How can I estimate Masternode payout frequency and amount?

[dasher_mn]

Hello,
I am looking for specific documentation on how frequently masternodes will receive payouts and the amount of the payouts. Also, is there a delay for first payout?
What is the equation and where can one obtain the data?

Thanks.

 

[splawik21]

Hello, you can obtain some data here

http://178.254.18.153/~pub/Darkcoin/masternodes.html

Yes, once you start the masternode your node will be in the end of the queue so till the first payment you have to wait ~6,3 days.

 

[dasher_mn]

Thanks splawik21, that URL is very helpful.
Is the source available for this?
Seems such a tool should be easier for new users to find.

 

[splawik21]

crowning is the magican here He is pro developer of dash so the data is OK.

For the source ask him.

 

[crowning]

Thanks splawik21, that URL is very helpful.
Is the source available for this?
Seems such a tool should be easier for new users to find.

It's all self-made. Basically I get the data (block number, difficulty, etc.) from a normal dashd and compute the expected payout in a little shell-script using the same formula as the reference (C++) Dash-client. The exchange-rate is pulled and averaged from the top 5 exchanges, right now it's Poloniex, Exmo, BTC38, Bittrex and Livecoin.

Since this script isn't stand-alone (it also gets data from a couple of other staticstic-scripts I've implemented, like the ones which create graphics like this one http://178.254.18.153/~pub/masternode_count.png) it wouldn't make sense to publish it.

But if you want to code your own scripts/programs I can help if needed.

Edit: and once I'm back home (I'm traveling right now) I can show you the relevant C++ coding places in the reference client if you can't find them yourself.

 

[dasher_mn]

Thanks, crowning.

I think it would be helpful for newcomers if we had a clean, clear dashboard similar to yours which was easier to find.
Have you seen https://ethstats.net/ for example?

Even if some parts (like generating graphics) were removed, I think this would still be a valuable tool to open source or make available somehow.
For example adding to https://www.dash.org or perhaps integrated into https://dashninja.pl/

At the very least, we should figure out the payout period equation and add to someplace like https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DOC/Masternode+payment+logic