How to mine zcash using linux CPU

This tutorial describes a detailed procedure showing how to mine zcash using the CPU of a computer running Ubuntu Linux .

In our youtube channel you can view the video of this tutorial.

Minergate Account

First, you need to create an account at Minergate

Open your browser, access the Minergate website and create a new account.

Required Packages

On the linux console, use the following command to update the apt-get database.

apt-get update

Install the required packages using the following commands:

apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install cmake libboost-all-dev

Installing the miner

Now, let’s clone the CPU miner program called nheqminer:

mkdir /download
cd /downloads
git clone https://github.com/feeleep75/nheqminer.git

Compile and install the nheqminer:

cd nheqminer/nheqminer
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

Mining Zcash

Use the following command to start mining zcash :

./nheqminer -l zec.pool.minergate.com:3357 -u [email protected]

REMEMBER to replace the e-mail [email protected] for the e-mail account you used to create the minergate account.

As we show in the video, open your browser, access the Minergate Dashboard and check if the linux computer is connected to the zcash pool.

As we show in the video, you can use the Minergate calculator to check how much zcash will your computer make

Conclusion

This tutorial shows a quick way to start mining zcash using the CPU of a computer.