Guides:
Setting up your own pool might seem like a very daunting task, but with a Linux machine and a little basic Linux knowledge you too can set up your very own merged mining pool, to mine for Bitcoin and Namecoin (more merged mining compatible coins are coming soon). I will do the best I can to keep this tutorial up to date with the most recent information.
http://www.devtome.com/doku.php?id=how_to_setup_a_merged_mining_bitcoin_pool_with_poolserverj
Crypto49er's thread on doges.org
https://github.com/forrestv/p2pool
MPOSPool Setup at
http://youcrazy.me/MPOSPoolSetup.htm
A Complete Guide to P2Pool - Merged Mining (BTC/NMC/DVC/IXC/I0C) plus LTC, Linux
Noobs Guide to Mining Dogecoin CPU & GPU
https://doges.org/index.php?topic=592.0
P2pool Litecoin[Easy Step by Step Screen Captures] Win32 (Free solution)
https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=1430.0
References and resources
- Original P2Pool post on bitcointalk.org
- Github repository for P2Pool
- P2Pool information page on Bitcoin wiki
- Adapting P2Pool for Bitcoin derivatives
Mining Pools vs Solo Mining
http://www.devtome.com/doku.php?id=mining_pools_vs_solo_mining