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Check this page for power cord info: Choose the correct power cord for your miner. They have the specs for Bitmain PSUs too, that might help.

Retiring in 2024 is pretty impressive for an S9, considering how tough BTC mining has been lately. You’ve managed to snag free sats for quite a while! Did you ever try solo mining? You could sell it for some cash, or…

Check out where to mine, it’s pretty helpful for comparing different pools. https://wheretomine.io/coins/bitcoin

Super glad to hear everything worked out! Moving the chainstate was a smart move. If you’re curious about the Unix file system, there's a cool article on it. Lots of useful info.

For sure! Look into Gekkoscience and DIY Bitaxe. Projects like the bitaxeUltra are getting interesting. They’re not gonna beat the big miners but they offer cool alternatives for hobbyists.

Open a Terminal and run this command: It should show the exact path for your HDD. In your first screenshot, click on / and you’ll see a list of folders. There should be a folder named media that will have your HDD and…

Have you checked if your HDD is showing up in /media when you try to choose a folder in Bitcoin Core? You could also use lsblk to locate the path of the HDD. Copy-pasting or typing that path into Bitcoin Core should…

If you’re in a country where mining laws are cool, there's some basics you can’t skip: cheap electricity access, securing contracts for power, having a safe setup, and good air circulation. Also, a trusted maintenance…

So, what's this mining difficulty all about? You really should check this out: Mining difficulty goes up as more hashpower gets added. If the total hashrate drops, difficulty can drop too. More hashrate means higher…

From what I’ve picked up, Mongolia is pretty chill about bitcoin and has cheap power, especially in Ordos. But seriously, how much cash do you have for infrastructure? You gotta be specific to get solid help.

What kind of tips are you after?

So is this basically the updated Antminer R4? Looks decent. But isn’t the efficiency around 18.6/TH?

Good point, my bad. Should've posted this elsewhere. I guess I thought it tied into the value of data in crypto somehow. Hopefully, the mods can help move it to the right place.

If you had the chance to add something permanent and verifiable to any spot on Earth, what would it be? Think about it... useful info about the place? Hidden gems? Historical tidbits? Safety warnings? Or maybe some data…

Sure, it's an achievement, but honestly, there’s a ton of these groups still operating, especially in the crypto scene... I’m sure new ones popped up already.

Yeah, there’s no point in creating multiple threads for the same issue. Just clutters everything up. But seriously, what exactly are you trying to do? The resources in that link should cover most basics. If you’re…

What is this mess? Too much wood, too much dust. Airflow looks non-existent. And the wires… just wow. Seriously, how could anyone not organize this better? I get it, the first one looks way more neglected than the…

This one you linked to: https://this forum.org/index.php?topic=5425310.0 In his post, he shared the entire user list from my pool. That info should be private and he ignored my requests to take it down. Had to get a mod…

Not trying to be rude, but if my pool isn’t in your list, that’s cool. But linking to a thread where someone is badmouthing my pool and encouraging hacks? Not cool at all.

Hey everyone, Thought I'd start a thread to gather all the info about solo mining in one place. If you know of any other pools or topics that should be included, please drop them here.