# Newby question about mining

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/newby-question-about-mining/3698>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Created:** [October 27, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/newby-question-about-mining/3698 "2016-10-27T16:09:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![namini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@namini](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/namini)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/newby-question-about-mining/3698/1 "2016-10-27T16:09:34Z")

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Do I need to generate a t-addr after install before I start mining?

I installed and compiled, it runs fine (cpu 100%) but where are stored the coins if I didn’t generate an adress first?

./src/zcash-cli z\_listaddresses  
[  
]

./src/zcash-cli z\_gettotalbalance  
{  
“transparent” : “0.00”,  
“private” : “0.00”,  
“total” : “0.00”  
}

Thanks

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**Author:** ![calkob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@calkob](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/calkob)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/newby-question-about-mining/3698/2 "2016-10-27T16:14:08Z")

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What are you mining with just the zcash client for linux ? if so then it will create an address if you find a block. i think zcash-cli listtransactions will show the address. but i doubt you will find a block that way, sign up to a pool and mine that way.