Litecoin-qt command line
Just a quick update. CPU mining on a small scale isn’t really viable anymore, and I would not recommend it. The rise of difficulty in getting coins is too high now. But I will leave this guide for now. If you have a good graphics card I would recommend my other guide for GPU.
This guide is for CPU mining, if you want to mine using your graphics card, check out this guide. Regardless, you should still have a copy of the program even if you will be mining with the GPU, so this guide could be useful. CPU Mining is usually for slower computers or computers that don’t have very good graphics.
Warning before you go forward, mining can be stressful to your CPU/GPU, as it makes it work at full speed in attempt to mine coins. Be careful and make sure your computer has adaquate cooling.
p>Setting up the Program
Getting started with mining or “digging” in Dogecoin with the CPU is pretty easy. You simply need to download the program supplied on the main website for Dogecoin, which is located here. Extract the zip file to a directory and you are ready to get started.
1.Once unzipped, open the folder and open the file titled “dogecoin-qt.exe”.
3. Head over to the tab titled “Dig” and you will see something like this:
So from here you can do 1 of 2 things. Either “solo mine”, which means you will mine by yourself. This is considered “Herd Dig” by the program. Or you can use a pool, which means you mine in coordination with other people. The second choice is usually the best, and the benefits usually trump trying to mine dogecoin solo. If you go by yourself, you will get a big payout if you discover a block, but the odds of finding one keep getting harder and harder. With several people, the payout is split, but there are much better chances that you will find a block. Mining without a pool is kind of a waste of time, so you are much better off joining a pool.
Download CPUMiner
Extract the files you download into the same folder as your wallet program. It may ask you to overwrite some files, press no and restart the Dogecoin program.
The best pool I have found so far is . But ideally not everyone should use the same pool. I’ll be listing others shortly, so rich shibes, calm down.
Security tip for the shibes: I’d advise using passwords you never use for anything else for pools and for workers. Don’t use the same password for a worker than you use for the pool login.
So go over to the pool website and make an account really quick. Most all pool websites look the same. The next thing you will want to do on the site, would be to create your worker.
