Get Started Mining With CONVOY

DATUM lets you build your own block templates with your own node, instead of trusting a pool to do it for you.

• Set up a Bitcoin node to become your DATUM Host Node, and sync it with the entire blockchain. We recommend Bitcoin Knots.
• Download and install the DATUM Gateway, and point it at your node.
• Make sure your DATUM Gateway is network accessible by your miners.

For the full walkthrough, see our DATUM Setup Guide.

• Supported address types:
  • P2PKH (Original address type. Begins with "1")
  • P2SH (Multisignature or P2SH-Segwit. Begins with "3")
  • Bech32 (Segwit. Begins with "bc".)
  • Bech32m (Taproot. Begins with "bc". Longer than Bech32.)
• Your Bitcoin address must be exact.
  • Hand typing of addresses is generally not recommended.
  • The pool itself does not validate if your username is a valid bitcoin address. It will not reject your connection if it is invalid.
  • If your username is not a valid Bitcoin address, you will not generate any earnings and will not be able to view statistics for your miner. Any shares submitted with an invalid username are lost.
  • Always double check your stats page to ensure everything is working correctly!
• You may append a short custom workername to the address by using a period (.) between the address and worker name. This can help track your miners or groups of miners more precisely on our dashboard.
  • Example: myaddress.myworkername
  • If no worker name is given, "default" is used.
  • Multiple miners/connections can be made for the same username/workername and they are simply aggregated.
• Some miners may have length limits on usernames. Always check our dashboard to confirm your miner is functioning with the pool after set up.
• Passwords can be anything and are ignored, but keeping it short (ex: “x”, without quotes) is recommended.

If your node or DATUM Gateway ever goes offline, you don't want your miners sitting idle. Configure a backup/failover pool so they keep working until you're back up:

• stratum+tcp://mine.convoy.xyz:3333

This is a failover only, not a primary connection — mining directly against it skips DATUM and gives up control of your block templates.

• Check your miner's stats page on our dashboard to confirm everything is set up correctly. It can take a few minutes after your first accepted proof of work submission for stats to be available.