Would you like to learn how to do Zcash CPU mining? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to CPU mine Zcash using a computer running Ubuntu Linux.
Hardware List:
The following section presents the list of equipment used to create this Zcash CPU Mining tutorial.
Every piece of hardware listed above can be found at Amazon website.
Software List:
Here is a list of software that we used to create this Zcash CPU Mining tutorial.
We offer two ways to download this software.
Zcash Playlist:
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Tutorial – Zcash CPU Mining
Create a new account on the Minergate website to become a member of the mining pool
On the Linux console, use the following commands to install the required packages:
# apt-get update
# apt-get install build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev
Create a directory to the miner software and download the CPUMiner package.
# mkdir /downloads
# cd /downloads
# git clone https://github.com/feeleep75/nheqminer.git
# cd nheqminer/nheqminer
Compile and install the CPUMINER-MULTI.
# mkdir build
# cd build
# cmake ..
# make
To start the Zcash CPU mining use the following command, as an example:
# ./nheqminer -l zec.pool.minergate.com:3357 -u virtualcoin.videos@gmail.com
As a requirement, you need to change the username virtualcoin.videos@gmail.com from the command above to your username.
Keep in mind that the username virtualcoin.videos@gmail.com was used only as an example.
FAQ – Zcash CPU Mining
If you are having problems to start mining Zcash, you should take a look at our frequently asked questions page.
To add a question to the database, please post the question as a comment on the youtube video listed on the top of this page.
