Scrypt Mining Starting Guide

How to get started mining a scrypt coin!

NOTE: THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO ARE CPU MINING OR MINING WITH AN ATI/AMD GRAPHICS CARD, I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH CUDAMINER WHICH IS USED FOR NVIDIA CARDS

1. Download the proper tools:
	a. cgminer 3.7.2 : http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/3.7/cgminer-3.7.2.tar.bz2 (open with winrar or 7zip)
	b. Your coin's wallet (we will use Pandacoin as our example) https://github.com/pandacoin-official/binaries

2. Join a pool for your coin, this can be done by looking for the bitcointalk thread about your coin.
	a. Here is Pandacoin's thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=464476.0
	b. Here is Pandacoin's official pool: http://bamboohouse.info/

3. Set up your wallet:
	a. Encrypt your wallet with a passphrase, try to make it long if you can. This can be done by going to 			Settings -> Encrypt Wallet. DO NOT LOSE THIS PASSPHRASE OR YOU WILL LOSE ALL COINS WITHIN THE WALLET
	b. Copy / Create your receiving address and add a label to it so you know where your payments are coming from, this can be done by going to the receive tab.

3. Configure your pool account, there are a couple of things that need to be done:
	a. Create workers, you need workers to mine in a pool; the name and password don't matter too much.
	b. Configure your autopayout settings, this can be done by going to your account settings, adding one of your wallet receiving addresses, and setting an autopayout threshold for your coins that you will be awarded. It's good to have a low payout threshold if the pool is dodgy in case it goes down.

4. Configure cgminer to work for you. This is the trickiest part and will probably require a bit of research:
	a. Navigate to your cgminer directory.
	b. Create a text file, rename it to whatever.cmd
	c. Edit the file and input the following without quotes:

"cgminer --scrypt -o [YOUR POOL INFO] -u [YOUR USERNAME].[YOUR WORKER NAME] -p [YOUR WORKER PASSWORD]"

	You can find your pool info and port by going to the "Getting Started" section of your pool.
	Here's an example script:

"cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://bamboohouse.info:3334 -u jgwentworthh.1 -p cash"

	d. After you input that, your miner should be able to connect to the pool by executing the .cmd file you just created (double clicking on it,) however your miner is most likely not working at full efficiency. To do this, you will need to look up configs for your specific card. A good starting point would be to look here: https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison

So in the end, here is what my final script would look like with all the proper flags put in place:

"cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://bamboohouse.info:3334 -u jgwentworthh.1 -p cash -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 --lookup-gap 2 --gpu-engine 1080 --gpu-memclock 1500 --thread-concurrency 11200 --shaders 2048"

Please note that this script is for a R9 280x card and will not work properly with other cards, every card has a unique script that will make it run at its best efficiency.

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