Getting started
CorePool is an unofficial Chia pooling program. It allows you to farm your OG (Original Gangster) plots in a pool environment.
Requirements
- Windows 10.
- The Chia client.
- The CorePool client.
- An account in the CorePool pool.
- CorePool and Chia must run on the same computer and under the same windows user account. Furthermore, that account must be the one that was used to install Chia.
Recommendations
Use the latest versions of Windows 10.
There has been limited success in running multiple copies of CorePool from one location.
CorePool does not support Chia remote harvesters so, the recommended configuration is a single computer running both CorePool and Chia with remote folders added using the UNC (\server\share\path) format.
How CorePool works
CorePool does not farm your plots, rather it uses Chia to do the farming. It works with Chia to see how many plots you are farming and if you are processing challenges successfully. Because Chia does the farming any block rewards it wins need to go to the CorePool pool so they can be distributed to the pool farmers. This is achieved by setting the payout wallet addresses to that of CorePool. If you manually change these addresses CorePool will stop farming.
Can you use NFT plots with Core-Pool?
Yes provided you are running at least CorePool V3.2.0.0 and farming NFT and OG plots at the same time. The 0.25XCH finders fee from NFT block reward (if you win a block with NFT plots) will go to the OG pool but at the daily OG payouts, it will be redirected to your OG Core-Pool address, and will be paid at that time. We can only redirect the 0.25 XCH if you are running CorePool OG client!
Leaving CorePool
In the event that you wish to leave CorePool there are a couple of things to be aware of.
- Make sure that you have reached the minimum payout because if you haven't you won't get any outstanding payout even if it is 0.04999XCH. One way to avoid this is to farm 1 OG plot with CorePool and NFT plots with the same Chia and to wait until you find a block. When that happens the 0.25XCH NFT block finders fee will be added to your OG outstanding balance and will be paid out together.
- Make sure that you use the 'Stop Farming' button on the CorePool client and exit the client. This is supposed to reset the two payout wallet addresses in the Chia config.yaml. You should also manually check the addresses to make sure otherwise any rewards you earn will be paid to the CorePool OG wallet and we be distributed to the OG farmers and will be lost to you.