# Documentation not explain how to utilize GPU

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/documentation-not-explain-how-to-utilize-gpu/19009>\
**Category:** Mining\
**Created:** [July 11, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/documentation-not-explain-how-to-utilize-gpu/19009 "2017-07-11T18:30:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![4zcash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/a9a28c/32.png) [@4zcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/4zcash)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/documentation-not-explain-how-to-utilize-gpu/19009/1 "2017-07-11T18:30:26Z")

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Hi!  
I am very new in ZCash and want to mine under linux.  
zcash after run said:  
“To enable mining, add ‘gen=1’ to your zcash.conf and restart.”  
Also here [Home · zcash/zcash Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/1.0-User-Guide#configuration) is explained how to enable CPU mining,  
but what about usual GPU mining? Is it on , how to turn on GPU mining?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![garethtdavies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/garethtdavies/32/210_2.png) [@garethtdavies](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/garethtdavies)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/documentation-not-explain-how-to-utilize-gpu/19009/2 "2017-07-11T18:51:39Z")

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