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== Direct Mining ==
 
== Direct Mining ==
* Go to [https://electroneum.com/ Electroneum's website] and scroll to the bottom of the page and click downloads.
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* Go to [https://downloads.electroneum.com/ Electroneum's] download page and scroll down to where it says "Direct Mining Software" then choose your operating system and click download. I will be using the Mac miner for this tutorial.
 
 
* Scroll down to where it says "Direct Mining Software" and choose your operating system and click download. I will be using the Mac miner.
 
  
 
* Unzip the file and click on "electroneumd" to start syncing with the blockchain. It can take up to 24 hours to do so.  
 
* Unzip the file and click on "electroneumd" to start syncing with the blockchain. It can take up to 24 hours to do so.  
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* To start mining in "electoneumd" type "start_mining <wallet_address> <number_of_threads>".
 
* To start mining in "electoneumd" type "start_mining <wallet_address> <number_of_threads>".
  
* Congratulations, you are now mining Electroneum! To stop the miner type "stop_mining" and type "help" for more options.
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* Congratulations, you are now mining Electroneum! To stop the miner type "stop_mining" and you can type "help" for more options.
  
 
==. Pool Mining ==
 
==. Pool Mining ==
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The best way to mine for [[Electroneum]] is to do so with a mining pool. There are many choices with varying pool fees, donation fees and locations. To help reduce latency, choose a pool that's in a location near you.
  
=== Choose a pool ===
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=== Choose an Electroneum miner pool ===
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* [https://etn.spacepools.org/# SpacePools] EU Pool, 0.1% pool fee
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* [https://etnpool.net/ ETNPool] EU pool, 0.5% pool fee
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* [https://dedpool.io/etn/ dedpool.io] US pool, 1% pool fee
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* [http://etn.pool.nocroom.com/ nocroom pool] US pool, 0.2% pool fee
  
 
=== Create a wallet ===
 
=== Create a wallet ===
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Revision as of 18:53, 11 April 2018


Direct Mining

  • Go to Electroneum's download page and scroll down to where it says "Direct Mining Software" then choose your operating system and click download. I will be using the Mac miner for this tutorial.
  • Unzip the file and click on "electroneumd" to start syncing with the blockchain. It can take up to 24 hours to do so.
  • Next create a wallet address. To do so click "electroneum-wallet-cli" and follow the steps to create a wallet.
  • To start mining in "electoneumd" type "start_mining <wallet_address> <number_of_threads>".
  • Congratulations, you are now mining Electroneum! To stop the miner type "stop_mining" and you can type "help" for more options.

. Pool Mining

The best way to mine for Electroneum is to do so with a mining pool. There are many choices with varying pool fees, donation fees and locations. To help reduce latency, choose a pool that's in a location near you.

Choose an Electroneum miner pool

Create a wallet

Links