How to set up xmr-stak-nvidia to solo mining

Question

I tried to point it in config.txt to my localhost monerod but fails with

2017-09-07 00:52:32.560 [RPC0] ERROR net.http contrib/epee/include/net/http_protocol_handler.inl:357 simple_http_connection_handler::handle_invoke_query_line(): Failed to match first line:
{"method":"login","params":"login":"4AQSkERTh6MPyUaoqCvwkdLQ19TZ7fgExJf9FWGTmYhrUjo9hWJzrQARzCJwrYxjgfgS7Kp1DWSwQHwzWwzABzF8L4PC2fa","pass":"","agent":"xmr-stak-nvidia/1.4.0"},"id":1}

Answer 1

You can use monero-stratum for solo mining:

https://github.com/sammy007/monero-stratum

Answer 2

You can also use my pool to SOLO mine:

Gulf Coast Mining
https://mon.gulfcoastmining.com

Refer to the PORTS page for available connections.