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| − | See: [[Main_Page]], [[HowTo_run_and_connect_to_PoW_Miner_pool]], [[PoW_vs_PoP_Mining]] | + | __TOC__ |
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| | + | See: [[Main_Page]] |
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| | + | See also: [[HowTo_run_and_connect_to_PoW_Miner_pool]], [[PoW_vs_PoP_Mining]] |
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| | __TOC__ | | __TOC__ |
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| − | ==Overview== | + | == Overview == |
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| | The PoW Miner helps get the next block added to the VeriBlock blockchain. It will connect to a local instance of NodeCore, using UCP on port 8501. | | The PoW Miner helps get the next block added to the VeriBlock blockchain. It will connect to a local instance of NodeCore, using UCP on port 8501. |
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| | You can run the PoW Miner as an individual, or connect to a pool (See: [[HowTo_run_and_connect_to_PoW_Miner_pool]]) | | You can run the PoW Miner as an individual, or connect to a pool (See: [[HowTo_run_and_connect_to_PoW_Miner_pool]]) |
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| − | This page explains how to run the PoW Miner as an individual.
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| | Note that PoW Mining is separate from Proof-of-Proof (PoP) Mining. Both reward VBK tokens, but are different operations. (See: [[HowTo_run_PoP_Miner]], [[PoW_vs_PoP_Mining]]) | | Note that PoW Mining is separate from Proof-of-Proof (PoP) Mining. Both reward VBK tokens, but are different operations. (See: [[HowTo_run_PoP_Miner]], [[PoW_vs_PoP_Mining]]) |
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| − | == CPU Miner == | + | == CPU == |
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| − | === Steps ===
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| − | Note: If you are having trouble running nodecore-reference-pow on linux, you may need to make nodecore-reference-pow executable: chmod a+x nodecore-reference-pow
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| − | # Ensure that nodecore is running (see: [[HowTo_run_NodeCore]])
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| − | # In the NodeCore CLI, run the "startpool" command. This will start the UCP NodeCore protocol on port 8501, which the miner needs.
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| − | # Unzip nodecore-reference-pow.zip
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| − | # In the bin folder, if Windows then run nodecore-reference-pow.bat, if linux then run nodecore-reference-pow
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| − | # Enter the input arguments
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| − | ## How many threads would you like to mine on? --> such as 2 or 8.
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| − | ## What host:port would you like to connect to for mining? --> 127.0.0.1:8501
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| − | ## What address would you like to mine to? --> the default address for your local instance of nodecore, such as "V6RRxmzJAhLkeWTzcFzQkQEgP2hC1e". Run getinfo in the commandline to see the default address.
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| − | The Startup console output will prompt for input:
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| − | <pre>
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| − | If running a local NodeCore instance, then use the NodeCore CLI to run the command: startpool
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| − | How many threads would you like to mine on?
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| − | 2
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| − | What host:port would you like to connect to for mining? (Use the port for UPC. Default 127.0.0.1:8501)
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| − | 127.0.0.1:8501
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| − | What address would you like to mine to?
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| − | V34RwWk5CEp5uE8L4SSpJWcwN29dKu
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| − | </pre>
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| − | And then dump output like:
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| − | <pre>
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| − | Note: server capabilities are 10011111111
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| − | Authentication successful!
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| − | Mining subscription successful!
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| − | Initial job: {"command":"MINING_JOB","request_id":{"type":"REQUEST_ID","data":1312098332},"job_id":{"type":"JOB_ID","data":0},"block_version":{"type":"BLOCK_VERSION","data":1},"previous_block_hash":{"type":"BLOCK_HASH","data":"000000011BA344746B3E0C3C86943BB4B453AAC0305854F2"},"pool_address":{"type":"ADDRESS","data":"V64wSk4Ag6a3dnGAU3M3CNdqLAnDsa"},"merkle_root":{"type":"TOP_LEVEL_MERKLE_ROOT","data":"211C2A34FD8FCB383D9597C71DBE05E27EF35B28377590AC"},"timestamp":{"type":"TIMESTAMP","data":1525038678},"difficulty":{"type":"DIFFICULTY","data":72017977},"mining_target":{"type":"TARGET","data":"000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"},"ledger_hash":{"type":"LEDGER_HASH","data":"F08396AB15DE7A70DD5C4CA590409B6908AA34BBB7790702"},"coinbase_txid":{"type":"TRANSACTION_ID","data":"0F257194F1598EE5A1C112CCE792E5A5B68746E1CC0B483D22BDA8DA18090444"},"pop_datastore_hash":{"type":"POP_DATASTORE_HASH","data":"F5A5FD42D16A20302798EF6ED309979B43003D2320D9F0E8EA9831A92759FB4B"},"miner_comment":{"type":"MINER_COMMENT","data":"Default NodeCore Pool Software"},"pop_transaction_merkle_root":{"type":"INTERMEDIATE_LEVEL_MERKLE_ROOT","data":"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"},"normal_transaction_merkle_root":{"type":"INTERMEDIATE_LEVEL_MERKLE_ROOT","data":"38853B3A9E1C2062067C4395F5AB511999DC3323CB37488DDE3FDA91658F9C63"},"extra_nonce_start":{"type":"EXTRA_NONCE","data":2000000},"extra_nonce_end":{"type":"EXTRA_NONCE","data":2999999}}
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| − | Starting thread 0...
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| − | Starting thread 1...
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| − | Current Hashrate: 0.000 MH/s VALID: 0 INVALID: 0
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| − | Current Hashrate: 0.690 MH/s VALID: 0 INVALID: 0
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| − | Upon submitting a share, the console will output something like below. Note this is not a guarantee of a reward.
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| − | <pre>
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| − | Current Hashrate: 0.673 MH/s VALID: 0 INVALID: 0
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| − | Share on thread 1 on block 000000011BA344746B3E0C3C86943BB4B453AAC0305854F2
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| − | *** Miner submitted share (partial block) to pool ***
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| − | Nonce: 4559309
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| − | Timestamp: 1525038685
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| − | Job Id: 0
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| − | Block Hash: 000000CD8C333FB41F490B38DAA1A8695AF6B85502E38EDD
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| − | Previous Block Hash: 000000011BA344746B3E0C3C86943BB4B453AAC0305854F2
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| − | Update: {"command":"MINING_SUBMIT_SUCCESS","request_id":{"type":"REQUEST_ID","data":700641749}}
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| − | Share successfully submitted!
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| − | Current Hashrate: 0.644 MH/s VALID: 1 INVALID: 0
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| − | Current Hashrate: 0.588 MH/s VALID: 1 INVALID: 0
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| − | Current Hashrate: 0.610 MH/s VALID: 1 INVALID: 0
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| − | </pre>
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| − | === FAQ ===
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| − | ==== What is the reward for PoW Mining ====
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| − | 35 VBK per block. If pool mining, then that reward will be split among the pool.
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| − | ==== Will there be a GPU miner? ====
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| − | Yes.
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| − | ==== Can I pass in arguments from the command line? ====
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| − | No (nor is there a config file that can be edited)
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| − | === Troubleshooting ===
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| − | ==== The PoW Miner instantly crashes ====
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| − | Try running the PoW Miner from a command line (instead of just clicking "nodecore-pow.bat") such that you'll see an error output even if the original window exits.
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| − | The most likely cause of the window instantly shutting down is that the pool has not been started. If you're running an individual miner, then go to the NC_CLI and run "startpool". (See: [[NodeCore_CommandLine#startpool]])
| + | See: [[HowTo_run_PoW_CPU_Miner]] |
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| − | == GPU Miner == | + | == GPU == |
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| − | Coming soon...
| + | See: [[HowTo_run_PoW_GPU_Miner]] |
