{"id":7711,"date":"2019-09-13T19:03:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T19:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/community\/blog\/nkn-mining-guide-for-mainnet\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T17:06:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T17:06:56","slug":"nkn-mining-guide-for-mainnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/ru\/community\/blog\/nkn-mining-guide-for-mainnet\/","title":{"rendered":"NKN Mining Guide for Mainnet"},"content":{"rendered":"

V0.1, September 2019 edition<\/p>\n

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Welcome newcomers<\/h3>\n

Mining can sound daunting for newcomers, especially when you hear about the expensive ASIC based Bitcoin mining machines or very high end cloud servers needed for other leading blockchain projects.<\/p>\n

Fear no more, NKN mining software requires inexpensive computers (home routers or network hard disks, old laptops, and $5 virtual machines on cloud) and are super easy to run for non-technical person. We created true 1-clicks, Web user interfaces, and automated scripts to make it easy, super easy.<\/p>\n

If you are a NKN testnet veteran, you can safely skip this chapter and proceed directly to the next chapter.<\/p>\n

What is NKN\u00a0mining?<\/h3>\n

In blockchain world, mining simply means doing some useful work to earn cryptocurrency or tokens. For NKN, miner earns NKN tokens by sharing their network connection and relaying data. In addition, miners work together to ensure the network is safe and secure. So miner\u2019s role is crucial for the NKN ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Is it profitable?<\/h3>\n

Maybe, it depends on a few factors:<\/p>\n