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Storage Mining
Here are instructions to learn how to perform storage mining. For hardware specifications please read this.
It is useful to join the Testnet prior to attempting storage mining for the first time.
NOTE: While a miner is running, there will be many WARN and ERROR logs.
Get started
Please ensure that at least one BLS address in your wallet exists with the following command:
lotus wallet list
With your wallet address:
- Visit the faucet
- Click "Create Miner"
- DO NOT REFRESH THE PAGE. THIS OPERATION CAN TAKE SOME TIME.
The task will be complete when you see:
New storage miners address is: <YOUR_NEW_MINING_ADDRESS>
Initialize the storage miner
In a CLI window, use the following command to start your miner:
lotus-storage-miner init --actor=ACTOR_VALUE_RECEIVED --owner=OWNER_VALUE_RECEIVED
Example
lotus-storage-miner init --actor=t01424 --owner=t3spmep2xxsl33o4gxk7yjxcobyohzgj3vejzerug25iinbznpzob6a6kexcbeix73th6vjtzfq7boakfdtd6a
You will have to wait some time for this operation to complete.
Mining
To mine:
lotus-storage-miner run
If you are downloading Filecoin Proof Parameters, the download can take some time.
Get information about your miner:
lotus-storage-miner info
# example: miner id `t0111`
Seal random data to start producing PoSts:
lotus-storage-miner pledge-sector
- Warning: On Linux configurations, this command will write data to
$TMPDIRwhich is not usually the largest partition. You should point the value to a larger partition if possible.
Get miner power and sector usage:
lotus-storage-miner state power
# returns total power
lotus-storage-miner state power <miner>
lotus-storage-miner state sectors <miner>
Change nickname
Update ~/.lotus/config.toml with:
[Metrics]
Nickname="fun"