# p2pool/p2pool

Peer-to-peer Bitcoin mining pool

Repository: https://github.com/p2pool/p2pool
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/p2pool-p2pool
Homepage: http://p2pool.in/
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-02-28T21:41:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5525, "days_push": 186, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1199, forks 1012 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:57.814227+00:00)

## What it is
P2Pool is a decentralized peer-to-peer Bitcoin mining pool implemented in Python that runs alongside a local bitcoind node. It forms a network of miner nodes sharing work via a blockchain of shares, eliminating the need to trust a central pool operator.

## Use cases
- mine bitcoin without trusting a centralized pool operator
- run a self-hosted decentralized mining pool
- reduce centralization risk of 51% attacks on bitcoin
- mine litecoin with scrypt support
- connect a miner to a local pool node on port 9332

## When to choose
- you want trustless, decentralized pool mining with no pool operator
- you already run a full bitcoin node and want to support network decentralization
- you accept higher payout variance in exchange for censorship resistance

## When to avoid
- you want steady, low-variance payouts from a managed pool
- you don't want to run and maintain a full node
- you need modern Python 3 support or active feature development

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking, p2p, cli
- domain: blockchain, microservices, self-hosted
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: bitcoin-mining, mining-pool, decentralized, cryptocurrency-mining, peer-to-peer, cryptocurrency, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- p2pool/p2pool (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:57.814227+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:21:00.258096+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/p2pool/p2pool (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:57.814227+00:00, sha e679d4b7673e)
  - homepage: http://p2pool.in/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:28:28.496302+00:00, sha e2db79b61897)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.