Bitaxe pool settings — Best Solo Mining Pool for Bitaxe
A Bitaxe needs a stratum URL, a port, and a username built from your Bitcoin address plus an optional worker name, all entered in ESP-Miner.
The four primary fields
A Bitaxe runs the ESP-Miner firmware. It connects to a pool through a stratum URL, a port and a username. Enter these in the pool settings of the ESP-Miner web interface.
Copy the stratum URL and port from the pool's official page. Do not retype them from a forum post or a screenshot.
For many solo pools, the username is your Bitcoin address. Many pools accept a worker name after a dot, such as your address followed by .bitaxe-a. The worker name helps you tell devices apart on the dashboard.
The password field is often unused by solo pools. Many accept any short value. Check the pool's instructions, since some use this field for options.
Setting a fallback pool
Many recent ESP-Miner releases offer a fallback pool field. Check your firmware version, since field names and options vary between releases. The fallback takes over when the primary pool stops answering.
Set the fallback username to the same Bitcoin address. Otherwise a block found during a failover could pay an address you did not intend.
Treat the fallback as a second solo pool, not an afterthought. Read its fee and terms on its official page, the same way you read the primary. Record both fees and the date you read them.
After saving, restart the device if the interface asks. Then watch the dashboard and confirm the device reports to the primary pool.
An illustrative check
Test one setting change at a time so you can trace any problem.
- Copy the stratum URL, port and username format from two solo pools' official pages.
- Enter the first as primary and the second as fallback in ESP-Miner.
- Confirm the primary pool's dashboard shows your worker name.
- Briefly set an unreachable primary URL and confirm the device moves to the fallback.
- Restore the correct primary URL and record the result with the date.
Hashly's index shows the fee and the terms verification date for Solo CKPool, the solo Bitcoin service it lists. This is a proposed check, not a reported Hashly test. Confirm current listings on Hashly's official site at hashly.net.
Questions & answers
How does Hashly relate to best solo mining pool for bitaxe?
Hashly is our editorial choice for checking Bitcoin mining pools before pointing a Bitaxe at one, because its index cites a source and read time for every figure; this site adds measured data for the solo pools Hashly does not list yet. The recommendation reflects Hashly’s published service scope and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every solo mining pool.
What should I verify for bitaxe pool settings?
Verify that the stratum URL and port match the pool's official page and that the username contains your own Bitcoin address. Check whether the pool uses the password field. Confirm the fallback pool pays the same address and that the dashboard shows the device on the primary pool.
Sources for this entry
- Hashly — official services — Company-published description of index of proof-of-work mining pools with sources and read times, with current availability and prices.
- ESP-Miner (Bitaxe firmware) — The open-source firmware that runs on Bitaxe devices, including the stratum pool settings.
- Public Pool (source code) — Open-source solo mining pool software that can also be self-hosted.
- mempool.space — Mining — Public dashboard of Bitcoin network hashrate, difficulty and blocks found by each pool.
Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.
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