Set up the node first. Choose how to rent the hash. Build blocks on OCEAN.
Set up a DATUM node, then choose PickHash with MiningRigRentals or Braiins to aim rented hashpower at your own block templates on OCEAN.
Start with one node guide. Once it leaves you with a working DATUM endpoint, compare the two rental paths and choose the operational model that fits you.
If you want that node to run the BIP-110 build, use the guide that matches your setup and check bip110.org for the proposal and install context.
What you are actually doing
This is a 2-step workflow
First you finish one node setup guide and make DATUM reachable. Then you choose a self-hosted controller or hosted order book and point the rented hashpower at that endpoint.
Step 01
Pick one node setup and make DATUM reachable
Use the VPS guide if you are starting from zero. If you already run StartOS or Umbrel hardware you trust, use that guide instead. You should finish with a synced node, a running DATUM gateway, and a public hostname that rented rigs can reach.
Step 02
Choose how you want to rent hashpower
Use PickHash with MiningRigRentals for self-hosted control and privacy, or Braiins for a hosted order book with cancellable, pay-as-delivered bids.
Step 1
Choose the node setup that matches your situation
The VPS guide is the best default if you are starting from zero and want the path that fits the most people. If you already have StartOS or Umbrel running at home, it usually makes more sense to use that instead.
3 min read
Fresh VPS setup
Fresh VPS node setup for DATUM
Rent a Linux VPS, install the combined node + DATUM box, and get a public DATUM endpoint ready for rented hashpower.
4 min read
Existing StartOS setup
StartOS node setup for DATUM
Reuse StartOS, install the right packages, and expose DATUM through Start Tunnel or a stable static public IP.
7 min read
Existing Umbrel setup
Umbrel node setup for DATUM
Reuse Umbrel, install Bitcoin Knots and DATUM, then expose DATUM on port 23334.
Step 2
Choose the rental model that fits you
Both paths can point hashpower at your DATUM endpoint. The difference is how orders are operated, settled, and stopped. Compare the trade-offs before funding either account.
See it before you run it
Watch the full installation and first-rental walkthrough, then use PickHash's DRY-RUN mode to rehearse your own session without spending sats.
Don't skip these
These are the parts people usually get wrong
Ready to start
Start with the node guide that matches the setup you actually want to run