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The source code is available here for other platforms than windows.
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Get the windows binary here or here and place it in the same folder c:\ltcminer. If you are solo mining you can skip this and proceed to step 4.įor pooled mining you’ll need a mining_proxy which supports the Stratum protocol. (to make it easier to launch I extracted the files to c:\ltcminer\) Step 3: Setting up the mining pool The fastest cpu miner out there is currently pooler’s cpu miner, you can download the appropriate version from one of the links below.Įxtracting the zip file should give you the following files:
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could easily access your wallet if you have the standard username/password. You should change the username and password for safety, even though you’re only allowing the localhost here trojans and mallware ect. txt from the filename so the full name becomes nf. In Windows XP this menu should be visible without pressing ALT.Īfter this, remove the. In Vista/Windows7 you can find this by pressing ALT once and then going to the Tools->Folder options menu. If you don’t get the above pop-up you’ll have to switch off “Hide extensions for known file types”. Now you should get this pop-up as you’re trying to change the extension of a. Now right click in the folder (not on a file or directory) and goto New->Text Document To get to this folder click your start button (start->run for Windows XP) and type in %appdata%\litecoin In order for the Litecoin client to support mining you’ll have to create an ini file in the %appdata%\litecoin folder. Once the client is done synchronizing with the network (this can take some time) you’ll have to get a cpu miner.
HOW TO START MINING LITECOIN WITH WINDOWS INSTALL
You can download the Litecoin client here, if you are running windows look for the latest litecoin-x.x.xx-win32-setup.exe as this is the easiest way to install the client.Īfter you installed the Litecoin client it will have to catch up with the network first before you can start mining as you can see in the image below. If you want to do solo-mining you’ll need to have the Litecoin client installed and configured. I suggest you skip to step 2 for pooled mining. However, for people with access to many computers I’ll leave the basics of solo mining in this guide and you can continue reading. It’ll take a very long time to get a single block of 50 LTC. The difficulty of the network is too high to effectively solo mine with a single computer. You’ll want to start with pooled mining as solo mining is not very viable anymore. If anything is unclear in this guide please leave a comment about it.
HOW TO START MINING LITECOIN WITH WINDOWS HOW TO
This guide will show you how to get started with Litecoin CPU mining.