After you have created an account workers are added automatically when you start mining to them

I can't comment on the error, I've never seen it.

As for the calculation of speed (in php even):

returns 85.9 which is 85.9 Gh/s

1000000000 could be changed to:
1000000000000 for Th/s
1000000 for Mh/s
1000 for Kh/s

However if using VarDiff you need to modify your DB and config.py to log the Minimum difficulty of each share a 2 diff share = 2 shares, 32 diff = 32 shares.

Or you can join my pool... just saying.
NoctumDesign

Awesome good work WHH!

This is a known bug in pymysql. You have to modify pymysql, I can't remember exactly what line or file but I remember finding the solution in a google group somewhere.  I found it with a little googling.

Yup.  Nothing out of the ordinary. Unless as I've said before I have just restarted my server.

Weird.. Other than a couple extra signals, for restarting and stopping, my eloipool is unmolested.


and my debug logs only show errors when I have restarted the server.

I use this PPA, for my ubuntu box. It doesn't produce any errors for me.

Luke-Jr seems to think this is a problem with the bitcoind rpc.  I see this error when bitcoin isn't up to date or still starting.  the first error I've not seen before.

You will earn 25 BTC in a pool in roughly the same time you will solo mine a block.  However you want to get payed, steady payments or one big one.  If you're more of a gambler. Technically you could solve a block on your first share to a pool, or gbt from bitcoind.

I've got a small pool you can join, there are about 6 of us.

NoctumDesign BTC Pool

However if you are set on your own pool look into Eloipool. Starting your own pool requires a bit of work to set up eloipool as well as writing frontend/payout/stats scripts.

Shared Device overview
https://mining.noctumdesign.com/forum/Shared1.png

Edit a device you manage
(Device Cost only needs to be equal to the total contribution. It can be shares, BTC, H/s, or USD)

Percentage.
https://mining.noctumdesign.com/forum/Edit.png

Cost.
https://mining.noctumdesign.com/forum/Edit2.png

Yes, put your BTC address in there.

I'm assuming you are referring to this.  This just means there has been a new block found by the network, not your pool. bitcoind is notifying eloipool of the new block.

I usually get this when I restart my pool server, eloipool starts and bitcoind hasn't finished starting up.  Is your bitcoind still downloading blocks?

Active miners now get their share of tx fees!!!

Deleted... I figured it out.

Shared Devices

Primer - What is a shared device

With the cost of mining equipment constantly growing, it is increasingly hard for new miners to acquire effective mining equipment. To combat this growth, people have created group buys and purchased devices as a group of friends.  However, this leaves one person to manage the equipment, collect profits, and redistribute those profits. This obviously can be a very easy process when automated. However, if not this, process is time consuming.  
So we added this functionality and made it easy to implement for you and your shared device.

DeviceIDs - Viewing shared devices

So far we are making it easier for device mangers, what about device contributors? How are you to make sure the device you helped pay for is working for you?  Enter DeviceIDs, if you have an account on our pool you now have a DeviceID. You can give your DeviceID to the manager of the device and you can then view your effective work and profits. This one DeviceID can be given out and used for multiple shared devices.  Your DeviceID when attached to a shared device by the manager will only allow the manager to attach the device to your account.  The manager will not have access to any of your personal data. whereby keeping your account safe.

Usage - Sharing made easy

We have tried to make adding a shared device as easy as possible. At minimum all you will need is at bitcoin address for each contributor, and their percentage of contribution to the device. Pretty Harmless.  What about managers of large group buys?  Don't worry we have you covered, copy/pasting hundreds of address and percentages would be unacceptable.  We have streamlined the process of adding many users, all you need is a csv.  csv formatting is simple, all you need is 2 pieces of data.

CSV formatting - only simple data

For a manager to add a new shared device with a csv all that is required is 2 pieces of data, either a bitcoin address or a DeviceID, and the contributors percentage of contribution.  No you don't need to figure out the percentage. If your Group buy sells users Ghs in incriminates of 10Gh, then a user that bought one share could be 10 and ten shares would be 100.  This works for USD; shares; BTC; as long as the CSV contains all contributors and there is no excess/surplus of the total contribution amount.

CSV formatting - examples

Don't use headers, or line terminators.

DeviceID,Address,Contribution

i.e.
xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx,1BoTBoY7YTEfZCgSZLr4FGaUYiysAPSpxA,10
This user has provided all data, however not needed, they contributed 10%, $10 or 10 BTC.

,1BoTBoY7YTEfZCgSZLr4FGaUYiysAPSpxA,100
This user has provided just a bitcoin address, they contributed $100, 100 BTC or 100 shares.

xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx,,90
This user has provided their DeviceID, they contributed 90%, $90, 90 BTC or 90 shares.


**Note this feature has the ability to be abused. Abuse will not be tolerated. Abuse will cause forfeit of all work, and profits.
Abuse will be partially determined by the number of users and hash rate of the device.
 

jgarzik did a little step-by-step guide here. I've used it, it works.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=158105.0

Or you can use zero-asic's Install script. I've used it as well it also works.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=171782.0

As for a support site, bitcointalk.org is as good as it gets.

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Features:

• VarDiff, allows workers and the server to conserve bandwidth.
• ASIC Ready!
• Miners get payed for their share of TX Fees
• Dead Worker email notifications.
• Payout notifications.
• Account modification notifications.
• Automatic Payouts.
• Automatically adds workers.
• Shared Devices.

Getting Started:

• Go to https://mining.noctumdesign.com register for an account.
• A new worker/password will be created for you, you will find it on your account page.
• Point your favorite miner at our servers

Stratum:
api1.noctumdesign.com:3333

GBT/Getwork:
api1.noctumdesign.com:8332

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Connecting...

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bfgminer -o http://api1.noctumdesign.com: -u -p x
cgminer -o http://api1.noctumdesign.com: -u -p x
poclbm.exe -d 1 -f 0 -v -w 64 http://:x@api1.noctumdesign.com:
minerd --url http://api1.noctumdesign.com: --userpass :x -t 5 --algo sse2_64

Given your configuration:


Your miners should connect to:
8337 for GBT/Getwork
3334 for stratum

You miner should be something like (sorry not too familiar with minerd):

./minerd -o http://192.168.1.8:8337 -u admin -p butthole -q
or
./minerd -o stratum+tcp://192.168.1.8:3334 -u admin -p butthole -q


8338 is a listening port for your bitcoind to connect to. You need to add a line to the configuration file for bitcoind. If eloipool and bitcoind are not on the same server you need to put the IP of the box running eloipool.
addnode=127.0.0.1:8338