I don't think I have ever seen comprehensive instructions on how to solomine a coin. I've found bits and pieces on several sites, but none that I could follow from start to finish and get the complete sequence.
Over the past few days, I decided to try it out just to see if I could get it working, and I did! If anyone else is curious about how to do it, here are the steps I followed:
(Assuming your wallet is running on a Windows computer.)
1. Shut down your wallet.
2. In the C:\Users\
\AppData\Roaming\DigiByte folder, add a file called DigiByte.conf that contains this:
rpcallowip=*
rpcuser=abc
rpcpassword=zzz
server=1
daemon=1
txindex=1
debug=1
algo=scrypt
rpcport=14022
port=12024
addnode=74.208.230.160
addnode=69.164.198.161
addnode=66.228.56.115
addnode=106.187.37.124
3. Right-click the shortcut icon of your wallet
a. choose Properties
b. click the Shortcut tab
c. in the Target, add -server to the end. (Example: "C:\Program Files\DigiByte\digibyte-qt.exe" -server)
4. Launch your wallet. It may reindex your blockchain, this can take awhile. Wait until this is done.
5. Go into the console of your wallet and type this and hit Enter: setgenerate true -1
6. Your computer is now CPU mining. It's going to use about 100% of the CPU on your computer, so it's best to run the wallet on a computer that is different from your mining rig.
7. Make note of the IP address of the computer your wallet is running on. From the Command Prompt: ipconfig
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : your.internet.provider
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
IP Address of the computer is 192.168.1.3
8. On your mining rig, point to 192.168.1.3:14022, username abc, password zzz
You are now solo mining! Depending on your mining program, you aren't going to see any activity until you find a block. But it is working. I have my wallet running on my Windows box, and my miner running on a Linux box. I pointed my linux miner to this and it worked.
There may be some other set of instructions out there that are better than this, but part of the fun for me was trying to figure out how to do it on my own from the bits and pieces I found on the internet.
Other Algos... In the digibyte.conf file, you should be able to change the algo= line to one of the other algorithms and mine, but I haven't tested that (yet).
Something I wrote a while, long while, back that might be worth adding to the collection (changing the coin specific options of course).
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6562457As far as transparency goes, I think that the writing is on the wall - has been from the beginning of legal tender - people want accountability, which is to say, traceable accounting. If I pay you with a check, the cancelled check is proof of having paid, for example. To make a long story very short, I think I can summarize my argument by saying that in order to compete for people's savings and investments long term,
the digital currencies that survive will have to provide the same levels of transparency and privacy that have been demanded by savers and investors for centuries. There's no getting around that. Either you do it, or you stay very niche, very doge. It's an extremely important decision that will have to be made, or will be made for you, sooner or later, and the sooner the better.
It's always best to be out in front of the curve, and the more you're out in front, the better.Point 3 to this post:
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! I know it's going to be great for all of us!
