Difference between revisions of "How to mine Electroneum"
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== Direct Mining == | == Direct Mining == | ||
| − | * Go to [https://electroneum.com/ Electroneum's | + | * 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. |
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* 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. | + | * 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 == | ||
| + | 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 | + | === Choose an Electroneum miner pool === |
| + | * [https://etn.spacepools.org/# SpacePools] EU Pool, 0.1% pool fee | ||
| + | * [https://etnpool.net/ ETNPool] EU pool, 0.5% pool fee | ||
| + | * [https://dedpool.io/etn/ dedpool.io] US pool, 1% pool fee | ||
| + | * [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
Contents
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
- SpacePools EU Pool, 0.1% pool fee
- ETNPool EU pool, 0.5% pool fee
- dedpool.io US pool, 1% pool fee
- nocroom pool US pool, 0.2% pool fee
