Quick start: run the demo pool in 5 minutes.
The fastest path from "I have a GPU or ASIC" to "shares are landing" on the testnet demo. Five steps.
01 Pick a coin to point a miner at
This walkthrough runs the demo pool on testnet so you can watch the stack work end to end. The coins here have no monetary value — the point is to see the software accept shares, attribute them and settle a block. Each coin has its own algorithm and so suits different hardware. Roughly:
- BTC—ASICs only · Antminer S19/S21, WhatsMiner M50/M60
- XMR—CPU only · any modern desktop CPU works
- ETC—GPU · 6GB+ VRAM minimum
- KAS—GPU · best efficiency on recent NVIDIA cards
02 Generate or paste a wallet address
Testnet rewards are attributed to a wallet address you supply — the software is self-custodial, so it never holds keys or funds. Two options:
03 Configure your miner
Set three things in your miner’s config: the pool URL, your wallet address as the username, and a placeholder password.
Replace bc1q9z4f...h2vp with your wallet address. .rig-01 is the worker name — pick anything you want, useful when you have multiple machines.
04 Run it
Launch the miner. Within 30 seconds you should see “accepted share” entries in the log. Each accepted share is attributed to your worker in the demo.
05 Watch the demo settle
The dashboard updates every 30 seconds with your worker’s contribution. Once the attributed balance crosses the per-coin demo threshold (0.0005 tBTC for Bitcoin), the software runs a settlement automatically on the next daily cycle — in testnet coin units with no monetary value.