Connect Your Bitaxe to ausolo.ckpool.org — Aussie Solo Mining

Solo mining is the most philosophically pure form of Bitcoin mining: you point your hardware at the network, you do the work, and if you find a valid block you collect the entire block reward — no pool splitting, no shared payouts, no PPLNS accounting.

ausolo.ckpool.org is the Oceania-region instance of Con Kolivas’s solo ckpool — the same trusted, not-for-profit infrastructure that has been running solo.ckpool.org for years. Because the server sits closer to Australian and New Zealand network paths, you’ll see lower round-trip latency and fewer stale shares compared to routing through the global endpoint. The fee is 2%, taken only when you win a block.

This guide walks you through pointing your Bitaxe at ausolo in under 15 minutes. You’ll end the session with your miner running, shares being accepted, and a realistic picture of what your odds actually look like.

What you’ll need

A Bitaxe miner — any model works (Gamma 601, Ultra, Supra, Hex)
USB-C 5V 3A power supply
A computer or phone on the same Wi-Fi network as the Bitaxe
A Bitcoin address you control — this is where any block reward would be paid

Warning: Only use a Bitcoin address from a wallet you fully control (hardware wallet, Sparrow, etc.). Do not use an exchange deposit address — exchanges can change or recycle addresses, and a block reward sent to a defunct address is gone permanently.

Step 1 — Understand what solo ckpool is

Solo ckpool is a pool in name only. It exists purely to relay your work to the Bitcoin network and credit you if you find a block. There is no PPLNS accounting, no shared reward, and no login system. The operator is Con Kolivas (ckolivas), the Linux kernel developer and long-time Bitcoin contributor who created cgminer.

Key facts:

Fee: 2% — deducted from the block reward only when you find a block. If you never find a block you pay nothing.
Payment: Full block reward goes directly to the Bitcoin address you provide as your username.
No account: Your Bitcoin address is your identity. The pool tracks your hashrate and shares by address.
Payout threshold: None — the full coinbase transaction is sent to your address the moment a block is confirmed.
Official docs: solo.ckpool.org

Step 2 — Understand the honest maths

A Bitaxe Gamma 601 runs at roughly 750 GH/s (0.75 TH/s). The Bitcoin network as of April 2026 sits around 950 EH/s (950,000,000 TH/s).

Your share of the network:

750 GH/s ÷ 950,000,000,000 GH/s ≈ 0.000000079%

Expected blocks per year at this hashrate: approximately 0.000041 — or one block every ~24,000 years on average.

That said, probability is memoryless. Multiple Bitaxe units found solo blocks in 2024 and 2025. Some miners got lucky in their first week; others have been running for years with nothing. That’s what a lottery is.

Run it for the sats-per-day contribution to your self-custody stack, or run it for the dream. Just don’t run it instead of a salary.

Tip: If you want more predictable (though still tiny) income, check out the Parasite Pool guide — it uses PPLNS so you get a small proportional share of every block the pool finds.

Step 3 — Get your Bitaxe’s IP address

Power on your Bitaxe and connect it to your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network if you haven’t already. If you need help with the initial setup, see the Bitaxe assembly and first boot guide.

Find the IP address one of these ways:

Check your router’s DHCP client list — look for a device named bitaxe or similar
Use the AxeOS discovery tool on the same network
The Bitaxe screen (if fitted) displays the IP address after connecting

Then open a browser and navigate to:

http://<your-bitaxe-ip>

You should see the AxeOS web interface.

Step 4 — Open the pool settings

In AxeOS, click the Settings tab (gear icon) or navigate to:

http://<your-bitaxe-ip>/#/settings

Look for the Stratum or Pool section. You’ll see fields for:

Hostname / Pool URL
Port
Username
Password

Step 5 — Enter the ausolo stratum details

Fill in the fields exactly as follows:

Hostname (Stratum URL):

ausolo.ckpool.org

Port:

Username — your Bitcoin address, with optional worker suffix:

1YourBitcoinAddressHere.bitaxe1

Replace 1YourBitcoinAddressHere with your actual Bitcoin address (starts with 1, 3, or bc1). The .bitaxe1 worker suffix after the dot is optional but useful if you’re running multiple units — it appears in your pool stats.

Full example with a real-format address and worker name:

bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh.gamma01

Password:

The pool ignores this field entirely. Enter x, anything you like, or leave it blank.

Warning: Do not use a SegWit address from an exchange. Use your own wallet address. If you’re unsure, generate a fresh receive address in Sparrow Wallet or your hardware wallet.

Step 6 — (Optional) Configure a fallback pool

AxeOS supports a secondary stratum. If ausolo goes offline your Bitaxe will automatically fail over.

Fallback hostname:

solo.ckpool.org

Fallback port:

Fallback username: Same Bitcoin address and worker name as primary.

You can also use eusolo.ckpool.org (European instance) as a second fallback.

Step 7 — Save and restart

Click Save (or Apply) in AxeOS. The Bitaxe will restart its stratum connection — this takes 5–15 seconds.

Watch the Dashboard or Live tab for:

Connection status: Connected to ausolo.ckpool.org
Shares accepted: a positive number climbing
Hash rate: matching your model’s rated speed (allow 2–3 minutes to stabilise)

Step 8 — Verify your miner on the pool stats page

ausolo.ckpool.org shows per-address statistics. Navigate to:

https://ausolo.ckpool.org/users/<your-bitcoin-address>

Example:

https://ausolo.ckpool.org/users/bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh

You should see:

Your hashrate (GH/s) — may take 5–10 minutes to populate
Share count
Best difficulty share so far

If the page shows no data after 15 minutes, double-check the username field in AxeOS — a typo in the address is the most common cause of zero accepted shares.

Step 9 — Check the Bitaxe screen and temperature

Let the Bitaxe run for 30 minutes and confirm:

Temperature: BM1370/BM1397 chip should sit below 65°C. Above 70°C, check airflow.
Frequency / voltage: AxeOS defaults are fine for beginners — don’t overclock for solo mining; reliability matters more than a few extra GH/s.
Hashrate stability: Should be within ±5% of rated spec after warm-up.

Tip: Tassie hydro and rooftop solar are both popular choices for Aussie Bitaxe runners wanting to minimise electricity cost. At ~15W draw, a Bitaxe Gamma costs around $0.05–$0.08 AUD per day on a typical NSW tariff — well worth it for the dream.

Troubleshooting

Shares accepted but hashrate shows zero on the pool stats page Pool stats can lag 5–10 minutes. Wait and refresh. If still zero after 20 minutes, your address may have a typo — paste it into a Bitcoin address validator and compare.

AxeOS shows “Disconnected” or “Stratum error” Check that your home network can reach external internet. Test by pinging ausolo.ckpool.org from your router. If the site is temporarily down, the pool stats page will also be unreachable — try the fallback solo.ckpool.org:3333.

Hashrate is 30–50% below rated spec Usually a thermal issue. Reseat the heatsink, check the thermal pad, and ensure airflow isn’t blocked. Undervolting slightly in AxeOS can also help stability.

“Invalid Bitcoin address” rejection The pool validates BTC addresses and rejects workers with malformed ones. Check for extra spaces, missing characters, or accidentally pasting a Testnet address (starts with m or tb1). Only mainnet addresses are accepted.

Bitaxe keeps rebooting Power supply may be under-spec. Use a quality 5V 3A USB-C adapter — cheap phone chargers often can’t sustain the current under mining load.

What’s next

Want proportional payouts instead of a lottery? Read the Connect Bitaxe to Parasite Pool guide to see how PPLNS compares for a small miner.
Just got your Bitaxe and haven’t set it up yet? Start with the Bitaxe Assembly and First Boot guide.
Ready to add another unit? Browse the full Bitaxes collection — running two doubles your odds without any extra complexity.
Official ckpool docs and community discussion: solo.ckpool.org — Con Kolivas posts updates and answers questions directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will I actually find a block solo mining with one Bitaxe?

Statistically, it's a lottery ticket — not income. At 750 GH/s against roughly 950 EH/s of global network hashrate, your expected time to find a solo block is around 24,000 years. Bitaxe units have found blocks globally in 2024–2025, so it does happen, but you should treat it as a fun long shot, not a retirement plan.

What's the difference between ausolo and solo.ckpool.org?

ausolo.ckpool.org is hosted closer to Oceania, so Australian and New Zealand miners get lower network latency and a smaller stale-share rate. The fee, rules, and operator are identical — it's a regional mirror run by the same ckpool project.

Do I need to create an account or sign up anywhere?

No. Your Bitcoin address is your identity. Just put your address in the Username field in AxeOS and you're done. The pool never holds your funds — it pays directly to your on-chain address when a block is found.

What password should I enter?

The pool ignores the password field entirely. Enter anything — 'x', 'password', or leave it blank. It makes no difference.

What happens if ausolo.ckpool.org goes down?

Your Bitaxe will stop submitting shares until it reconnects. Configure solo.ckpool.org:3333 as a fallback pool in AxeOS — it's the global instance run by the same operator, Con Kolivas.