From 5a7ad8fb3100a768dfb26f94ad5b3bc50d934987 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jay Graber Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 16:21:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add changes to Mining Guide --- en/Mining_Guide.md | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/en/Mining_Guide.md b/en/Mining_Guide.md index 7dbac24..b9cae16 100644 --- a/en/Mining_Guide.md +++ b/en/Mining_Guide.md @@ -35,9 +35,19 @@ Zcash Miner started Congratulations! You are now mining on the mainnet. +To stop the Zcash daemon, enter the command: + +```bash +$ ./src/zcash-cli stop +``` + ### Spending Mining Rewards -Coins are mined into a t-addr (transparent address), but can only be spent to a z-addr (shielded address). Refer to our [1.0 User Guide](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/1.0-User-Guide) for instructions on how to use the `z_sendmany` command to send coins from a t-addr to a z-addr. You will need at least 4GB of RAM for this operation. +Coins are mined into a t-addr (transparent address), but can only be spent to a z-addr (shielded address), and must be swept out of the t-addr in one transaction with no change. Refer to our [1.0 User Guide](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/1.0-User-Guide) for instructions on how to use the `z_sendmany` command to send coins from a t-addr to a z-addr. You will need at least 4GB of RAM for this operation. + +### Mining Pools + +If you're mining by yourself or at home, you're most likely to succeed if you join an existing mining pool. See this community-maintained [list of mining pools](https://www.zcashcommunity.com/mining/mining-pools/) for further instructions. ## Modifications @@ -51,6 +61,8 @@ reservekey.KeepKey(); Remove or comment out that line in both places. +zcashd 1.0.6 will have out-of-the-box support for mining to a specified address using the `-mineraddress=` option. + ### Use P2PKH transactions The internal `zcashd` miner inherited from Bitcoin uses P2PK for coinbase transactions. The trend in the Bitcoin blockchain has been to use P2PKH instead; we are considering [changing the internal miner to use P2PKH](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/issues/945), but not for the 1.0 release.