Bitminter client (Windows/Linux/Mac)

[gt_addict]

What antminers are you using? Also which version of the client gui?

[btclaw]

Mining is now done with specialized mining hardware (ASICs). You can't mine with just a PC.

What kind or miner would you suggest?

[DrHaribo]

What kind or miner would you suggest?

At least 1 TH/s (1000 GH/s). I think Antminer S9 and R4 are sold out at the moment from bitmaintech.com - but there are used miners available at ebay and similar places, so that can also be an option. I don't think anyone else is selling new miners at the moment - someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[risinqsun]

awesome BTC

[DrHaribo]

Will it work in Windows 10 ?

The java app is for old hardware. Mining with old USB-based ASIC miners is now pointless, just like mining with a plain PC. Modern miners are stand-alone ASIC miners that don't need to be connected to a PC to mine. For an example have a look at the Antminer S9.

[Ben Haissoun]

is it still working?

[DrHaribo]

is it still working?

Yes, but you earn nothing using it. To actually earn something you need modern stand-alone ASIC miners that don't use a PC to mine.

In theory you would earn something if you mined for millions of years - but that's a bit long.

[DrHaribo]

In theory you would earn something if you mined for millions of years

.. and you had free electricity.

[Spill]

Hi DrHaribo,   Quick question someone was offering me a GekkoScience usb stick for 40 bucks,  i am strictly doing this
as a hobbiest.  If i just stuck that stick in my laptop would your bitminter program see it, and be able to mine with it?
I don't really want to be bothered buying and setting up a raspberry pi for just one stick. 
thanks

[DrHaribo]

Hi DrHaribo,   Quick question someone was offering me a GekkoScience usb stick for 40 bucks,  i am strictly doing this
as a hobbiest.  If i just stuck that stick in my laptop would your bitminter program see it, and be able to mine with it?
I don't really want to be bothered buying and setting up a raspberry pi for just one stick. 
thanks

This model is not supported, so you need to use bfgminer or cgminer.

This is an 8 GH/s USB stick, which currently mines $0.15 worth of bitcoin per month on average? Not considering future difficulty increases or reward halvings.

I guess it's an old an inefficient ASIC chip, and unless you mine with a raspberry pi, beaglebone or similar, the PC would also add a lot of electricity usage.

I wouldn't buy USB-miners in 2017. Maybe you could buy it for 0.50 USD or 1 USD if you just want to see how mining works. I would certainly not pay 40 USD for it.

[flurgx]

Hey DrHaribo

Just out of curiosity, how much can i "earn" with a 1TH/S miner?
it´s not for making big money i guess?! but will it pay the elctric bill and eventually the investment for the hardware?

thx for info! great mining homepage/software that you created

cheers

[DrHaribo]

Try a bitcoin mining calculator. Here is a simple one: https://alloscomp.com/bitcoin/calculator
This one doesn't take electricity into account though. Whether you earn more than the electricity costs of course depends on what you pay for electricity. So you'll need to run some numbers. In some countries electricity is very expensive and mining with a profit is just not possible.

Remember that bitcoin price and difficulty keep changing over time. Also there is the reward halvings to consider.

Happy to hear you like the pool

[steampunkz]

This is what i like. I am planning to buy asic block eruptor usb soon and I will use this software to mine bitcoin. 

[umraodhananjay]

i have downloaded this software but its blocked by JAVA...
please help me how to run this client software.......

https://bitminter.com/images/carousel-client.jpg

Bitminter mining pool has it's own custom miner.

Features of Bitminter client:

• Easy to use good-looking GUI
• Zero installation(!)
• Supported ASICs: Butterfly Labs (except Monarch), Block Erupter USB (and other Icarus-compatible), Chili, Red/Blue Fury, Antminer U1/U2
• Works on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X

No need to manually install it, and certainly no need to build/compile it yourself.

Try it now:

• 1. Fill in the pool sign-up form at https://bitminter.com/signup
• 2. Start the miner with "engine start" here or on our website (Java required)
• 3. Experience mining the way it should be

https://bitminter.com/images/start.png

[DrHaribo]

i have downloaded this software but its blocked by JAVA...
please help me how to run this client software.......

It's signed with an old certificate. You can add https://bitminter.com to the exception list of the security tab of the java control panel.

But I'd really recommend buying modern mining hardware instead. Modern ASICs are stand-alone machines and don't need a PC to mine.

[Affltr]

I got these errors. Can yo help?

2017.06.29 [21:41] BitMinter Client v1.6.1 started
2017.06.29 [21:41] No OpenCL-compatible GPUs detected
2017.06.29 [21:41] Probing all ports for external devices
2017.06.29 [21:41]  Probe failed: No serial ports found
2017.06.29 [21:41] No external devices detected.
2017.06.29 [21:41]  No devices to start! Please connect mining hardware to USB port(s) and use devices menu to probe for them.
2017.06.29 [21:42]  Uncaught exception in thread AWT-EventQueue-2 scala.runtime.NonLocalReturnControl$mcV$sp

[DrHaribo]

I cant get this work.  It doesnt start. It only dowloads bitminter.jnlp and I cant use that file. Can you help?

jnlp files load with java from java.com

The certificate is expired so you will need to add https://bitminter.com to the exception list of the security tab of the java control panel, if you want to try this.

Note however that you don't earn anything by mining bitcoin with a PC anymore. You need ASICs.

[bitKaBoom]

so you are a pool with your own miner?

Yep. I noticed all the pools are almost the same, and that the miners could be improved. So I created a pool+miner combo that is different (better in my opinion) from the others out there. The pool works with other miners too, though.

Looks pretty cool, not sure if people would like to be locked in to your pool. (not dising your pool but I like to move around)

any thoughts of making it work with other sites?

It's just intended as a benefit for pool members. I don't plan to make it work with other pools, instead I plan to add extra pool-specific features when I get the time. Since I also wrote the pool backend myself it's easy to add new communication between pool and miner.

Good call, brother! Wish you the best of luck with that!

[Adrian7200]

Hello DrHaribo,
 someone tolled me about Bitcoin mining so after couple of weeks research and study I decided to give it try and I did purchase AntMiner S9 13.5TH/S ASIC and PSU EVGA 1600w G2 Gold. No, it wasn't cheap.
I heaven't receive it yet. Anyway, my questions are.
What do you think about this setup?
I'm not really computer geek.
Is Bitminter software easy to setup on Windows and is it easy to use ?
Does Bitminter supports ASICs ?
Are there any fees for pool or any other fees, if so, how many % ?
Could you just briefly give me some steps what should I do as soon as I receive it ?

1 more important questions because, I'll receive it before August 1st. and there is some important news about Bitcoin.
Should I set it up before August 1st. ?

Thank you for your help

[DrHaribo]

What do you think about this setup?

Antminer S9 is a fast miner.

Is Bitminter software easy to setup on Windows and is it easy to use ?

The java app is for PCs and old USB-based ASICs. Modern ASICs (like S9) are stand-alone machines that don't need a PC to mine. You don't need any software other than a browser. You use a browser on your PC to configure the miner.

Does Bitminter supports ASICs ?

Yes, all bitcoin mining pools support ASICs. It is completely pointless to mine with anything else.

Are there any fees for pool or any other fees, if so, how many % ?

The pool pays out 99% of the coins from a block. That's the newly created coins and also income from transaction fees (very important these days with high transaction fees). After this you can pay more to activate features. This can be turned off or otherwise managed under "my account" -> "donations and perks" in the website menu.

Could you just briefly give me some steps what should I do as soon as I receive it ?

To set up the hardware, you can look at these instructions: http://www.dogiecoin.com/bitmain-antminer-s9.html

When you configure the S9 (using a browser on your PC), here are the pool settings:
pool url: mint.bitminter.com:3333
worker: user_worker
password: 123

user_worker is your user name, an underscore, then a worker name. The user name is shown in the upper right corner at bitminter.com when logged in. Your worker names are shown under "my account" -> "workers" in the website menu. As a new user you start out with a worker named 1. If your user name was John you could then mine as John_1. You could even mine with just the name John, because that worker is set up as a default worker. Such worker settings can be access by clicking the gear icon for the worker on the workers page of the website.

1 more important questions because, I'll receive it before August 1st. and there is some important news about Bitcoin.
Should I set it up before August 1st. ?

Yes. I don't see any reason to wait with mining.