Required Pre-Requisites
- RainbowMiner runs on Windows and on most Linux distributions (preferably Ubuntu)
- It needs Microsoft PowerShell to run (preferably the current PowerShell Core version)
- The GPU drivers on the machine should be up to date. Since the newest driver is not always the best, you will find a list of recommended drivers in the documentation
- RainbowMiner includes install scripts (Windows: Install.bat / Linux: install.sh) that download and install all needed libraries — run them before starting the main script (Windows: Start.bat / Linux: start.sh or start-screen.sh)
- RainbowMiner is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. If you have any issues, please open an issue on our RainbowMiner GitHub
Installation
- Read the documentation, especially the “PRE-REQUISITES” section.
- Download and extract the latest release to your mining rig:
- Add the directory of RainbowMiner to the exceptions of your antivirus program. Some miners cause false virus alerts.
- Make sure to run “Install.bat” on Windows / “install.sh” on Linux before moving on.
- Windows: right-click “Start.bat”, choose “Run as administrator” (if Windows prompts with “Windows protected your PC”, click “More info”, then “Run anyway”)
Linux: start “./start.sh” (the shell window must remain open) or “./start-screen.sh” (RainbowMiner starts in a background screen; reconnect with “screen -R RainbowMiner”, leave with “Ctrl+a”, then “d”) - Enter your bitcoin wallet and worker name.
- Let the downloads and benchmarking finish.
- Be patient! This might take a while. It will already mine to your wallets!
Done!