Requirements:

Generic:

• Python >=2.6
• Twisted >=10.0.0
• python-argparse (for Python =2.6)

Linux:

• sudo apt-get install python-zope.interface python-twisted python-twisted-web
• sudo apt-get install python-argparse # if on Python 2.6

Windows:

• Install Python 2.7: http://www.python.org/getit/
• Install Twisted: http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads
• Install Zope.Interface: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zope.interface/3.8.0
• Install python win32 api: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20218/
• Install python win32 api wmi wrapper: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/WMI/#downloads
• Unzip the files into C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages

Running P2Pool:

To use P2Pool, you must be running your own local coin daemon. For standard configurations, using P2Pool should be as simple as:

python run_p2pool.py

Then run your miner program, connecting to 127.0.0.1 on the default worker port with any username and password.

If you are behind a NAT, you should enable TCP port forwarding on your router. Forward port 9333 to the host running P2Pool.

Run for additional options.

python run_p2pool.py --help

Official wiki :

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool

Alternate web front end :

• https://github.com/hardcpp/P2PoolExtendedFrontEnd

Notes for Srcypt/NeoScrypt based coins:

Requirements:

In order to use P2Pool with any Srypt/NeoScrypt powered coin, you need to build and install the Scrypt and/or NeoScrypt Python module first.

Linux:

cd neoscrypt  # for neoscrypt coins
cd litecoin_scrypt # for scrypt based coins
sudo python setup.py install

Windows (mingw):

• Install MinGW: http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started
• Install Python 2.7: http://www.python.org/getit/

In bash type this:

cd neoscrypt  # for neoscrypt coins
cd litecoin_scrypt # for scrypt based coins
C:\Python27\python.exe setup.py build --compile=mingw32 install

Windows (microsoft visual c++)

• Open visual studio console

In bash type this:

SET VS90COMNTOOLS=%VS110COMNTOOLS%	           # For visual c++ 2012
SET VS90COMNTOOLS=%VS100COMNTOOLS%             # For visual c++ 2010

cd neoscrypt           # for neoscrypt coins
cd litecoin_scrypt     # for scrypt based coins

C:\Python27\python.exe setup.py build --compile=mingw32 install

If you run into an error with unrecognized command line option '-mno-cygwin', see this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6034390/compiling-with-cython-and-mingw-produces-gcc-error-unrecognized-command-line-o

Running P2Pool for Phoenixcoin:

Run P2Pool with the "--net phoenixcoin" option. Run your miner program, connecting to 127.0.0.1 on port 10554. Forward port 10555 on your router to any PXC nodes running P2Pool.

Running P2Pool for Feathercoin:

Run P2Pool with the "--net feathercoin" option. Run your miner program, connecting to 127.0.0.1 on port 19327. Forward port 19339 on your router to any FTC nodes running P2Pool.

Sponsors:

Thanks to:

• The Bitcoin Foundation for its generous support of P2Pool
• The Litecoin Project for its generous donations to P2Pool

License:

Available here