Mining Guide

Zcash Mining Guide

Welcome! This guide is intended to get you mining testnet currency, a.k.a. "TAZ", on the Zcash Beta testnet.

If you run into snags, please let us know. There's plenty of work needed to make this usable and your input will help us prioritize the worst sharpest edges earlier. For user help, we recommend using our forum:

https://forum.z.cash/

Setup

First, you need to set up your local Zcash node. Follow the Beta Guide up to the end of the section "Compiling", then come back here. (You can also do the "Testing" section if you want!)

Configuration

Create the ~/.zcash directory using mkdir -p ~/.zcash. Then place a configuration file at ~/.zcash/zcash.conf with the following contents (you don't need to modify anything):

testnet=1
addnode=betatestnet.z.cash
rpcuser=username
rpcpassword=password
gen=1

Mining

Now, run the daemon!

$ ./src/zcashd -daemon

You should see the following output in the debug log (~/.zcash/testnet3/debug.log):

Zcash Miner started

Congratulations! You are now mining on the testnet.