# Zcash mining | Validating transactions contributed 0.0000 Sol/s **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support\ **Created:** [November 16, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474 "2016-11-16T00:35:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![needhelp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@needhelp](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/needhelp)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/1 "2016-11-16T00:35:33Z")
I don’t have much knowledge when it comes to cryptocurrencies and mining . I am currently trying to mine zCash with my servers. It will defiantly pay out for my situation. I have already gotten it installed I just don’t know what I need to put into my “zcash.conf” file. I followed a lot of instructions and the best option seems to be: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/2X/5/59b530084999acc835ab1f0fb0106cc386c27c5e.png) `testnet=1 > addnode=testnet.z.cash pcuser=username rpcpassword=$(head -c 32 /dev/urandom | base64) ` In this picture you can see it running but it’s stuck at 0.0000 Sol/s. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/2X/4/441b9a4b556f77d8df2063113622b80d33d5f410.png) Would highly appreciate any help! ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/2 "2016-11-16T00:40:45Z")
First of all I think you probably don’t want to be on the testnet, but the main net, correct? ``` addnode=mainnet.z.cash rpcuser=username rpcpassword= [choose a random password!] genproclimit=12 equihashsolver=tromp ``` Note, you can set genproclimit to however many cores you have on the server. ---
**Author:** ![LoveToMine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@LoveToMine](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/LoveToMine)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/3 "2016-11-16T01:07:13Z")
Second: Dont try to mine with your Wallet … here you are a solominer, the chance to catch a ZEC is very, very small. Try nheqminer for CPU-Mining and search a pool, like: [http://zcash.flypool.org](http://zcash.flypool.org) or [https://zec.suprnova.cc/index.php](https://zec.suprnova.cc/index.php) they have a lot of informations about mining too. ---
**Author:** ![fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@fibonacci](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/4 "2016-11-16T04:07:36Z")
After getting off the test net mining won’t begin until your node has downloaded the entire blockchain. This site will show you the latest blockchain number. > **[Zchain - Zcash Blockchain Explorer](https://zcha.in/)** > > Zchain: Zcash Block Explorer, Analytics Platform & API. Browse and search blocks, transactions, accounts, statistics and more. You can compare that to where your node is by running the getinfo command from the terminal. If you update your node to the latest version it will show you the blockchain number in the status screen. ---
**Author:** ![needhelp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@needhelp](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/needhelp)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/5 "2016-11-16T18:49:04Z")
Would it be hard to get that considering it’s dockers I am using? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![anon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/anon/32/4181_2.png) [@anon](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/6 "2016-11-16T22:08:37Z")
There’s already a docker avail [GitHub - kmdgeek/docker-nheqminer: Docker for nheqminer.](https://github.com/kmdgeek/docker-nheqminer). Best to compile the miner yourself so suggest [GitHub - sarath-hotspot/nheqminer: Equihash miner for NiceHash](https://github.com/sarath-hotspot/nheqminer) ---
**Author:** ![zcashslacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8491ac/32.png) [@zcashslacker](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zcashslacker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/7 "2016-12-06T03:41:57Z")
Say i want to mine my pc or gpu at a pool, how do i find that setup. have 2 nodes mining from pc, (i know, ill never get anything as clear for last week) and also the GUI wallet. How can i point my processes to a pool? ---
**Author:** ![LoveToMine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@LoveToMine](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/LoveToMine)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/8 "2016-12-06T07:54:28Z")
Like i said: Look at the Pool-Website. For example: [http://zcash.flypool.org](http://zcash.flypool.org) → Scroll down and you see all relevant data. The only thing you have to do is: Use your own t-address, instead of the example-address. ---
**Author:** ![zcashslacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8491ac/32.png) [@zcashslacker](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zcashslacker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-validating-transactions-contributed-0-0000-sol-s/8474/9 "2016-12-07T21:40:49Z")
All good, now over at flypool, and showing progress, Thanks