README.md

hub.docker.com/miner

Introduction

Dockerfile to build an CPU Miner for mining Bytecoin or Monero, or any other cryptocurrency that uses the cryptonight algorithm.

• This Container uses a customized Debian Alpine base which includes s6 overlay enabled for PID 1 Init capabilities, zabbix-agent based on 3.4 compiled for individual container monitoring, Cron also installed along with other tools (bash,curl, less, logrotate, nano, vim) for easier management. It also supports sending to external SMTP servers..

Changelog

Authors

• Dave Conroy

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Changelog
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Quick Start
• Configuration
  • Data Volumes
  • Environment Variables
• Maintenance
  • Shell Access
  • References

Prerequisites

None

Installation

Automated builds of the image are available on Registry and is the recommended method of installation.

docker pull hub.docker.com/miner

Quick Start

• The quickest way to get started is using docker-compose. See the examples folder for a working docker-compose.yml that can be modified for development or production use.

• Set various environment variables to understand the capabilities of this image.

Configuration

Data-Volumes

No Data Volumes Required

Environment Variables

Along with the Environment Variables from the Base image, below is the complete list of available options that can be used to customize your installation.

Parameter	Description
ALGORITHM	Currently only supprting cryptonight
HOST	Host and port of Server to connect to ie xmr.pool.minergate.com:45560
USER	Your username (email address or wallet)
PASS	Your password (or blank)
THREADS	How many threads to use - Default 2

Networking

No Ports Exposed

Maintenance

Shell Access

For debugging and maintenance purposes you may want access the containers shell.

docker exec -it (whatever your container name is e.g. cpuminer) bash

References