HDD in clamp
50.3GiB plots
200% reward

We were the ones who introduced plot compression into Chia mining. Now we are the first ones who achieved 50% reduction of plot size.

New compression levels up to C15 (for GPU mining only)

SSD in bin
No SSD needed

Our CPU and GPU plotters work well without an SSD on machines with any amount of RAM.
High-end machines with 128GiB of RAM make plot in 2-6 minutes.
For machines with 8–64GiB of RAM plot time depends on the number of connected HDD.

1 HDD: 1–4 hours
2 HDD: 18–73 minutes
4 HDD: 7–36 minutes
and so on
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This page describes in details some features of this pool.
If you simply want to start mining, go to Start Mining page.
Client version 2 brings support of GPU mining to this pool. New compression levels (for GPU mining only) are introduced:
Compression levels for GPU mining
Compression Level C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15
Plot size (GiB) 70.8 64.9 60.8 57.3 53.8 50.3
Reward 143% 156% 167% 177% 188% 201%
Capacity per RTX 4090 (PiB) 126 44 25 14 7.5 3.1
Capacity per GTX 1080 Ti (PiB) 24 9 4.4 2.5 1.2 0.5
Embedded GPU miner uses CUDA and works with nVidia GPUs. Minimum required GPU driver version is 440.33 (for Linux) and 441.22 (for Windows). GPU miner has no special requirements for system RAM or PCIe lanes (mining GPU can be connected via x1 (one lane) PCIe, but plotting GPU needs x16 PCIe for best performance).
GPU memory required for mining
Compression Level C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15
Min GPU memory (GiB) 0.13 0.25 0.84 1.31 2.30 4.49
Recommended GPU memory (GiB) 1.02 1.03 1.54 2.59 4.20 6.82
The client tries to use all available GPUs for mining and to allocate recommended amount of video memory in each GPU. Recommended amount depends on GPU model and can differ from values presented in the table above. You can choose particular GPUs for mining, or limit video memory for each GPU using "-g" option. When memory is limited, performance is degraded (20%–40% worse performance for minimum memory compared to recommended).

The client runs benchmark at startup and shows how many plots of each size can be safely used on your PC. By default, C10 plots are generated. You can select different compression level using "-c" option before start plotting.

New CPU and GPU plotters for C10-C15 are included. New CPU plotter is 3-4 times faster than previous one.

No finalization step is required.
Minimum required RAM for plotting is 4.3–4.9 GiB (for both CPU and GPU plotters), but maximum performance is achieved when the following amount of RAM is available:
Amount of RAM for maximum plotter performance
Compression Level C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15
Max RAM (GiB) 120.3 116.2 108.1 108.1 104.1 104.1
Use "--no-temp" option on machines with 128GiB of RAM to disable temporary files and to instruct the plotter to always allocate maximum amount of memory.
Approximate plot time for machine with 128GiB of RAM
Output RAM Disk HDD
GPU plotter 1m 40s 4m
CPU plotter (Intel 13900K) 3m 5m
On machines with less than 128GiB of RAM some temporary data will be written to temporary files. Plotting time for such machines directly depends on the number of connected HDD:
Approximate plot time for machines with less than 128GiB of RAM
Number of HDD RAM (GiB) Plot time (275MiB/sec HDD) Plot time (200MiB/sec HDD)
4647m9m
3212m17m
1620m28m
826m36m
3648m11m
3218m25m
1627m37m
834m47m
26418m25m
3230m42m
1643m1h
853m1h 13m
1641h 5m1h 30m
321h 40m2h 20m
162h 5m2h 55m
82h 25m3h 20m
GPU plotter additionally requires from 4.26 (minimum) to 7.08GiB (recommended) video memory. "-x" option can be used to select exact GPU for plotting and, optionally, to set video memory limit for the plotter.
If "-x" is specified, the client allocates video memory for the plotter first, then for the miner (on the same GPU, if this GPU is used for mining too).
If "-x" is not set, the client tries to use first GPU in the system for plotting and allocates memory for the miner first, then for the plotter.
If you have small amount of video memory and struggle to activate the plotter and the miner on the same GPU, set plotter video memory limit to the minimum, as it usually has little impact on the performance.
Although CPU plotter is almost as fast as GPU plotter, the latter is much more energy efficient and should be prefered.

This version of the client recognizes old C1-C5 plots and can mine on them (using CPU), but can't produce them.

Terminal Client command line options
Main options
-a <address> Chia address for receiving reward. Can be omitted to disable mining.
-a xch1d4...pao0wa
-d <path> Directory where plots and temporary files will be stored.
-d C:/Plots
-d "E:/My Plots"

This option can have additional parameters separated by comma:
  • Maximum amount of disk space to use. Valid units are: B, KB, MB, GB, TB (bytes, kibibytes, mebibytes, etc):
    -d,5TB <path>
    -d,1600GB <path>
  • Maximum number of plots:
    -d,100N <path>
  • Allowed file types:
    -d,t <path>
    -d,tp <path>
    where
    • t - temporary files
    • p (or f) - plots
  • Disallowed file types:
    -d,~t <path>
    -d,~tp <path>
  • Read-only specifier:
    -d,r <path>
    No modifications are made in read-only directories, they are used for mining only
Multiple parameters can be specified like:
-d,8TB,50N,tp <path>

Use "-d" option multiple times to specify more than one directory:
-d <path1> -d <path2>

Using more than one temporary directory per HDD is strongly discouraged. Plotter always places exactly one temporary file in each directory where temporary files are allowed. The size of each temporary file is 232GiB/N where N is the number of temporary files.
-c <level> Compression level (10-15) for new plots (default is 10).
-m <size> Amount of RAM the client should use during plotting. If not specified, the client will try to use as much RAM as possible.
-w <name> Worker name displayed on the website
-s <path> Directory for settings and cache files. By default, $APPDATA/NoSSDChiaPool is used. Specify current directory "." to make client portable. You can run client from readonly or nonpersistent file system, but you should always ensure that settings files are located in writable and persistent directory.
-g <number> or <gpu_name> GPU to use for mining, can be a number or any part of a name or any part of a serial number, optionally includes memory limit:
-g,5G 2080 -g,8G 3070 -g 4090
Multiple mining GPU can be specified.
-x <number> or <gpu_name> GPU to use for plotting, can be a number or any part of a name or any part of a serial number, optionally includes memory limit:
-x,5G 2080
-x 4090
Only one GPU can be used for plotting
--no-temp Disable temporary files and allocate maximum amount of RAM (104.1–120.3GiB) for best plotting performance.
--no-benchmark Do not run benchmark at startup.
--no-mining Disable mining. Has the same effect as omitting "-a" option.
--no-gpu-mining Disable GPU mining.
--no-plotting Do not make new plots.
--no-gpu-plotting Disable GPU plotting.
--no-stop Suspend (don't stop) the plotter when output directory is full, resume when there is enough free space for new plot.
-v Verbose mode. For verbose level 2 use "-vv" and so on. At verbose level 2 the client prints detailed information about signage point processing, which can be useful for resolving mining issues.
Performance tuning
--r-threads <count> Number of reading threads. This option switches the client to the special mode for high latency storage (like cloud storage). Best range is 32-256 depending on farm size.
--p-threads <count> Number of plotting threads. By default equals to the number of logical CPU cores.
--m-threads <count> Number of mining threads (for C1-C5 plots). By default equals to the number of logical CPU cores.
--no-rescan Do not rescan directories for new plots.
--rescan-interval <seconds> Set custom rescan interval in seconds.
--low-priority Lower mining threads priority (for C1-C5 plots). Use this option if mining disturbs other applications too much. Can increase probability of stale shares.
Network and updates
-u <policy> Automatic client update policy
  • 0 - turn automatic updates off
  • 1 - critical updates only (protocol changes, etc)
  • 2 - security updates
  • 3 - performance improvements
  • 4 - any new version (default)
-4 -6 Use IPv4 or IPv6 (by default both are used)
--no-ntp Do not check system clock.
Maintenance
--emulate-filter <value> Emulate plot filter for testing purposes. Valid values are: 512, 256, 128, 64, 32. The client still mines correctly with this option, but the load on the HDDs and GPUs will be increased to reflect the emulated filter value.
--check-plots Test all plots for errors.
Delegated plotting
-p [password] Password used for delegated plotting. The client will show public key corresponding to this password at startup. Also, if there are untested plots with this public key, they will be tested and private keys will be embedded. If "-p" option is specified without following password, the client will ask for it at startup. Ignore this option if you make plots for yourself and not using delegated plotting.
-k <publickey> Public key used for delegated plotting. New plots will be generated for this public key. Only who knows the password for this public key will be able to mine on those plots. Ignore this option if you make plots for yourself and not using delegated plotting.
--skip-test Embed secret keys into plots with public keys without testing. Use this option only if you already know that plots are correct.

The client requires correct system time during mining. If time deviation is more than a minute, the client will be completely unable to communicate with the server.
For Q&A visit our Telegram community
This page describes in details some features of this pool.
If you simply want to start mining, go to Start Mining page.
Chia is a Proof-of-Space coin, therefore it is mined on HDDs. First, a program called "plotter" is used to generate large files called "plots" (this process is called "plotting"). Then, plots are used to mine Chia. More plots you have - more Chia you get. This pool uses custom plot format and custom plotter. All necessary software is embedded in our client program and all required operations are done automatically.

After being downloaded, configured, and launched, our client starts to make plots.

Our plotter is highly optimized and tries to utilize all available resources to produce plots as quickly as possible. Conventional plotters use only one big temporary file during plotting. This file is usually located on SSD because very fast access is required. Our plotter, in contrast, uses multiple temporary files and places them on the same HDDs where plots will reside. Combined speed of those HDDs is enough to completely eliminate need of any SSD. To speed up plotting even further, as much RAM as possible is used to hold temporary data. This allows quick plotting even if only one HDD is used. On systems with 128GiB of RAM or more, all temporary data will fit in RAM. In this case maximum performance is achieved, and number of HDD does not matter.
Approximate time required to generate one plot on 4-core CPU with Hyper-threading
Number of HDD RAM (GiB) Plot time (275MiB/sec HDD) Plot time (200MiB/sec HDD)
36430m40m
3235m50m
1645m1h
850m1h 10m
26440m50m
3245m1h
161h1h 20m
81h 10m1h 40m
1641h 5m1h 30m
321h 40m2h 20m
162h 5m2h 55m
82h 25m3h 20m
Most HDDs are faster at the begining of the disk and slower at the end. For best performance all temporary files should be located in high speed area of the disk. This will be achieved without any effort in most cases when empty HDDs are used.

Our plotter produces intermediate form of plots first, called "sparse" plot. Sparse plots are faster to generate and suitable for mining too, but 13% larger than final plots will be. After filling all directories with sparse plots, the client starts to convert them into final ones. This is called "finalization" and takes 15–30 minutes for each plot. During finalization some disk space is freed, allowing to generate more sparse plots. This process can repeat multiple times. After everything is done there should be no more than one sparse plot in each directory.

Our plots in their final form are 16–23% smaller than standard 101.3 GiB plots currently used by other pools or for solo mining and generate 20–30% more reward per GiB.
Available compression levels and corresponding plot sizes
Compression Level 1 2 3 4 5
Sparse plot size (GiB) 96.1 94.1 92.1 90.1 88.1
Final plot size (GiB) 84.5 82.9 81.3 79.7 78.1
Extra reward (%) 20 22 25 27 30
By default, compression level 1 is used and 84.5 GiB plots are generated, but you can choose any compression level you want before start plotting. Be careful, plots with higher compression level require more CPU work during mining for decompression. The client runs benchmark at startup and shows how many plots of each size can be safely used for mining on your PC (assuming 90% CPU load).
Approximate maximum number of plots can be used for mining on 4-core CPU with Hyper-threading
Compression Level 1 2 3 4 5
Proof time (ms) 32 65 135 300 750
Number of plots 940000 550000 220000 80000 22000
Using less number of plots will reduce CPU load proportionally. Particular compression level should not be used if corresponding proof time is greater than 4 seconds. If you want to minimize CPU load as much as possible, use lower compression levels.

Mining starts as soon as first sparse plot gets ready. Each plot generates approximately one share in 24 hours. Reward is divided among all participated miners proportionally to the amount of submitted shares. Standard mining fee on this pool is 3.5%.

With our client it is possible to delegate plot generation to another person without giving him the ability to mine on generated plots:
  1. Add "-p" option to the client command line and launch it. The client will ask you for a password, come up with some password and enter it. Alternatively, a password can be specified directly in the command line after "-p" option (less secure).
  2. The client will show public key based on that password. Give this public key to the person who will make plots for you. Do not tell him the password!
  3. That person, then, should specify your public key in his client using "-k" option, and generate required number of plots.
  4. After you get your new plots, add new plot directory in the client options if necessary, launch the client with "-p" option again and enter the same password.
  5. Look into plot summary. New plots should appear like this:

    100 plots (100 untested,CL3) with public key 1a8hmt14cghiw7m2kq...

    Check plot count, compression level (CL) and public key (note, that only the beginning of public key is displayed).
    If public key differs from requested one, or no public key is shown, then it means that plots were not generated specially for you!

    New plots will be tested and then private keys will be embedded into them. Testing large number of plots can take a lot of time. To avoid unnecessary delays, untested plots participate in mining too. Do not forget your password until all plots are tested and private keys are embedded or you will not be able to mine on your plots. Always use strong password. Weak passwords like "123" can compromise this scheme in two different ways: First, a person who make plots for you can guess the password and start mining on your plots. Second, if you and someone else use the same password, a person who make plots can notice it, because public keys will be equal too, then he can cheat and give both of you the same set of plots.

Terminal Client command line options
-a <address> Chia address for receiving reward. Can be omitted to disable mining.
-a xch1d4...pao0wa
-d <path> Directory where plots and temporary files will be stored.
-d C:/Plots
-d "E:/My Plots"

This option can have additional parameters separated by comma:
  • Maximum amount of disk space to use. Valid units are: B, KB, MB, GB, TB (bytes, kibibytes, mebibytes, etc):
    -d,5TB <path>
    -d,1600GB <path>
  • Maximum number of plots:
    -d,100N <path>
  • Allowed file types:
    -d,t <path>
    -d,tsf <path>
    where
    • t - temporary files
    • s - sparse plots
    • f - final plots
  • Disallowed file types:
    -d,~t <path>
    -d,~tsf <path>
  • Read-only specifier:
    -d,r <path>
    No modifications are made in read-only directories, they are used for mining only
Multiple parameters can be specified like:
-d,8TB,50N,ts <path>

Use "-d" option multiple times to specify more than one directory:
-d <path1> -d <path2>

Using more than one temporary directory per HDD is strongly discouraged. Plotter always places exactly one temporary file in each directory where temporary files are allowed. The size of each temporary file is 225GiB/N where N is the number of temporary files. When there is an uncompleted plot, and the number of temporary directories changes, the plot is deleted and new plotting begins.
-c <level> Compression level (1-5) for new plots (default is 1).
-m <size> Amount of RAM the client should use during plotting or finalizing. If not specified, the client will try to use as much RAM as possible.
-w <name> Worker name displayed on the website
-p [password] Password used for delegated plotting. The client will show public key corresponding to this password at startup. Also, if there are untested plots with this public key, they will be tested and private keys will be embedded. If "-p" option is specified without following password, the client will ask for it at startup.
-k <publickey> Public key used for delegated plotting. New plots will be generated for this public key. Only who knows the password for this public key will be able to mine on those plots.
-s <path> Directory for settings and cache files. By default, $APPDATA/NoSSDChiaPool is used. Specify current directory "." to make client portable. You can run client from readonly or nonpersistent file system, but you should always ensure that settings files are located in writable and persistent directory.
-u <policy> Automatic client update policy
  • 0 - turn automatic updates off
  • 1 - critical updates only (protocol changes, etc)
  • 2 - security updates
  • 3 - performance improvements
  • 4 - any new version (default)
-4 -6 Use IPv4 or IPv6 (by default both are used)
--p-threads <count> Number of plotting and finalization threads. By default equals to the number of logical CPU cores.
--m-threads <count> Number of mining threads. By default equals to the number of logical CPU cores.
--no-benchmark Do not run benchmark at startup.
--no-plotting Do not make new plots.
--no-finalizing Do not finalize existing sparse plots.
--skip-test Embed secret keys into plots with public keys without testing. Use this option only if you already know that plots are correct.
--check-plots Test all plots for errors.
--low-priority Lower mining threads priority. Use this option if mining disturbs other applications too much. Can increase probability of stale shares.
--no-ntp Do not check system clock.
The client requires correct system time during mining. If time deviation is more than a minute, the client will be completely unable to communicate with the server.
For Q&A visit our Telegram community
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Your statistics will become available in the next hour after first valid share is submitted.
Our pool uses high partial difficulty, each plot generates share only once in 10 days.
With 10 plots statistics will appear in few days. With 100 plots in few hours.
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  1. 2
    Extract files from downloaded archive
  2. 3
    Make a copy of StartClientExample.bat file (in Windows) or startclientexample.sh file (in Linux) (keep it in the same directory)
  3. 4
    Edit that copy (in Windows right-click on it, choose Edit)
    1. a
      Replace dummy Chia address with yours
    2. b
      Replace "c:/plots" with actual directory where you want to store your plots. If you have more than one HDD, use "-d" option multiple times. Do not use more than one directory on the same HDD.
    3. c
      (optional) Set plot compression level using "-c" option, for example: "-c 13". The client runs benchmark at startup and shows how many plots of each compression level can be used on your PC. By default, client for GPU mining generates C10 plots (70.8 GiB).
  4. 5
    Save the file you edited and run it

    To close the client press Ctrl+C once
    If plotting is in progress, the client will quit after current plot gets done
    If you press Ctrl+C again, the client will be terminated immediately and currently generated plot will be lost.
All done, enjoy!
You will start collecting your reward as soon as first few plots get ready
Each plot generates 10 shares once in 10 days on average
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