XMR (Monero) Mining Tutorial

Created:2019-10-16    Updated:2022-10-24

What is XMR?

Monroe, referred to as XMR, is an open source cryptocurrency created in April 2014 that focuses on privacy, decentralization and scalability. Monroe is currently using the Randomx algorithm, which can be mined by CPU mining machines, both Windows and Linux.

Mining equipment

XMR supports CPU mining, common CPUs such as AMD 3900x, etc.

Preparation before mining

Register a DxPool account (not a wallet) before start mining XMR.

Check miner, network, and electricity situation.

Go to GitHub and download the corresponding xmrig mining software according to the computer system version

Configure Your Mining Device

1.Download xmrig through the above link, select "Unzip the file to the current folder", and find the "start" file, as shown below:

2. Right-click "start" and select "Edit". In the "start" file, the parameters are set as follows:

@echo off
xmrig.exe --coin xmr --cpu-priority 1 --donate-level 1 -o xmr.ss.dxpool.com:5555 -u account name.worker name -p x -k
pause

Among the above parameters, pay attention to several parameters:

account name: fill in your dxpool account name

miner: your miner name

3. After the setting is completed, as shown in the figure below:

4. Save and close the file, then double-click the "run" file to start mining.

Start Mining Today

Your machines are now ready to mine!

As long as you’re submitting your hashrate successfully, you will receive payouts from DxPool.

To view your real-time XMR payout records, visit the DxPool website or Download DxPool app.

Check the earnings

After the machine has been running for a while and submitted data to the mining pool, you can view the mining machine's operating status and profit situation. You can access the official website of DxPool (https://www.dxpool.com/), enter the wallet address in the search bar in the upper right corner, and click View, you can view the status and profit of the miner.