WINDOWS INSTRUCTIONS FOR XMR_STAK Download XMR-Stak from
https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak/releases note this is for 64bit only
Extract to a folder of your choice, at this point there is no config file for you to change as xmr-stak will create it for you based on your system. So now run
the xmr-stak application, you'll be asked a number of questions as below :-
Currency: 'monero' or 'aeon': Enter monero
Pool address: Enter the mining pool address and port number for example mining.pool.com:3333
Username (wallet address or pool login): Enter your wallet address
Password (mostly empty or x): Enter x
Does this pool port support TLS/SSL? Use no if unknown. (y/n): Enter n
Do you want to use nicehash on this pool? (y/n): Enter n
Do you want to use multiple pools? (y/n): Enter n
At this point XMR-Stak will start to run, please note you'll only be asked the above questions the first time you run it. There is a 2% dev donation fee for using this software
Now you'll have not one but Two config files created for you in the extracted folder.
The first "config.json" is where you can change your pool address and wallet address when you want too change pools etc (dont forget to change your wallet address is mining a different coin)
The second is called "cpu.json" this was created by xmr-stak based on its default settings for your own CPU, you can change these settings if you wish but there is
far too much to explain in a simple setup guide as there are far too many different CPU's out there. So have a google if you want to understand and change these settings but in
all fairness the default settings tend to work fine.
Great guide! I though you would create your own thread with it and I will link to it. Will link to this post then
Thanks for the input, will look into it and add it on the first post
Great post.
However, anyone have experience mining via MAC? I would like to start with my personal computer as a learning experience before moving up in then world of mining.
If you would like to to use a MAC for mining and XMRig as your mining software, it's even simpler, you just need to use homebrew.
Just go to:
http://www.brewformulas.org/Xmrig for instructions.
Please let me know if you need any help.
Hi Guys,
I'm mining in a pool of tomos and I get mutch more BTC than this altcoin, for exemple in a week Mining ETn with 120h/S I'm doing 23 ETN arround 0.77$ with tomos I'm doing more or less 2$ by week.
please check here:
https://goo.gl/whCpEy Yes but let's say next month ETN will increase in value and your 23 ETN will be worth $20.
What you already mined and have in BTC will still be worth about $2 or maybe $4 if BTC doubles (which I doubt).