Zebra can now generate block templates, so mining pool operators can use it as a backend for his or her mining operations. We have now efficiently mined blocks on Testnet utilizing block templates generated by Zebra (with a fork of s-nomp performing as a mining pool) however didn’t have any hash energy to mine blocks on Mainnet. We might due to this fact like to ask any mining pool operators or solo miners to attempt Zebra and tell us on our Discord or the Zcash Group Boards about the way it performs (and whether or not their income have elevated!).

Teor, one among our engineers, mined the primary block on Testnet with Zebra

Transient Technical Background

Zebra implements the getblocktemplate RPC along with its related RPCs. You’ll find the directions for mining in The Zebra E-book. In a nutshell, you might want to compile Zebra with the getblocktemplate-rpcs characteristic flag and alter the config file to fit your setup. You’ll find the advisable system necessities right here. The Zebra E-book additionally incorporates different helpful particulars. For instance, you’ll be able to allow metrics through Prometheus and Grafana.

With every Zebra launch, together with our common Docker photos, we additionally publish ones which have the .experimental suffix of their title. These photos allow you to immediately run Zebra with mining assist enabled. You’ll be able to learn extra about them within the docs right here. In the event you’re compiling Zebra your self, you’ll be able to allow freshly applied terminal-based progress bars that can allow you to simply see Zebra’s syncing standing and a bunch of different metrics instantly from the terminal.