How to mine Zcash

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1. Choose mining hardware

Before getting started, you will need to:

• Buy mining hardware: graphics cards (GPU) AMD or Nvidia with at least 4+GB RAM. To check the profitability of your hardware, please visit WhatToMine;
• Connect your GPUs to Windows or Linux compatible PC using PCI slots;
• Install the latest GPU drivers.

2. Create ZEC wallet

To get rewards from mining, you need to have your personal ZEC wallet. Here are some popular wallets:

• Hardware wallets Ledger Nano S or Trezor; 
• Jaxx Wallet;
• Wallet at cex.io.

3. Connect miner to the pool

To start mining in the pool, you need to configure your miner. Here are minerall.io pool settings:

[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=»Registered user» tab_id=»1530021465731-536da848-ec42″][vc_column_text]URL: pool.minerall.io
Port: 3304
UserName: your username on minerall.io
WorkerName: name of your worker, optional[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=»Anonymous» tab_id=»1530021465775-cc87edad-86f8″][vc_column_text]URL: pool.minerall.io
Port: 3304
Wallet: your personal ZEC wallet
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1. Download latest version from the BitcoinTalk thread.
2. Extract zip files to a folder.
3. Open the folder you’ve just extracted and find start.bat file.
4. Click edit and replace default parameters with minerall.io ones.
5. Save the file and start

• zpool: pool.minerall.io:3304
• zwal: UserName.WorkerName (for registered users) or Wallet.WorkerName (for anonymous users)

Example for registered
ZecMiner64.exe -zpool pool.minerall.io:3304 -zwal darthvader.blackminer -zpsw x -allpools 1


Example for anonymous
ZecMiner64.exe -zpool pool.minerall.io:3304 -zwal 0x09ab1303d3CcAF5f018CD511146b07A240c70294.whiteminer -zpsw x -allpools 1

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1. Download latest version from the official GitHub page.
2. Extract zip files to a folder.
3. Open the folder you’ve just extracted and find start_zcash.bat file.
4. Click edit and replace default parameters with minerall.io ones.
5. Save the file and start

• excavator -a equihash -s pool.minerall.io:3304 -u User_Name.Worker.Name -p 0 -d 2 -ca -ca

Please note that the worker parameter is not obligatory, and can be skipped.

Example for registered
excavator -a equihash -s pool.minerall.io:3304 -u darthwaider.blackminer -p 0 -d 2 -ca -ca


Example for anonymous

excavator -a equihash -s pool.minerall.io:3304 -u 0x09ab1303d3CcAF5f018CD511146b07A240c70294.Worker.Name -p 0 -d 2 -ca -ca

4. Track your stats

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No specific settings needed, as Minerall.io is already integrated into the HiveOS pool’s list.

To start mining ZEC do the following:

1. Sing into your HiveOS account.
2. Go to the Wallets section and add ZEC wallet:
   Coin — ZEC.
   Address — ZEC wallet or your username at Minerall.io.
   Name — worker name.
3. Go to the Flight Sheets section. In drop-down menus set the following:
   Coin — ZEC
   Wallet — the wallet you’ve added in the point 2.
   Pool — Minerall, EU server enabled.
   Miner — any from the list.

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Stratum Server: pool.minerall.io
Stratum port: 3304
User: your ZEC Wallet or UserName on minerall.io
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Track your stats

[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=»Registered user» tab_id=»1530021241711-7a15bfb7-3e17″][vc_column_text]Log in to your account and then go to the Dashboard section.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=»Anonymous» tab_id=»1530021241750-ed338b63-3d53″][vc_column_text]Go to the Miner Stats page and enter your ZEC address to the search box.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_column_text]

5. Get rewards

[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=»Registered user» tab_id=»1530021324004-06824307-3a96″][vc_column_text]You will mine on the pool’s common ZEC wallet and then withdraw rewards to your personal wallet from minerall.io account.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=»Anonymous» tab_id=»1530021324090-5118a5c5-649c»][vc_column_text]You will receive auto payouts to your personal ZEC wallet once per day.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]