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README: Explicitly mention automatic solo mining configuration, and stress the importance of --coinbase-sig

Luke Dashjr 11 years ago
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@@ -539,13 +539,17 @@ BFGMiner supports solo mining with any GBT-compatible bitcoin node (such as
 bitcoind). To use this mode, you need to specify the URL of your bitcoind node
 bitcoind). To use this mode, you need to specify the URL of your bitcoind node
 using the usual pool options (--url, --userpass, etc), and the --coinbase-addr
 using the usual pool options (--url, --userpass, etc), and the --coinbase-addr
 option to specify the Bitcoin address you wish to receive the block rewards
 option to specify the Bitcoin address you wish to receive the block rewards
-mined. If you are solo mining with more than one instance of BFGMiner (or any
-other software) per payout address, you must also specify data using the
+mined. When you run Bitcoin Core on the same computer as your miner, the pool
+itself will be automatically configured for you.
+
+IMPORTANT: If you are solo mining with more than one instance of BFGMiner (or
+any other software) per payout address, you must also specify data using the
 --coinbase-sig option to ensure each miner is working on unique work. Note
 --coinbase-sig option to ensure each miner is working on unique work. Note
 that this data will be publicly seen if your miner finds a block using any
 that this data will be publicly seen if your miner finds a block using any
-GBT-enabled pool, even when not solo mining (such as failover). If your
-bitcoin node does not support longpolling (for example, bitcoind 0.8.x), you
-should consider setting up a failover pool to provide you with block
+GBT-enabled pool, even when not solo mining (such as failover).
+
+If your bitcoin node does not support longpolling (for example, bitcoind 0.8.x),
+you should consider setting up a failover pool to provide you with block
 notifications. Note that solo mining does not use shares, so BFGMiner's adjusted
 notifications. Note that solo mining does not use shares, so BFGMiner's adjusted
 hashrate (third column) may suddenly drop to zero if a block you submit is
 hashrate (third column) may suddenly drop to zero if a block you submit is
 rejected; this does not indicate that it has stopped mining.
 rejected; this does not indicate that it has stopped mining.