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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
 
  
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See: [[HowTo PoW Mine VeriBlock]]
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See: [[PoW_vs_PoP_Mining]]
  
  
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The GPU miner has been open-sourced:
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__TOC__
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== Pool Mining ==
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=== Requirements ===
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* Nvidia/AMD GPU with 8 GB of VRAM or more
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* Miner software
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* Wallet address
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You can find the current list of active pool on https://miningpoolstats.stream/veriblock
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If you don't want to use your own Node as a Wallet please use the Zelcore Wallet or SPV wallet. We do not recommend mining directly to an exchange wallet as you will risk losing your mining rewards.
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* Run a full node, offline wallet or SPV to generate a wallet address - [[HowTo_Create_a_wallet]]
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* Alternatively you can use ZelCore wallet - [[ZelCore]]
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Note that you do NOT need a full NodeCore instance to PoW mine to a pool, only to solo mine.
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===  Pool Mining with NVIDIA GPUs ===
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All cards with over 8 GB vRAM are supported
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*First Step is to download the newest version from the T-Rex miner: https://github.com/trexminer/T-Rex/releases
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*extract the folder
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*Right click on "VBK-luckypool.bat" and choose edit
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*now change the veriblock.luckypool.io:9501 to the pool you prefer ( PoolURL:Port ) and the already filled in Wallet Address to yours.
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t-rex.exe -a progpow-veriblock -o stratum+tcp://PoolURL:Port -u ADDRESS -p x -w rig0
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</pre>
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*now save the file and rename it to "VBK.bat"
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*Run VBK.bat to start the miner.
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Note that windows anti-virus(Windows Defender) will often flag mining software as a virus and delete it. You may need to add an exception to Windows Defender to prevent this.
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===  Pool Mining with AMD GPUs ===
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All cards with over 8 GB vRAM are supported
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*First Step is to download the newest version from the WildRig miner: https://github.com/andru-kun/wildrig-multi/releases
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*extract the folder and edit the "start-vbk.bat" file.
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*now change the veriblock.luckypool.io:9501 to the pool you prefer ( PoolURL:Port ) and the already filled in Wallet Address to yours.
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wildrig.exe --print-full --algo vprogpow --url stratum+tcp://PoolURL:Port --user ADDRESS --pass x
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</pre>
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*Now save this file
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*Run "start-vbk.bat" to start the miner.
  
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* https://github.com/VeriBlock/ProgPoW-miner
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Note that windows anti-virus(Windows Defender) will often flag mining software as a virus and delete it. You may need to add an exception to Windows Defender to prevent this.
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* A Community dual miner for ETH & VBK from Bminer: https://bminer.me/releases/
 
  
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== Solo Mining ==
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A full node is required to solo mine.
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=== Setup Nodecore ===
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*download the latest Nodecore version: https://github.com/VeriBlock/nodecore-releases
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** see: [[NodeCore_QuickStart]]
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*Run the bootstrap downloader to sync the blockchain. This drastically reduces the time to sync the chain.
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*now run nodecore.bat file and wait until it successfully cached up to the network.
  
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== Overview ==
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=== Create a SoloPool ===
  
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Get the GPU Miner here: https://github.com/VeriBlock/ProgPoW-miner
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*run start_cli.bat and type "connect 127.0.0.1:10500"
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*after a successful connection type "startsolopool"
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*now your solo pool is ready to connect with your local miner
  
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The GPU miner is much much faster than the the CPU miner. However, it requires a NVidia GPU card to run.
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You can view all Pool stats under http://127.0.0.1:8500
  
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== Prerequisites ==
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=== Connect to your Solo Pool ===
  
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The GPU Miner requires an NVidia card (9xx, 10xx, Titan X, Titan XP, Titan V, or corresponding Quadro/Tesla).
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*Use either T-Rex or WildRig miner listed above in pool mining instructions and replace pool URL with "127.0.0.1:8501".
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*after saving the file you should be able to connect to your Pool and submit shares.  
  
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It requires a recent version of the NVidia display drivers. It should work on any driver >=391.25, but driver version 397.64 is recommended (download from here: https://www.geforce.com/drivers).
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You can see if and when you found a Block on the Pool Website http://127.0.0.1:8500 ( The pool stats website will only display when the pool is running ).
  
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The 0.3.5 version requires >= 411 drivers
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The payouts are immediately to your Nodecore Wallet Address.
  
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== Steps to run ==
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== Useful Links ==
  
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=== Linux ===
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Community performance metrics - [[GPU_Performance]]
  
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== Video tutorial ==
  
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=== Windows ===
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Here the link to the video tutorial of How To PoW Mine VBK : https://youtu.be/Nqjrf9o6K20

Latest revision as of 09:54, 25 February 2022

See: PoW_vs_PoP_Mining


Pool Mining

Requirements

  • Nvidia/AMD GPU with 8 GB of VRAM or more
  • Miner software
  • Wallet address

You can find the current list of active pool on https://miningpoolstats.stream/veriblock


If you don't want to use your own Node as a Wallet please use the Zelcore Wallet or SPV wallet. We do not recommend mining directly to an exchange wallet as you will risk losing your mining rewards.

  • Run a full node, offline wallet or SPV to generate a wallet address - HowTo_Create_a_wallet
  • Alternatively you can use ZelCore wallet - ZelCore

Note that you do NOT need a full NodeCore instance to PoW mine to a pool, only to solo mine.

Pool Mining with NVIDIA GPUs

All cards with over 8 GB vRAM are supported

  • First Step is to download the newest version from the T-Rex miner: https://github.com/trexminer/T-Rex/releases
  • extract the folder
  • Right click on "VBK-luckypool.bat" and choose edit
  • now change the veriblock.luckypool.io:9501 to the pool you prefer ( PoolURL:Port ) and the already filled in Wallet Address to yours.
t-rex.exe -a progpow-veriblock -o stratum+tcp://PoolURL:Port -u ADDRESS -p x -w rig0
  • now save the file and rename it to "VBK.bat"
  • Run VBK.bat to start the miner.

Note that windows anti-virus(Windows Defender) will often flag mining software as a virus and delete it. You may need to add an exception to Windows Defender to prevent this.

Pool Mining with AMD GPUs

All cards with over 8 GB vRAM are supported

  • First Step is to download the newest version from the WildRig miner: https://github.com/andru-kun/wildrig-multi/releases
  • extract the folder and edit the "start-vbk.bat" file.
  • now change the veriblock.luckypool.io:9501 to the pool you prefer ( PoolURL:Port ) and the already filled in Wallet Address to yours.
wildrig.exe --print-full --algo vprogpow --url stratum+tcp://PoolURL:Port --user ADDRESS --pass x
  • Now save this file
  • Run "start-vbk.bat" to start the miner.

Note that windows anti-virus(Windows Defender) will often flag mining software as a virus and delete it. You may need to add an exception to Windows Defender to prevent this.

Solo Mining

A full node is required to solo mine.

Setup Nodecore

Create a SoloPool

  • run start_cli.bat and type "connect 127.0.0.1:10500"
  • after a successful connection type "startsolopool"
  • now your solo pool is ready to connect with your local miner

You can view all Pool stats under http://127.0.0.1:8500

Connect to your Solo Pool

  • Use either T-Rex or WildRig miner listed above in pool mining instructions and replace pool URL with "127.0.0.1:8501".
  • after saving the file you should be able to connect to your Pool and submit shares.

You can see if and when you found a Block on the Pool Website http://127.0.0.1:8500 ( The pool stats website will only display when the pool is running ).

The payouts are immediately to your Nodecore Wallet Address.

Useful Links

Community performance metrics - GPU_Performance

Video tutorial

Here the link to the video tutorial of How To PoW Mine VBK : https://youtu.be/Nqjrf9o6K20

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