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# Quick Start Guide
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Get mining in 5 minutes with this quick start guide.
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## Step 1: Start the Server
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```bash
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./miner-ctrl serve
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```
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This starts:
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- REST API on port **9090**
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- Web dashboard at [http://localhost:9090](http://localhost:9090)
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## Step 2: Install a Miner
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Navigate to **Miners** in the sidebar and click **Install** on XMRig (or TT-Miner for GPU mining).
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The miner will be downloaded and extracted automatically.
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## Step 3: Create a Profile
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Go to **Profiles** and click **New Profile**:
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Fill in:
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| Field | Description | Example |
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|-------|-------------|---------|
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| **Profile Name** | Friendly name | "My XMR Pool" |
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| **Miner Type** | Select miner | xmrig |
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| **Pool Address** | Mining pool URL | pool.supportxmr.com:3333 |
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| **Wallet Address** | Your XMR wallet | 4xxx... |
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| **TLS** | Enable encryption | ✓ Recommended |
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Click **Create Profile**.
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## Step 4: Start Mining
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Two ways to start:
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1. **From Profiles**: Click the **Start** button on your profile card
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2. **From Workers**: Select a profile from the dropdown and click **Start**
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## Step 5: Monitor Your Miner
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### Dashboard
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The **Dashboard** shows real-time stats:
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- **Hashrate** - Current mining speed
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- **Shares** - Accepted/rejected shares
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- **Uptime** - How long the miner has been running
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- **Avg Diff** - Average difficulty per share
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- **Pool** - Connected pool
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### Console
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View live miner output in the **Console**:
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Send commands to the miner using the input field:
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| Command | Action |
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|---------|--------|
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| `h` | Show hashrate |
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| `p` | Pause mining |
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| `r` | Resume mining |
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| `s` | Show results |
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| `c` | Show connection info |
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## Common Pool Addresses
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| Pool | Address |
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|------|---------|
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| SupportXMR | `pool.supportxmr.com:3333` |
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| MoneroOcean | `gulf.moneroocean.stream:10128` |
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| 2Miners | `xmr.2miners.com:2222` |
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| HashVault | `pool.hashvault.pro:3333` |
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## Next Steps
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- [Mining Profiles](../features/profiles.md) - Advanced profile configuration
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- [Console & Logs](../features/console.md) - Using the console
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- [Multi-Node Setup](../features/p2p-multinode.md) - Control remote rigs
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