https://solohash.co.uk

Hi all,

Introducing SoloHash, a multi-coin pool focused on Solo Mining Bitcoin & Bitcoin Cash.

SoloHash was created at the end of September 2024 last year, with miners joining steadily since then.

The pool infrastructure is based in AWS (Amazon Web Services) with an extremely fast website for tracking stats in near real-time (whenever there's updates from the pool backend which are normally every minute).

There's a 0.5% fee which is the lowest I've seen compared to other solo pools. This has always been 0.5% since it started. The reason why it's so low is because I built it with performance and cost in mind. I'm an experienced software engineer and systems architect. It's all serverless except the pool/node.

Website: https://solohash.co.uk
Fee: 0.5%

Feel free to hop into the Discord server for any help or queries or simply to say hello!: https://discord.gg/kmqT48GtCF
I am always available for help with any issues.

Connecting to the pool
Low Difficulty (Recommended for home miners - 1k Minimum Difficulty):
solo.solohash.co.uk:3337

High Difficulty (Recommended for mining rentals/farms - 1M Minimum Difficulty):
solo.solohash.co.uk:3338

Quick Points / Features

High Performance - The pool is a very fast and efficient server. It consumes 0-2% CPU usage per 100 users (excluding workers!). This means shares are processed very quickly, avoiding stale shares/blocks
Low Latency - Reported latency from current users to the pool is in the region of 18-25ms. This is extremely low compared to others. This ensures your shares are sent very quickly, processed, and any potential blocks are submitted to the network ASAP
Tuned Nodes - All nodes are fine tuned and connected to hundreds of other nodes with latency in the range of 2-20ms. This is essential for block propagation from potential block shares
VarDiff - Enabled for miners that do not send a suggested_difficulty stratum message such as the Avalon Nano 3 / Antminer
Realtime Stats - Miner and pool statistics are updated regularly
Low Fee - Low pool fees for any found blocks, meaning you get more of the reward compared to other solo pools
Fast Website - The website is built as a Single Page App meaning no full page reloads when switching between pages and slow load times

FAQ
Q: Why aren't my stats showing?
A: If your miner submits a share, then the stats for your miner will be available within the minute. The stats are cached for one minute to reduce repetitive calls to the database.

Q: Should I use port 3337 or 3338?
A: It's recommended you use port 3338 for casual miners with a hashrate less than 100Th/s. For anything higher, use port 3338. This means your miners will start from the minimum difficulty for that port, thus reducing the amount of shares being submitted to the pool. VarDiff is enabled if your miners do not send a suggested_difficulty stratum message.

Q: How do I connect?
A: Use your wallet address as your username. Password can be anything. You can use aliases to keep track of your individual miners as explained on the website.

Q: When will I find a block?
A: Pure probability. You may find one within a day, week, month or year. Solo bitcoin mining is based purely on luck. Miners are constantly, by random, generating thousands upon thousands of hashes per second. Only one will result in a valid block submission. This is the 'lottery' we speak about with solo mining.

All miners are welcome, whether you have a mining farm or just doing it as a hobby like I am.

Happy mining!

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