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{% include disclaimer.html translated="no" translationOutdated="no" %}
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## Wallet
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Before starting, you already need to have a wallet configured and
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working. The pool needs to know your wallet address to be able to send
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payments there. See the [Accepting Monero guide]({{ site.baseurl
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}}/get-started/accepting) for more information.
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## Profitability
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Before mining, you should decide if it is worth it or not for you. You
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have to decide this for yourself, based on your power costs and the
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hardware that you have available. There are many sites, such as
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[CryptoCompare](https://www.cryptocompare.com/mining/calculator/xmr)
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that allow you to enter your miner's speed and power draw, and it will
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show you the profit (or loss) per week/month.
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## Download Miner
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The first step is to download mining software onto your computer.
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### Windows
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The XMRig developer provides pre-built binaries for Windows
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users. They are available on the [GitHub release
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page](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/latest).
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Scroll down until you see `xmrig-VERSION-msvc-win64.zip`. Download
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this file and extract the archive somewhere memorable, like your desktop.
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### Ubuntu Linux
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The XMRig developer provides pre-built binaries for Ubuntu Bionic (18.04) and Focal (20.04). They may work on other Ubuntu versions, and on other
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distributions, but this is not guaranteed.
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These binaries are available on the [GitHub release
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page](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/latest).
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Scroll down to 'Assets' until you see the correct version for your system. Download
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this file, extract the archive somewhere memorable, like your desktop.
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### Other distributions and operative systems
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Binaries are available for multiple distributions and operative systems, but you can also build the miner by yourself. Take a loot at [XMrig's docs](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner)
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## Selecting a pool
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There are lots of pools to choose from. You can find a list at
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[miningpoolstats.stream/monero](https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero).
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Choosing a larger pool means that you will see more frequent (but
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smaller) payouts, but choosing a smaller pools helps keep the network
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decentralised. [Miners will not lose any revenue by mining on a
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smaller pool](https://redd.it/g6uh2l).
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## Configuring the miner
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See the [official docs](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/config), for instructions and suggestions.
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## Starting the miner
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Windows users can double click on xmrig.exe. Users of other operating
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systems should `cd` into the directory that contains XMRig and then
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type `./xmrig` and press return.
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If you see green messages saying that shares have been accepted,
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congratulations, everything is working!
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## Troubleshooting
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### Anti-virus keeps removing XMRig
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Some anti-viruses flag XMRig as malware because it is often deployed
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to infected computers to mine without the owner's consent. As it is
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your computer and you are configuring the miner to mine for you, it is
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safe to add XMRig to your anti-virus whitelist.
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### Cannot read/set MSR
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On some CPUs, XMRig tries to increase performance by disabling certain
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features like your CPU's instruction prefetcher. These operations
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require root/administrator, so try right clicking xmrig.exe and
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running it as administrator, or running `sudo ./xmrig` on other
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systems.
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### Algo not known
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Find the line in config.json that says `algo: null` and change it to
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`algo: "rx/0"`. By default, XMRig expects the pool to tell it which
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hashing algorithm to use.
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### Huge Pages 0%
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#### Allowing large pages on Windows
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Taken from [the MSDN](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/enable-the-lock-pages-in-memory-option-windows?view=sql-server-ver15):
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1. On the Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type gpedit.msc.
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2. On the Local Group Policy Editor console, expand Computer Configuration, and then expand Windows Settings.
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3. Expand Security Settings, and then expand Local Policies.
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4. Select the User Rights Assignment folder.
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5. The policies will be displayed in the details pane.
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6. In the pane, double-click Lock pages in memory.
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7. In the Local Security Setting – Lock pages in memory dialog box, click Add User or Group.
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8. In the Select Users, Service Accounts, or Groups dialog box, add an account that you will run the miner on
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9. Reboot for change to take effect.
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You may also need to launch the miner as administrator.
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#### Allowing large pages on Linux
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Firstly stop the miner (if it's running), run the following commands to enable
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large pages and then start the miner as root:
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sudo sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=1168
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sudo ./xmrig
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You may have to increase 1168 depending on how many NUMA nodes your
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CPU(s) have.
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#### Allowing large pages on macOS
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Huge pages are not supported on macOS.
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### Balance Not Increasing
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Most pools are <abbr title="Pay Per Last N Shares">PPLNS</abbr> pools,
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which means that you only get paid when a miner on the pool finds a
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block. If the pool you are mining on is small, this can take a few
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days to weeks.
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Additionally, any blocks found must mature before they can be paid
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out. This takes 60 blocks (approx. 2 hours).
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## Getting Help
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An active Monero mining community on Reddit is
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[/r/MoneroSupport](https://www.reddit.com/r/MoneroSupport/). You can
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also join [#monero-pools on
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Libera](https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#monero-pools) or Matrix (#monero-pools:monero.social).
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## Going Futher
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* Consider using a subaddress just for mining, to prevent your address
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being linked to different services.
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* [Consider using Tor to connect to the
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pool](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/tor) (or to a hidden service pool
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like HashVault, RespectXMR and MoneroOcean). This hides mining
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activity from your ISP, and prevents the pool from knowing who you
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are.
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