For Home Bitcoin Miners
Solo Mining
Probability Calculator
Enter your hashrate and see your real odds of finding a Bitcoin block solo mining. Built by a home miner, for home miners - no hype, just math.
Solo Mining Odds Calculator
Live network difficulty fetched automatically. Override it manually if needed.
More Tools
Free calculators for small home miners - power costs, break-even rates, and more.
Power Cost Calculator
Enter your miner's wattage and your electricity rate to see exactly what it costs to run per day, month, and year. Know your number before you plug in.
Open calculator →Is Home Mining Worth It?
An honest answer at residential electric rates. Spoiler: it depends entirely on your why. Read the full breakdown before spending money on hardware.
Read the guide →Solo vs Pool Mining
The math behind solo mining versus joining a pool - when the lottery makes sense, and when consistent small payouts are the smarter play.
Read the guide →How to Solo Mine at Home
Step-by-step: from picking your hardware to running your own Bitcoin node and pointing your miner at it. The full setup guide for home solo mining.
Read the guide →Mining Difficulty Explained
What network difficulty actually is, why it adjusts every two weeks, and how it directly sets your solo mining odds - explained for home miners, not developers.
Read the guide →Best Home Miners in 2026
An honest comparison of every small SHA-256 ASIC worth considering for home use - Bitaxe, Nano 3S, Avalon Q, NerdQaxe++, and who each one is right for.
Read the guide →Miner Reviews
Every miner reviewed here is one I personally own and have run in my home. Real specs, real power draw numbers, real opinions.
Bitaxe Gamma
Canaan Avalon Nano 3S
Canaan Avalon Q
Written by someone who actually runs this stuff
I'm Chris - an IT specialist and home Bitcoin miner in Oklahoma City. I run a Bitaxe Gamma, four Canaan Nano 3S's, a Nano 3, and an Avalon Q. I built this site because most home mining content is written by people who don't own any miners. Everything here is based on hardware sitting in my garage and office right now. More about my setup →