Any OS · first
1. Node + address
- Start a node and wallet. Start page — pick Windows, Linux, or Mac.
- Copy your K address from Receive. Never use an address from a chat.
- In
ruck.confyou already haveserver=1and an RPC password you chose.
Optional · GPU
Mine RUCK
Mining is how new coins are created. After official launch we will push to list RUCK on exchanges so those coins can be traded. Today you are on the test chain — practice only. Run your node, connect with addnode=seed.ruckcoin.org:8867, then point the miner at your K address. Never point a miner at someone else’s RPC.
Windows · NVIDIA
2. GPU miner
KAWPOW miners that speak stratum work: kawpowminer, T-Rex, TeamRedMiner, Gminer.
- Run a small stratum proxy on this computer so the miner can talk to your node (see below).
- Point the miner at
127.0.0.1and your K address.
Linux / Mac
2. Same idea
Same algorithm, same address rule. Use a Linux KAWPOW miner or kawpowminer built for your box. Still your node, still your K address.
Stratum (usual path)
Most GPU miners do not speak the node’s raw RPC. A local proxy converts stratum → your node. Example using kralverde’s stratum proxy (Ravencoin-compatible; RuckCoin ports and address version are different):
python stratum-converter.py 54325 127.0.0.1 YOUR_RPC_USER YOUR_RPC_PASSWORD 8866 false
Then the miner:
kawpowminer -P stratum+tcp://YOUR_K_ADDRESS.worker@127.0.0.1:54325
T-Rex: t-rex -a kawpow -o stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:54325 -u YOUR_K_ADDRESS -p x
Replace every YOUR_* with values from your wallet and your ruck.conf. There is no project RPC password and no project mining address.
GBT (no proxy)
Some miners can pull a template straight from the node (getblocktemplate). Solo, with no peers, the node needs bypassdownload=1 in ruck.conf or it will say it is not connected.
If blocks get rejected
A fast GPU can find blocks quicker than one per minute. The node may say time-too-old. That is the clock rule, not a broken miner. Slow down or wait; do not change the money rules to chase speed.
This is the public test, not official launch. Coins you mine now will not carry over. When the public chain starts at height 0, start over with a new address on that chain.