As I have a choice between a VM or a container (I have selected a container for my first one, but my next pool could be a VM), what do the experts on here recommend? Please note I will only be running P2Pool on the machine with the assorted block chains,  and the web front end for it.

c. Can I run multiple instances of P2Pool using screen, IOT work the offerings differently (ie. Pool X mines LiteCoins, with the other secondary merged coins, and Pool Y mines Doge, with the other secondary merged coins),  or do I have to run separate container's/VM's for each setup?

3) Anybody heard of any work on merged mining for the X11/13/other alogo's?

Thanks for your help,  and thanks again for the guide!