<p>No. P2Pool, unlike a normal pool, requires you to verify incoming transactions, and you can't do this without having all of the unspent transactions in the block chain.</p>

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2012-06-06T17:12:59.540Z
2012-06-06T17:12:59.540Z
theymos
<p>Everytime I restart my mining machine due to heat, I have to wait the following sequence to mine at p2pool:</p>

<pre><code>bitcoind -&gt; download blockchain &amp; rescan -&gt; p2pool -&gt; download shares -&gt; start mining
</code></pre>

<p>It took me about 10~20 minutes.</p>

<p>Can I substitute bitcoind with thin client (without having to download blockchain)?</p>

<p>*PS1. I know I can connect a remote bitcoind, but I am thinking the possibility of a thin client on a local machine.</p>

<p><em>PS2. Mining at public p2pool node is <strong>out of consideration</strong>.</em></p>

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2012-06-11T02:34:42.630Z
You might consider Eligius, which offers decentralized mining without the requirement of a local bitcoind (you only need it if you want to do extra verification yourself). http://eligius.st
Luke Dashjr
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Can I run p2pool with a thin bitcoin client?
Leonard Huang
# Can I run p2pool with a thin bitcoin client?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-06-06)

Everytime I restart my mining machine due to heat, I have to wait the following sequence to mine at p2pool:
bitcoind -> download blockchain & rescan -> p2pool -> download shares -> start mining

It took me about 10~20 minutes.
Can I substitute bitcoind with thin client (without having to download blockchain)?
*PS1. I know I can connect a remote bitcoind, but I am thinking the possibility of a thin client on a local machine.
PS2. Mining at public p2pool node is out of consideration.

**Tags:** bitcoind, blockchain, mining-pools, p2pool, thin-clients

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You might consider Eligius, which offers decentralized mining without the requirement of a local bitcoind (you only need it if you want to do extra verification yourself). http://eligius.st  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-06-06. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

No. P2Pool, unlike a normal pool, requires you to verify incoming transactions, and you can't do this without having all of the unspent transactions in the block chain.


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