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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
How to Install Minera for Mining Bitcoin with Slushpool and GekkoScience USB Antsticks Part 1: Raspberry Pi Set-up and InstallationRequired ComponentsRaspberry Pi: CanaKit starter-pack recommended- available via Amazon.USB-mouseUSB-keyboardSD-card reader.HDMI-cableAccess to an external-monitor or LCD-television via HDMI.Physical / LAN-Internet connection.YouTube TutorialAlexander J. Singleton provides a YouTube screencast for Raspberry Pi set-up and configuration introducing Bitcoin-mining as part-1 of a 2-series tutorial via YouTube.Part 2: Minera Client InstallRequired ComponentsGekkoScience 2-Pac Compac USB Stick Bitcoin Miner (15gh/s) available via Amazon or eBay.If you're attempting to maxmimize your env hash-rate beyond additional two ports provided by Raspberry Pi, I've only had success with industrial-grade external USB 20-port or 10-port hubs- also available for purchase at Amazon or eBay.3.. Do not forget to purchase a USB powered-fan to cool any ennvironments supporting an external USB-hub- also available via Amazon or Ebay.YouTube TutorialAlexander J. Singleton provides a YouTube screencast for Minera-client installation and configuration on Raspberry Pi utilizing GekkoScience-USB sticks as part-2 of series tutorial via YouTube.Minera Client Installation and ConfigurationAfter setting-up your Raspberry Pi environment, launch terminal and run curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getminera/minera/master/install_minera_ubuntu.sh | sudo bash Go to http://IP-address-of-your-local-mining-host/mineraDownload nmap and run nmap -sP 10.0.0.0/24 to locate the Minera host-IP address.In my case, my local-Minera URL is (http://10.0.1.102/minera). Upon access, enter the default username and password 'minera' (you'll want to change this later in Settings > User for InfoSec).Go to Minera Settings > Open TerminalAgain, enter default minera username and password if you haven't already changed them yet.Minera configuration:cd /var/www/minera/minera-bin/srcsudo mkdir -p git/vthoang; cd git/vthoangsudo git clone https://github.com/vthoang/cgminer.gitcd cgminersudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-devsudo CFLAGS="-O2" ./autogen.sh --enable-gekkosudo make -j 2cp cgminer /var/www/minera/minera-bin/custom/cgminer-vthoangcd /var/www/minera/minera-bin/customexitReturn to minera-client homepage and select Settings > GeneralEnable all radio-buttons featured in the Dashboard panels section to "On".After creating your account at slushpool, In the "Pools Settings" section, enter your slushpool-url, username.workername, and pool-password (E.G. "stratum+tcp://stratum.slushpool.com:3333", alexanderjsingleton.King, password)Under the "Custom miners" section slide radio-button to on (there should be a cgminer-vthoang flag-indictor next to the button).Within the "Local Miner Settings", under the "Currently selected" dropdown-bar, select "[Custom Miner]cgminer-vthoang" and below that dropdown-bar, there is another- select "--Preconfigured miner options--".Below that section there are two radio-buttons for "Enable logging" and "Append JSON conf (-c /var/www/minera/conf/miner_conf.json)"- slide them to "On."In the Manual Options sections, input the optimal hash-frequency parameters for your miners (E.G. for GekkoScience multiple 2-Pac-sticks --gekko-2pac-freq 150 OR if different sticks enter --gekko-compac-freq 200 --gekko-2pac-freq 150).Slide the last three features to "On"Autorestart if devices are
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