Solo-mining Qbit
Solo-mining Qbit Currency means that you try to find the next block in the chain with your own server node.
It can be hard to do this given hashing rates but it is still worth trying and can bring good rewards for a persistent miner.
Okay so you're sure solo mining is the way you want to go, let's continue.
Setup and Running
Download the latest Qbit release which can be found here: https://github.com/QbitNetwork/Qbit.git
You need a server with ubuntu 18.04 OS available from https://www.vultr.com/?ref=7181593
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Here, you are running your own node and can gain an income from transaction fees and mining Bonuses
The Qbit Node is easily installed on the server, Simply follow these instructions for a quick and smooth install, if you have a problem simply contact Qbit in contact box at bottom of most pages and we will try and help, or another option is available our team charges £ 25 to setup on your Vultr https://www.vultr.com/?ref=7181593 server, we only setup on Vultr servers.
Installation of Qbit
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y
wget -O - http://llvm.org/apt/llvm-snapshot.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add –
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install aptitude -y
sudo aptitude install -y -o Aptitude::ProblemResolver::SolutionCost='100*canceled-actions,200*removals' build-essential clang-6.0 libstdc++-7-dev git libboost-all-dev python-pip libssl-dev
sudo pip install cmake
export CC=clang-6.0
export CXX=clang++-6.0
git clone https://github.com/k7n2g/Qbit.git
cd Qbit
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
make -jxxxx or just make
The binaries will be in the src
folder when you are complete.
cd src
./QbitNetworkd --version
After Make finishes cd into SRC, so your directory will be Qbit/build/src this is where most Daemon commands are run
Ensure QbitNetworkd
is running and fully synced on your machine which can take a couple of days as the blockchain is growing..
./miner --threads 4 --scan-time 1 --address QBC...Your Qbit public address here>
Congratulations, you are now solo mining Qbit.
must stay running for the miner to mine Qbit.QbitNetworkd
- patience is the key to finding a block it may happen within the first few hours, Or it may never happen these are the rewards and excitement of mining Qbit Currency or any other coin