Monero Mining with xmr-stak-cpu on Ubuntu 16.04
Written by CC Freak on August 22, 2017This article will show you how to install and run xmr-stak-cpu on Ubuntu 16.04. In this case, we are using a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 install on a VPS., however, any fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 should behave the same.
Install XMR-Stak-CPU Required Packages
sudo apt-get --assume-yes update sudo apt-get --assume-yes install libmicrohttpd-dev libssl-dev cmake build-essential libhwloc-dev screen git nano cd /usr/local/src/ git clone https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak-cpu.git cd xmr-stak-cpu cmake . make install
After make install runs you will need to change directories:
cd bin/
Then you will run xmr-stak-cpu for the first time making sure it is executable:
chmod +x xmr-stak-cpu ./xmr-stak-cpu
Edit XMR-Stak-CPU Config File
You will notice that after the first run you are given a notice to edit your config.txt. The information given is very important and lets xmr-stak-cpu know how many threads to use. In every install I have done, the recommended settings have been the most optimal. Copy the recommendation and paste it into the bin/config.txt file and also make sure to edit the following lines:
"pool_address" : "pool.usxmrpool.com:3333", "wallet_address" : "46dpA9N1KDE9yERcSGASXPUyA4ga1GrPq5sDXqwwjQL2dAmf5kvgpNQUWdvyT1r55pfwfvuBn2h7YQPhZFYdWtjWUVUTobh", "pool_password" : "x",
After you have the config.txt edited correctly simply run xmr-stak-cpu once more.
Setup Huge Pages
If you run into issues related to mmap this means you need to enable hugepages. To do this type the following commands:
sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=128 nano /etc/sysctl.conf
At the end of the sysctl.conf file add:
vm.nr_hugepages=128
Add XMR-Stak-CPU As Service
If your server loses power or reboots for any reason, this will automatically start xmr-stak-cpu. Create a service file with:
nano /lib/systemd/system/xmr.service
[Unit] Description=xmr After=network.target [Service] ExecStart=/usr/local/src/xmr-stak-cpu/bin/xmr-stak-cpu -c /usr/local/src/xmr-stak-cpu/bin/config.txt User=root [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
Now run the following commands:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable xmr.service
To control the service:
sudo systemctl start xmr.service sudo systemctl stop xmr.service sudo systemctl restart xmr.service
If you found this helpful, consider a donation!
Topic tags:
wpDiscuz