Configuration Reference

Complete reference for Bitcoin-PoCX configuration options.

Bitcoin Core PoCX (bitcoin.conf)

Location

Authentication

Cookie Auth (Recommended for Node Operators)

No configuration needed. Bitcoin Core creates a .cookie file automatically:

• Mainnet: ~/.bitcoin-pocx/.cookie
• Testnet: ~/.bitcoin-pocx/testnet/.cookie

RPC Password (Required for Mining)

server=1
rpcuser=bitcoinrpc
rpcpassword=YOUR_SECURE_PASSWORD

Network Options

RPC Options

P2P Network Options

Wallet Options

Performance Options

Example Configurations

Node Operator (Testnet, Cookie Auth)

testnet=1
disablewallet=1
server=1
listen=1
maxconnections=40
dbcache=450

[test]
rpcport=18332

Solo Miner (Testnet, RPC Password)

testnet=1
server=1
rpcuser=bitcoinrpc
rpcpassword=YOUR_PASSWORD
listen=1
maxconnections=40
dbcache=450

[test]
rpcport=18332
wallet=mining

PoCX Miner (miner.yaml)

Location

Typically ~/bitcoin-pocx/miner.yaml or /var/lib/bitcoin/miner.yaml

Chain Configuration

chains:
  - name: 'local'                    # Friendly name
    rpc_transport: http              # Transport type
    rpc_host: '127.0.0.1'            # Node/pool host
    rpc_port: 18332                  # RPC port
    rpc_auth:                        # Auth (required for solo)
      type: user_pass
      username: 'bitcoinrpc'
      password: 'YOUR_PASSWORD'
    block_time_seconds: 120          # Block time
    submission_mode: wallet          # wallet or pool

Plot Configuration

plot_dirs:
  - '/path/to/plots'           # Directory containing plot files

Multiple plot directories:

plot_dirs:
  - '/mnt/disk1/plots'
  - path: '/mnt/disk2/plots'
  - path: '/mnt/disk3/plots'

Full Example (Solo Mining)

chains:
  - name: 'Bitcoin-PoCX Testnet'
    rpc_transport: http
    rpc_host: '127.0.0.1'
    rpc_port: 18332
    rpc_auth:
      type: user_pass
      username: 'bitcoinrpc'
      password: 'your_rpc_password'
    block_time_seconds: 120
    submission_mode: wallet

plot_dirs:
  - '/home/user/plots'
  - path: '/mnt/external/plots'

Full Example (Pool Mining)

chains:
  - name: 'Testnet Pool'
    rpc_transport: https
    rpc_host: 'pool.testnet.bitcoin-pocx.org'
    rpc_port: 443
    block_time_seconds: 120
    submission_mode: pool

plot_dirs:
  - '/home/user/plots'

PoCX Plotter

Command Line Options

Compression Levels

Example

./pocx_plotter \
  -i tpocx1qyouraddress... \
  -p /mnt/plots \
  -w 500 \
  -x 1 \
  -c 4

Network Ports Reference

File Locations Reference