From 730a7d227463859e3e8ecd3fd0584e7cbdfc4f6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "hinto.janai" Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 12:56:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] readme: add system-requirements --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 436e43e..370e613 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Gupax is a GUI for mining [**Monero**](https://github.com/monero-project/monero) - [Windows](#Windows) * [License](#License) * [FAQ](#FAQ) + - [System requirements](#system-requirements) - [Where are updates downloaded from?](#where-are-updates-downloaded-from) - [P2Pool connection errors](#p2pool-connection-errors) - [Can I quit mid-update?](#can-i-quit-mid-update) @@ -669,6 +670,19 @@ The GUI library Gupax uses is [egui](https://github.com/emilk/egui). It is licen [Gupax](https://github.com/hinto-janai/gupax/blob/master/LICENSE), [P2Pool](https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/blob/master/LICENSE), and [XMRig](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/blob/master/LICENSE) are licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. ## FAQ +### System requirements +Gupax may not run on machines with: +- a deprecated OS (Windows 7, Ubuntu 18.04, etc) +- an older CPU (<2010) + +Anything more recent than this should be okay. + +--- + +Gupax only supports ARM CPUs for macOS. + +Windows and Linux are not supported as `XMRig` does not provide official binaries. This means machines like Raspberry Pis will not work. + ### Where are updates downloaded from? The latest versions are downloaded using GitHub's API. * Gupax [`https://github.com/hinto-janai/gupax`](https://github.com/hinto-janai/gupax)