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If you were like me just a few months ago, trying to figure out how to configure a cryptcurrency miner it can be very confusing. And in most cases the documentation for the mining software can leave a little bit to be desired. I have been experimenting with many different configurations for CPU and GPU mining. After buying my first few GPUs it quickly became apparent that EthOS was the way to go for my Operating System (OS) which contains many different mining software packages within the OS. EthOS is a 64-bit Ubuntu distro, that was meant for large scale mining deployments.

Although the EthOS is a great tool to help you get started, it is very vague and is not real help to a beginner. I search the net for days, and sifted through many forum post to really come up empty handed on how to really configure EthOS. And that is why I have decided to share my configurations as I build them, to help other noobs gets started.

In this blog I’m going to give the configuration that I’m using to mine Ethereum (ETH), and an explanation on what each entry is. Also I will list what equipment I’m using with that configuration.

Where to buy EthOS: The GPU Shack

What Files Need To Be Edited:

You will need to edit some files once you have EthOS installed and operating on your rig (rig is a term used kind of like a slang name for the equipment or system you are using to mine with). I would recommend that you use the terminal windows that opens when you start up EthOS (the black box on the right side of the screen) You will need to edit two files.

remote.conf
local.conf

The remote.conf file is used for creating a master configuration out of a server you have on the net, to allow you to manage the configuration for many rigs from a central location or even reboot them. Since we are beginners lets not worry about the remote.conf file. With that said we have to make one change to the file to turn off the file, from it’s default state of on.

In the black terminal windows type: nano remote.conf

The first line by default when you install EthOS will NOT have a # in front of it. Place a # in front of it so it looks like the example below.

#http://ethosdistro.com/pool.txt
#comment out or remove the top line to enable single-rig mode

2. Now press CTRL-X to close the nano editor.

3. Press Y for yes to confirm you want to write over the remote.conf file and press Enter.

The local.conf Configuration:

Now open the local.conf config and put # signs in front of all lines that don’t have a # to get rid of the example config

In the black terminal windows type: nano local.conf
Put #s in front of all lines to turn off the example config
Paste The configuration below into your local.conf
Change the big long number after the proxywallet with your Ethereum wallet address (or you can leave my address in the config and mine for me).

maxgputemp 85

globalminer ethminer

stratumproxy enabled

proxywallet 0x381498d3b308471b39dff1dac42ad67b92535aa0

proxypool1 eth-us-east1.nanopool.org:9999

proxypool2 eth-us-west1.nanopool.org:9999

globalfan 70

globalcore +120

globalmem 4500

globalpowertune 95

autoreboot 3

5. Now press CTRL-X to close the nano editor.

6. Press Y for yes to confirm you want to write over the remote.conf file and press Enter.

7. Press r and the rig will reboot and load this config. You should be mining ETH once the system comes up.

The Configuration Explanation:

maxgputemp 85: Sets the maximum temperature to 85 degrees Celsius. When a GPU gets to that temp it will be temerally shut off to allow the GPU to cool down, and will be turned back on when it reaches the bottom threshold temperature (not sure what bottom temp is yet).
globalminer ethminer: This tells the system to run the ethminer software to mine ETH.
stratumproxy enabled:
proxywallet 0x381498d3b308471b39dff1dac42ad67b92535aa0: This is your ETH wallet address make sure to replace the long number with your address.
proxypool1 eth-us-east1.nanopool.org:9999: I’m using nanopool so this is the address of what pool to use.
proxypool2 eth-us-west1.nanopool.org:9999: This is a redundant address for ETH mining at nanopool just in case the first one can not be reached.
globalfan 70: This sets the fan at 70% above normal speed to help cool the GPU.
globalcore +120: This is the overclocking of the core.
globalmem 4500: This is the overclocking of the memory.
globalpowertune 95: this sets the power to a max of 95 watts, if you don’t set this the GPUs will run at full power. In the case of my Nividia GPUs that would be running at 145 watts. My system seems to be stable running at 95 watts for ETH mining. For ZCASH mining best I can lower this is about 130 watts.
autoreboot 3: This tells the system to reboot the the system up to three times if there is some issue.

The List of Rig Components:

Here is a list of the components that I have in my rig, and a link to buy them if you wish to build a rig. The rig I’m referencing in this blog has 12 GPUs in it. Asrock H110 Pro BTC+ 13GPU Mining Motherboard CryptoCurrency: US: http://amzn.to/2ePk0XM Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400 3.3 GHz FCLGA1151: US: http://amzn.to/2eP8USu Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit – Black (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15): US: http://amzn.to/2wLkJPO

Order one of this corsair’s power supplies if you only plan on 6 GPUs if you go over 6 GPUs buy two of these

Corsair HXi Series, HX1200i, 1200 Watt (1200W), Fully Modular Power Supply, 80+ Platinum Certified: US: http://amzn.to/2gOCet4

If you order two power supplies order one of these cable kits

Dual PSU Power Supply 24-Pin ATX Motherboard Adapter Cable(30cm): US: http://amzn.to/2wcIlZV

Order 3 more of these Ext Cables then you order GPUs so you have 3 extra of these parts since they go bad pretty easy.

Fixable PCI-E 16X to 1X Adapter USB3.0 USB 3.0 Riser Cable Flex Flexible Extension Cable w/ Molex 4 Pin Power Connector: US: http://amzn.to/2wML1Sk

Order one of these so you have a dedicated monitor just for your mining

Sceptre E series E205W-1600 V1 20″ Screen LED-Lit Monitor With HDMI, DVI and VGA Ports: US: http://amzn.to/2wcMDAQ *Logitech Desktop MK120 Durable, Comfortable, USB Mouse and keyboard Combo: US: http://amzn.to/2ePE8sR

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