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Pool connections are paused.

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This page remains online as read-only reference. Do not point rigs at Stratum or run the installer while the pool is paused.

Mining is paused. Historical shares, blocks, payouts, telemetry, and account data remain visible on the dashboard. New Stratum work is not being served.

Paused quick connect

Hostpoolbtx.com
Port3333
WorkerYOUR_BTX_ADDRESS.your-rig-name
Passwordx

These settings are retained for reference only while the pool is paused. Worker names must start with a BTX payout address when mining is reopened.

Install paths paused

PATH 01Recommended for your 5090s

Already solo mining

Paused reference for rigs that already run exactly one active BTX solo miner. Do not run this while pool mining is closed.

bash · paused reference (solo)
$curl -fsSL https://poolbtx.com/join.sh | bash -s -- --wallet auto --prompt-worker --pause-solo --start
  • Best for existing physical 5090s that already solo mine.
  • Prompts for a friendly dashboard name, or Enter keeps the unique default.
  • Fails closed if it cannot find exactly one solo payout address.
  • Does not touch wallet files, blocks, chainstate, or node config.
  • Reports if GPU sensors are hidden from WSL instead of silently losing util / watts / temp.
  • Miner self-update stays enabled by default; add --no-auto-update only when intentionally pinning a frozen binary.
PATH 02

Brand new rig start

Paused reference for a machine that is not already solo mining, a new host, or any time you want to choose the payout address explicitly.

bash · paused reference (fresh)
$curl -fsSL https://poolbtx.com/join.sh | bash -s -- --wallet YOUR_BTX_ADDRESS --prompt-worker --pause-solo --start
  • Create or choose your BTX wallet first. The pool pays to the address you put here, and poolbtx.com never creates, stores, or controls your wallet.
  • Replace YOUR_BTX_ADDRESS with the payout address for that machine.
  • Prompts for a friendly dashboard name, or Enter keeps the unique default.
  • Apple Silicon Macs use this explicit-wallet path; the installer uses the upstream Metal backend and writes local start, stop, and status scripts. Stop any Mac solo miner manually if one is already running.
  • Best for new rigs, clean servers, and machines where auto-detect is uncertain.
  • Same high-performance path and same read-only telemetry.
  • Status output includes the GPU telemetry probe path and any sensor error.
  • Miner self-update stays enabled by default; add --no-auto-update only when intentionally pinning a frozen binary.
PATH 03

Hand off upkeep (managed)

Paused reference for miners who would rather let poolbtx.com keep the pool-miner package current when mining is reopened.

bash · paused reference (managed)
$curl -fsSL https://poolbtx.com/join.sh | bash -s -- --wallet YOUR_BTX_ADDRESS --managed --prompt-worker --pause-solo --start
  • Pulls approved updates for the isolated pool-miner wrapper, solver path, telemetry, and pool fixes.
  • Miner self-update is also enabled by default, so stable upstream miner updates can land without waiting for a new join command.
  • Opt-in and reversible. You keep control of the machine.
  • Never grants wallet, chainstate, block-file, node-config, or shell access.
  • Pool-only miners do not need a local BTX full node. Managed updates only cover the pool miner, solver, telemetry, and pool fixes.
  • Already mining in another pool? Add --switch-pool to intentionally stop the old pool miner before poolbtx starts.
  • If a rental host blocks outbound port 3333, the installer automatically tries the rescue Stratum endpoint on 134.199.159.114:443.
  • Multi-GPU hosts are auto-detected. An 8x rental starts eight pool lanes under the same payout address and dashboard machine label.

Good to know

Record keeping

The payout address is the part before the dot in the Stratum worker. The dashboard rolls lanes up into one row per machine, so you track real rigs, not internal worker lanes.

Paused mode

Keep existing rigs stopped while the pool is paused. The dashboard continues to show historical activity, payouts, and account data.

Manual settings

Reference only while paused: host poolbtx.com, port 3333, worker ADDRESS.rig-name, password x. Do not configure miners by hand until the operator reopens Stratum.