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Starting a Koinos Mining Node ​

Koinos is permissionless and open. Anyone can run a node. To run a mining node, users must have $KOIN to produce blocks and earn block rewards. There is no node registartion cost and there is no minimum $KOIN required to begin mining. The more $KOIN you hold, the greater your chances are to produce blocks and earn rewards however users can typically expect to earn 2% to 6% depending on miner participation and node management.

Operating System Requirements: ​

MacOS

  • Intel only
  • Apple Silicone coming soon.

Windows

  • Powershell or WSL

Linux

  • Any distro

Hardware Requirements: ​

  • 4 Core CPU (~i5 similar or better)
  • 16 GB of RAM
  • 1 TB Solid State Hard Drive

Dependencies ​

  • Docker
  • git (for Linux and MacOS)

Other Requirements ​

  • If producing blocks, user will need $KOIN
  • Use koinos-cli to burn $KOIN
  • OR use koinosblocks.com & Kondor Wallet to burn $KOIN.

To download Docker, please follow the specific instructions for you machine through Docker's website.

To download git, see git's install website.

This guide assumes you have already installed your dependencies.