Where do I get my username and password for solo mining?

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I downloaded Bitcoin-Qt and synched. I downloaded pyminer to help me understand the mining process. But I need a username and password. Where do I get them for solo mining?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '13 at 04:39

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You just make them up. They just need to match on both ends (the bitcoin program and the mining program).

answered Apr 23 '13 at 04:39

David Schwartz

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But the Bitcoin-Qt program never asked me to create one. I looked for it, and found nothing. – dacracot Apr 23 '13 at 05:15
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It's in the documentation. – David Schwartz Apr 23 '13 at 05:18
While I appreciate your response and that I should RTFM, so much documentation and terminology is rather obtuse for someone new to the process. A more directed response, as given by Nick ODell, saved me from reading much that was not applicable and solved my problem. – dacracot Apr 24 '13 at 04:49

Nick ODell · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-23T20:08:42.720

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Add a file named bitcoin.conf to your data directory with the following values:

 # server=1 tells Bitcoin-QT to accept JSON-RPC commands.
 server=1

 # You must set rpcuser and rpcpassword to secure the JSON-RPC api
 rpcuser=user
 rpcpassword=<a password you make up>

Tell pyminer to mine at localhost with the password/username combo you just used.

edited Apr 23 '13 at 20:08

answered Apr 23 '13 at 18:55

Nick ODell

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I'm on OSX. Where does the bitcoin.conf file go so Bitcoin-QT will pick it up? – dacracot Apr 23 '13 at 19:46
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@dacracot In your data directory. See this page. – Nick ODell Apr 23 '13 at 20:07

Where do I get my username and password for solo mining?

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