31 May 2023 [mining]

SChernykh releases P2Pool v3.4

SChernykh1 has released P2Pool2 version 3.43 with several bug fixes and improvements.

Changes overview

Fixed a crash at startup (introduced in v3.3) when running as a service on some Linux systems
Added MacOS aarch64 build (Apple Silicon).
Prefer DNS TXT records to load the IP:port list of seed nodes.
Changed BLOCK_FOUND wording to make it clear who found the block
P2Pool now checks Monero node ping at startup and shows a warning if it's 100 ms or more
P2PServer: fixed use after free bug on shutdown[..]

The full list of changes is available on Github3.

Before using the software, you should verify the SHA256 sums with SChernykh’s GPG key4.

The README5 has valuable information about features, defaults, how pool shares work, build instructions and a short mining guide.

If you need assistance, read the FAQ6 and join the project’s IRC channels7.

Note that all wallet addresses are public on P2Pool and only primary wallet addresses are supported (no subaddresses or integrated addresses).


  1. https://github.com/SChernykh 

  2. https://p2pool.io/ 

  3. https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/tag/v3.4  2

  4. https://p2pool.io/SChernykh.asc, https://github.com/monero-project/gitian.sigs/blob/master/gitian-pubkeys/SChernykh.asc 

  5. https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/blob/master/README.md 

  6. https://p2pool.io/#faq 

  7. #monero-pools (irc), #p2pool-log (irc/libera)