How to build your own altcoin cryptocurrency mining pool

A course for those who already know how to mine, but wish to expand their knowledge to creating their own mining pool

Created by: Craig Young
IT Systems Engineer

What Will I Learn?

• Build your own Cryptocurrency mining pool where others can meet and combine their computer power to allow more effective mining
• Earn commission from the miners who mine on your pool
• Maintain your mining pool
• Compile the coin daemons from source code
• Add coins to your mining pool
• Allow others to mine the coins you compile
• Pay your miners automatically while keeping a commission for yourself
• Spot a scam
• Troubleshoot basic problems that may arise

Requirements

• An intermediate level understanding of cryptocurrencies
• Experience in altcoin mining
• Experienced/Advanced level Linux skills
• A decently powered Windows computer that can have Oracle VirtualBox installed on it
• A VPS (virtual private server) from Contabo/Vultr or similar, for your production server

Target audience

• For people who understand blockchain and cryptocurrency mining and want to expand on their existing mining experience
• For those that want to allow others to mine together for better mining results
• For people who are prepared to put in some effort and earn some commission while doing so
• For those that understand that things can can wrong in the IT world and they may need to troubleshoot issues themselves
• For those that are interested in being technical and have an attention for detail