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# Mining with Zebra in Docker
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Zebra's [Docker images](https://hub.docker.com/r/zfnd/zebra/tags) can be used for your mining
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operations. If you don't have Docker, see the
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[manual configuration instructions](https://zebra.zfnd.org/user/mining.html).
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Using docker, you can start mining by running:
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```bash
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docker run -e MINER_ADDRESS="t3dvVE3SQEi7kqNzwrfNePxZ1d4hUyztBA1" -p 8232:8232 zfnd/zebra:latest
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```
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This command starts a container on Mainnet and binds port 8232 on your Docker host. If you
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want to start generating blocks, you need to let Zebra sync first.
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Note that you must pass the address for your mining rewards via the
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`MINER_ADDRESS` environment variable when you are starting the container, as we
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did with the ZF funding stream address above. The address we used starts with the prefix `t1`,
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meaning it is a Mainnet P2PKH address. Please remember to set your own address
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for the rewards.
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The port we mapped between the container and the host with the `-p` flag in the
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example above is Zebra's default Mainnet RPC port. If you want to use a
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different one, you can specify it in the `RPC_PORT` environment variable,
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similarly to `MINER_ADDRESS`, and then map it with the Docker's `-p` flag.
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Instead of listing the environment variables on the command line, you can use
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Docker's `--env-file` flag to specify a file containing the variables. You
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can find more info here
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https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/run/#env.
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## Mining on Testnet
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If you want to mine on Testnet, you need to set the `NETWORK` environment
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variable to `Testnet` and use a Testnet address for the rewards. For example,
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running
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```bash
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docker run -e NETWORK="Testnet" -e MINER_ADDRESS="t27eWDgjFYJGVXmzrXeVjnb5J3uXDM9xH9v" -p 18232:18232 zfnd/zebra:latest
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```
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will start a container on Testnet and bind port 18232 on your Docker host, which
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is the standard Testnet RPC port. Notice that we also used a different rewards
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address. It starts with the prefix `t2`, indicating that it is a Testnet
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address. A Mainnet address would prevent Zebra from starting on Testnet, and
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conversely, a Testnet address would prevent Zebra from starting on Mainnet.
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