What are the ports for MoneroOcean?

The main MoneroOcean ports you’ll usually need are 10128 for a plain connection and 20128 for a TLS-encrypted connection, both on gulf.moneroocean.stream. For a typical compatible mining app, use gulf.moneroocean.stream:20128 with TLS enabled, or gulf.moneroocean.stream:10128 with TLS disabled.

Which port should you choose?

A port is a numbered connection point on a server. MoneroOcean’s mining server accepts connections on different ports so your mining app can communicate with the pool.

The two common choices are:

• Port 10128: A standard, unencrypted mining connection. Set your miner’s TLS option to false.
• Port 20128: An encrypted mining connection. Set your miner’s TLS option to true.

TLS means Transport Layer Security. It protects traffic between your miner and the pool from being easily read or changed along the way. Choose it when your mining app supports it.

The hostname and port together form the pool address. If your app has separate fields, enter gulf.moneroocean.stream as the server and the port number in the port field.

How to enter them in XMRig

If you use XMRig, a mining program that runs directly on your computer, the relevant connection settings look like this for TLS:

"url": "gulf.moneroocean.stream:20128",
"tls": true

For a plain connection, use:

"url": "gulf.moneroocean.stream:10128",
"tls": false

These are settings to place inside your existing pool configuration, not complete configuration files. You will also need your own Monero wallet address in the pool’s username field.

Keep the port and TLS setting matched. Enabling TLS while connecting to a plain port—or disabling it on a TLS port—can make the connection fail even when the server address is correct.

What about MoneroOcean’s other ports?

MoneroOcean has also offered ports associated with different starting share difficulties. A share is a small proof of mining work that you submit to the pool. Its difficulty determines how much work you usually need to produce one.

The familiar 10128 endpoint is associated with a starting difficulty of 128,000. The pool can adjust your share difficulty afterward.

You generally do not need to hunt for a special port just because your computer is slower or faster. Check MoneroOcean’s current connection instructions before using an alternative port, since available endpoints can change.

Can you use these ports in your browser?

Not directly in a normal browser tab. These endpoints use a mining connection protocol called Stratum, rather than an ordinary website connection.

Browser mining needs compatible software and usually a bridge that translates browser connections into the pool’s mining protocol. Simply entering either address into your browser will not start mining.

The bottom line

Use gulf.moneroocean.stream:20128 with TLS enabled when supported. Otherwise, use gulf.moneroocean.stream:10128 with TLS disabled. Verify the pool’s current instructions if either endpoint fails, and remember that these addresses alone do not make a browser miner compatible.