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Running a Mining Node

Conflux Network PoW - GPU Mining Instruction​

Network: Conflux Hydra

Version: v2.2.1-fixpos

Graphics: Card Type NVIDIA GPU

Graphics Memory: 8G or more

Install NVIDIA Drivers: Download

Downloading the latest version​

For downloading the latest version of the software, please refer to: https://github.com/Conflux-Chain/conflux-rust/releases

Windows Testing Instruction​

Notes:

  1. It is recommended to turn off antivirus softwares.
  2. Win 10, version 1903 and above.

Run Files​

  1. ** cfxmine.win.zip: mining program:** Click to see Conflux PoW mining algorithm
  2. ** conflux_v2.2.1-fixpos.zip: Fullnode program:** Click to see fullnode program

Prepare to Run conflux​

  1. Create a directory named “conflux”
  2. Extract the download package to the directory
  3. Download the pos_config package and move the decompressed folder to the run directory

⚠️ The directory structure should look like this:

conflux
└── run
    └── pos_config
    └── conflux.exe
    └── conflux.pdb
    └── hydra.toml
    └── log.yaml
    └── clear_state.bat
    └── clear_state.sh
    └── libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
    └── libssl-1_1-x64.dll
    └── start.bat
    └── start.sh
    └── throttling.toml

Note: the previous tethys.toml has changed to hydra.toml.

Configuration Instructions​

If you only run the PoS node, no modification is required here; If you plan to run the GPU mining software, you need to edit hydra.toml file in order to set up the configuration.

# mining_author="cfx:xxxxxxxxxx..."

Please change the “cfx:xxxx…” to your own wallet address, and then delete “#” before “mining_author…”

Run GPU Mining Program​

Conflux GPU Mining Program cfxmine needs to run with the Conflux node program. Follow the steps below to start:

  • Open the directory of the run executable file in cmd, and start the fullnode:
cd conflux\run
conflux --config hydra.toml --full 2>stderr.txt

Then you can start mining.

  • Open the cfxmine executable file in cmd, and start the Conflux GPU Mining Program:
cd conflux
cfxmine --gpu 1

Note: The GPU command line is executed after the fullnode synchronization is completed.

Testing Instruction for Linux​

Run Files

Prepare to Run conflux​

  1. Create a directory named “conflux”
  2. Extract the download package to the directory
  3. Download the pos_config package and move the decompressed folder to the run directory

⚠️ The directory structure should look like this:

conflux
└── run
    └── pos_config
    └── conflux.exe
    └── conflux.pdb
    └── hydra.toml
    └── log.yaml
    └── clear_state.bat
    └── clear_state.sh
    └── libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
    └── libssl-1_1-x64.dll
    └── start.bat
    └── start.sh
    └── throttling.toml

Note: the previous tethys.toml has changed to hydra.toml.

Configuration Instructions​

Open the run/hydra.toml file with a text editor and configure mining related parameters:

# mining_author="cfx:xxxxxxxxxx..."

Please change the “cfx:xxxx…” to your own wallet address, and then delete “#” before “mining_author…”

Run GPU Mining Program​

Conflux GPU Mining Program cfxmine needs to run with the Conflux node program. Follow the steps below to start:

  • In bash (or any POSIX compliant Shell), start the fullnode:
cd conflux/run
./conflux --config hydra.toml --full 2>stderr.txt

Then you can start mining.

  • Open the directory of the cfxmine executable file in bash (or any POSIX compliant Shell), and start the Conflux GPU miningprogram:
cd conflux
./cfxmine --gpu 1

Note: The GPU command line is executed after the fullnode synchronization is completed

Tips:​

If the Conflux node program and cfxmine are not on the same computer, you can specify the IP address and the port (the default is 32525) of the remote Conflux node program when starting cfxmine.

./cfxmine --gpu --addr A.B.C.D

or

./cfxmine --gpu --addr A.B.C.D --port xxxx

If you want to designate remote node, you need to change the configuration of the node into: stratum_listen_address=“0.0.0.0”，and delete #

Note: The GPU command line is executed after the fullnode synchronization is completed.