Bitaxe Solo Mining Guide — Mine BCH at Home
How to solo mine Bitcoin Cash and BC2 with a Bitaxe on SoloFury. Best coins for small hashrate miners and AxeOS configuration.
The Bitaxe is an open-source Bitcoin ASIC miner perfect for home solo mining. While its hashrate is small compared to industrial ASICs, mining lower-difficulty coins like BCH, BC2, or BCH2 on SoloFury makes finding a block realistic.
Which Bitaxe Model?
| Model | Hashrate | Best Coin on SoloFury |
|---|---|---|
| Bitaxe Ultra | ~0.5 TH/s | BC2, BCH2 |
| Bitaxe Supra | ~1 TH/s | BC2, BCH2 |
| Bitaxe Gamma | ~1.2 TH/s | BC2, BCH2, XEC |
Step 1: Access AxeOS
Connect your Bitaxe to your network. Find its IP via your router’s DHCP client list, then access the AxeOS web interface in your browser at that IP address.
Step 2: Configure Pool
In AxeOS settings, enter the SoloFury stratum endpoint. The example below is for BC2 (recommended for Bitaxe-class hashrate):
Stratum URL: bc2.solofury.com Stratum Port: 8080 Fallback URL: bc2.solofury.com Fallback Port: 8081 Username: YOUR_BC2_ADDRESS.bitaxe Password: x
For European Bitaxe miners, replace bc2.solofury.com with eu-bc2.solofury.com. For APAC, use asia-bc2.solofury.com.
Step 3: Save and Mine
Save settings, restart the Bitaxe, and check the SoloFury dashboard for your worker. You should see your Bitaxe appear within 5 minutes with accepted shares increasing.
Why Not Mine BTC with Bitaxe?
You can mine BTC on SoloFury with a Bitaxe, but the odds are extremely low. With 1 TH/s against Bitcoin’s 800+ EH/s network difficulty, you would need millions of years on average to find a block. Mining BC2 or BCH2 with their much lower difficulty gives you a realistic chance.
Alternative Coins for Bitaxe
Check the Coin Switcher to see which coin currently gives you the best odds with your hashrate. SoloFury makes it easy to switch between 5 coins without changing any settings except the pool URL.
Next Steps
Once your Bitaxe is mining successfully:
- Open the SoloFury dashboard to monitor your worker live
- Try the Solo Start configurator to generate the perfect setup automatically with QR code
- For multiple Bitaxes, give each a unique worker name (e.g.,
bitaxe01,bitaxe02) so you can identify them on the dashboard