Need help mining steemit on multiple PC's????

in #steemit • 8 years ago

Hi Steemers!

I would like to know how can i mine steem on mutiple PC's.
I am getting confused with witness & miners.
If somebody could help me with step by step procedure .

Thanks.

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     8 years ago (edited) 

    Here is a guide to get started with a single system on Windows - https://steemit.com/steemit/@cryptos/getting-started-mining-steem-on-windows

    Then just copy the folder with the downloaded blockchain to a second PC and edit the ini file changing the name of the miner/witness (you can use the same WIF key) and no need to register the accaunt before starting to mine it will be created when it finds a block (make sure it does not yet exist).

    The problem with multiple witness/miner accoutns is that rewards get split to multiple accounts, so instead you can configure one system to be a witness/miner and all others to be just miners (don't se tthe witness username for these).

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     8 years ago (edited) 

    This has confused me too!
    So is the following correct:

    • Each PC has a different Steemit/SteemD account, all valid and setup (or at least will be setup once start mining)
    • However they all share the same WIF Private Key but all have unique "miner = NAME..." in each config.ini.
      -*So its PC1 has "miner= {kodachrome,SHAREDWIFKEY} and PC2 has "miner= [anotherminername, SHAREDWIFKEY| ?
    • Only one PC has the "witness= " variable filled in (and its the name of that PCs miner account). The rest have no witness specified but use the shared WIF.
    • All mining proceeds goto the account associated with the shared WIF Private key.
    • The main Miner (the one with the most uptime) should be the Witness for your group.. otherwise if its off then you have no witness.

    That correct?

    Questions:

    • Can the shared WIF key (used on all accounts) be any of the account's WIF key (assuming its where proceeds go) or does it have to be the Witness accounts WIF (aka primary always on miner) key?
    • What is this setting for in Config.ini as its not discussed here:

    WIF PRIVATE KEY to be used by one or more witnesses or miners

    private-key =

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     8 years ago  

    Thanks for the explanation.
    I still could not run mining on my second PC , even after commenting the "witness" part and giving different miner name with same WIF Private key, receiving error as "No witness configured".
    Is there anyone who can share exact configuration to be made in config file.

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     8 years ago  

    Did you ever figure this out? This seems like a very common problem people have. Everyone wants to mine from multiple computers to the same main steemit account. I can't find a solid guide anywhere.

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       8 years ago  

      The mining rewards get sent to the witness account, not to the miner account(s)... unless you use a single accountfor both of course.

      The private-key entry is needed only if you setup a witness node without a miner.

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         8 years ago  

        Could you just reuse the same miner name on mulitple PC's or does it have to be a unique name each time. Does that mean I have to register with facebook or reddit for each PC or can I just generate these new miner accounts with the cli?

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           8 years ago  

          Thanks!
          On the first PC i configured witness.
          On the second PC do i have to comment only the witness part in config.ini file.

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             8 years ago  

            Yes, leave just the miner.

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               8 years ago  

              What a difference between witness and miners?

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                 8 years ago (edited) 

                The miner actually uses your CPU for finding a block, then you get added in a miner-witness queue where the witness needs to "witness" a block when its turn comes (becomes 1st in the queue) and just after that you can get a reward. The mining process here is a bit more complex as it is not just a simple POW (proof of work) like with many other crypto currencies.

                In the end you need to have both a witness and a miner, but if mining with multiple PCs you can have multiple miners and just a single witness.

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                   8 years ago  

                  who got the reward? when witness sign a block generated by miner?

                  going to reread the whitepaper.

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                     8 years ago  

                    After the witness confirms a block, then you get a reward, not when the miner generates a block.

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