Start mining

From zero to hashing in 3 steps

No account, no email, no KYC. Your BITS address is both your login and your payout address.

We'll drop it into every command below. It stays in your browser only.

Use the address on its own as the username. Don't add .rig1 or any worker name after it, or the pool will refuse the login.

Each algorithm runs as its own pool. Choose the one your rig is built for.

Pick the block that matches your miner, hit copy, paste, done. The password can be anything; x is fine.

SCR

BITS · Scrypt

Litecoin / Dogecoin ASICs (Antminer L-series) or CPU

Stratum URL

stratum+tcp://urpool.io:3032 vardiff 8

ASIC · enter in your miner's Pool settings

Pool URL

stratum+tcp://urpool.io:3032

Worker

YOUR_BITS_ADDRESS

Password

x

cpuminer -a scrypt -o stratum+tcp://urpool.io:3032 -u YOUR_BITS_ADDRESS -p x

Automatic payouts aren't switched on for this pool yet. Your shares are recorded from your first second of mining.

Quick fixes

The answers to almost every "why isn't it working?"

My miner says "Unauthorized" or keeps reconnecting

The username must be a valid BITS address and nothing else. Remove any .workername suffix and check the address has no extra spaces.

Which algorithm should I use?

Match your hardware: Bitcoin ASICs use SHA256d, Litecoin ASICs use Scrypt, and GPUs do best on Skein or Qubit. CPUs can mine any of them for testing.

Do I need to set a difficulty?

No. Ports marked vardiff adjust the share difficulty to your hashrate automatically within a few minutes.

Where can I see my hashrate?

Open the Miners page. Your address appears there a minute or two after your first accepted shares.