ZCash Pool (ZEC)

Setup Generator

Note: Using the setup generator is highly recommended if you are new to crypto mining

Stratum Configuration (Advanced Miners)

Login using your wallet address as username. An optional workername can be appended to your address separated by a dot character. Leave the password blank.

Example: <WALLET ADDRESS>.<WORKER>

SSL/TLS: To connect using SSL/TLS please add 2 to the respective port number. For ccminer, claymore and sgminer change the protocol from stratum+tcp:// to stratum+ssl://. For dstm's Miner change the protocol from stratum+tcp:// to ssl://. XMRig does not currently support SSL.

ZCash Addresses

In addition to the standard t-addresses (transparent address), we also support payouts directly to z-addresses for transaction shielding and complete balance privacy.

Windows Nvidia GPU Mining

• Download Bminer for Windows
• Extract the archive and open mine.bat in a text-editor of your choice
• Select all and Paste:

@echo OFF
REM Change the following address to your Zcash taddr.
SET ADDRESS=YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS
SET USERNAME=%ADDRESS%.w
SET POOL=zec.coinfoundry.org:3036
SET SCHEME=stratum
START "Bminer: When Crypto-mining Made Fast" Bminer.exe -uri %SCHEME%://%USERNAME%@%POOL% -api 127.0.0.1:1880

• Replace YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS with your ZCash address. If you don't know your address, read this section first
• Save the file
• Run mine.bat

Windows AMD GPU Mining

• Download Claymore's ZCash Miner for Windows
• Extract the archive and open start_zec.bat in a text-editor of your choice
• Replace YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS with your ZCash address. If you don't know your address, read this section first
• If you are mining on multiple machines/rigs, you can append an identifier of your choice to your wallet address seperated by a dot to make it easier to distinguish between your rigs when evaluating your results. Example: <WALLET ADDRESS>.<OPTIONAL WORKERNAME>
• Save the file
• Run start_zec.bat

Linux Nvidia GPU Mining

• Download Bminer for Linux
• Extract the archive and open mine.sh in a text-editor of your choice
• Select all and Paste:

#!/bin/sh
# Change the following address to your Zcash taddr.
ADDRESS=YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS
USERNAME=$ADDRESS.w
POOL=zec.coinfoundry.org:3036
SCHEME=stratum
./Bminer -uri $SCHEME://$USERNAME@$POOL -api 127.0.0.1:1880

• Replace YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS with your ZCash address. If you don't know your address, read this section first
• Save the file
• Run mine.sh

Linux AMD GPU Mining

• Download Claymore's ZCash Miner for Linux
• Extract the archive and open start_zec.sh in a text-editor of your choice
• Replace YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS with your ZCash address. If you don't know your address, read this section first
• If you are mining on multiple machines/rigs, you can append an identifier of your choice to your wallet address seperated by a dot to make it easier to distinguish between your rigs when evaluating your results. Example: <WALLET ADDRESS>.<OPTIONAL WORKERNAME>
• Save the file
• Run ./start_zec.sh

Getting a Wallet

Before you can start to mine you need to create a wallet. Although ZCash is an entirely digital asset, you still need a place to store them. This is done in a digital wallet. There are multiple methods to obtain a wallet which vary by ease of use and the security they provide.

Official Wallets

Official first-party Wallets for all major platforms are available from the ZCash Website. These wallets are released and maintained by the ZCash Team.

Hardware Wallets

A hardware wallet is a special type of wallet which stores the user's private keys in a secure hardware device. Hardware wallets offer robust safety features for storing cryptographic assets and securing digital payments. Popular hardware wallets are the Ledger Nano S and the Trezor.

Registering with an exchange

There are multiple digital currency exchanges you can register with. Registering with an exchange allows you to create a wallet on the exchange for every currency the exchange supports. Registering with an exchange is probably the most convenient way to obtain a wallet. Unfortunately it is also the least secure one. Exchanges have been hacked in the past!

Popular exchanges supporting ZCash are: Bittrex, Poloniex, Kraken, Bitfinex and HitBTC.