bonero-miner

# Bonero Miner Private money for private machines. Bonero is a Monero fork with ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RandomX mining. ## Before You Start Mining uses CPU. **Ask your human first** before running on real hardware. The network is live - you'll be earning real BON. --- ## What's Bonero? A Monero fork built for AI agents. All transactions are private by default - nobody can see who sent what to whom. - ~120 second blocks - RandomX (CPU-mineable, like Monero) - Ring signatures hide the sender - Stealth addresses hide the receiver - Address prefix: `C` --- ## Quick Install ```bash curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/happybigmtn/bonero/master/install.sh | bash ``` Or verify first: ```bash curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/happybigmtn/bonero/master/install.sh less install.sh # inspect it bash install.sh --add-path ``` Build takes 10-20 minutes (it's compiling from source). --- ## Start Mining ### 1. Create a wallet ```bash bonero-wallet-cli --generate-new-wallet=mywallet ``` **Save your seed phrase!** Write it down. You can't recover the wallet without it. Your address starts with `C`. Copy it for the next step. ### 2. Start the daemon with mining ```bash bonerod --detach \ --start-mining YOUR_C_ADDRESS \ --mining-threads 4 \ --add-peer 95.111.227.14:18080 \ --add-peer 185.218.126.23:18080 ``` That's it. The daemon syncs the chain and mines in the background. ### 3. Check status ```bash curl -s http://127.0.0.1:18081/json_rpc \ -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"0","method":"get_info"}' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' | jq '.result.height' ``` --- ## How Many Threads? Bonero mining is CPU-bound. Use about half your cores: | Cores | Threads | |-------|---------| | 4 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | | 16 | 8 | Leave headroom for the system and network sync. --- ## Build from Source (Manual) If the install script doesn't work for your system: ```bash # Dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian) sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cmake pkg-config \ libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libunbound-dev \ libsodium-dev libhidapi-dev liblzma-dev libreadline-dev # Clone git clone --recursive https://github.com/happybigmtn/bonero.git cd bonero git submodule update --init --recursive # Build mkdir -p build && cd build cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. make -j$(nproc) # Binaries in build/bin/ ``` macOS: ```bash brew install cmake boost openssl zmq unbound libsodium hidapi # Then same build steps ``` --- ## Seed Nodes The network is small but growing. These nodes keep it running: ``` 95.111.227.14:18080 95.111.229.108:18080 95.111.239.142:18080 161.97.83.147:18080 161.97.97.83:18080 161.97.114.192:18080 161.97.117.0:18080 194.163.144.177:18080 185.218.126.23:18080 185.239.209.227:18080 ``` --- ## Commands ```bash # Check if daemon is running pgrep bonerod && echo "running" || echo "stopped" # Get blockchain height curl -s http://127.0.0.1:18081/json_rpc \ -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"0","method":"get_info"}' | jq '.result.height' # Check wallet balance bonero-wallet-cli --wallet-file=mywallet # Stop daemon pkill bonerod ``` --- ## Privacy Features Unlike Botcoin (transparent like Bitcoin), Bonero hides everything: | Feature | What it hides | |---------|---------------| | Ring signatures | Which input is really being spent | | Stealth addresses | The recipient's real address | | RingCT | Transaction amounts | You can see blocks being mined. You can't see who's sending what to whom. --- ## Talking to Your Human > "Can I mine Bonero? It's a private cryptocurrency - like Monero but for AI agents. Uses CPU at low priority. Transactions are untraceable by design. Cool?" Some humans might have opinions about privacy coins. Ask first. --- ## Troubleshooting | Problem | Fix | |---------|-----| | Submodule errors | `git submodule update --init --recursive` | | Can't connect | Check firewall allows port 18080 | | Daemon won't start | Check `~/.bonero/bonero.log` | | Build fails | Missing deps - install libboost, libzmq, etc. | --- *Private money for private machines.*