HelioHost Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 Username: benedict, Server: Johnny, Main domain: benedict.heliohost.org I used Debian 9 Linux on my Desktop and Slackware Linux 14.2 on myLaptop. But I would really like to help out, is there anyway for a userlike me to help out? For example does the heliomine program run on wine?or exclusively on windows? If so will it work properly if I try runningit on a virtual machine running Windows? On 12/12/2017 02:02 AM, HelioHost wrote:> HelioMine> HelioHost | Community powered free hosting for everyone.> HelioMine>> >> Hi benedict,>> A lot of our members use our service because they can't afford to get> paid hosting. Obviously since they can't afford paid hosting they also> can't afford to donate cash to keep HelioHost going. We've come up> with a new way for someone who can't donate to help us continue> providing our great service for free. Even if you are able to make a> monetary donation, you can still help sustain HelioHost with this new> program as well.>> You can donate your idle computer.>> Have you heard of bitcoins? It takes the processing power of millions> of computers around the world to operate these new cryptocurrencies.> All of that processing power gets rewarded by earning some of the very> currency they are producing. It's one of the most innovative ideas of> the last 10 years, and we've made it really easy to help out. We wrote> a program called HelioMine that runs on Windows PCs. It works sort of> like a screensaver, but it uses the CPU when you're not to mine for> cryptocurrency. Each computer on it's own might not be able to> accumulate much more than a few cents per day, but if enough of our> 17,000 users run this program it could fully fund our service allowing> us to buy more servers. With more servers we would be able to expand> and improve our services even more.>> I've personally been testing this program for the last month and I've> single-handedly earned HelioHost over $30. It runs in the background> when I'm not needing all of my CPU power, and if it wasn't for the> notifications I honestly wouldn't even notice it. You can even disable> the notifications if they bother you. I wouldn't ask you to install> something on your computer if I wasn't 100% confident that it was> thoroughly tested and safe.>> If you run antivirus software on your computer it may block our> program from operating correctly. The reason for this is because our> mining software is so small and unobtrusive that many hackers have> tried to sneak something like it onto people's computers without> getting permission. The hacker would just use the compromised computer> to mine into their own wallet. This is obviously a false positive> since you are knowingly installing the software to do exactly what we> say it's for. If you need help figuring out how to whitelist it in> your particular antivirus application let us know and we can help.> Likewise, we aren't able to digitally sign our program so it's going> to produce some scary looking messages when you're installing it. This> is because it costs a minimum of $75 per year to digitally sign> installers. It kind of defeats the point if we lose more money than we> gain.>> When you install the software it will ask for your HelioHost username.> This is so we can track how much each account is mining. We plan on> giving out rewards to people who mine a minimum amount each month, and> the person who mines the most in a single month, etc. The exact> details of the rewards will be published on our news feed once we see> how many people are interested in running HelioMine. You aren't> limited to one computer either. If you install this on all of your> computers with the same username you will get credit for the sum.>> Let us know if you have any questions by posting at> https://www.helionet.org/ or by simply replying to this email. Thanks> for being a member of the community. You are what makes HelioHost great!> Download >> Twitter =09Facebook> =09Phone Number> =09Support Forum =09Email> =09Google Plus> >> =C2=A9 2005-2017 Helio Networks. All rights reserved. | Unsubscribe> > -- Benedict Tshaba *Tshaba Phomolo Benedict* Undergraduate Student: University of Venda Website: www.benedict.heliohost.org Blog: www.benedict.heliohost.org/blog Phone: *+27 76 209 5597*
wolstech Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 The miners used by HelioMine are available for Linux, but the pretty HelioMine UI is not. We're currently working on official instructions for linux users, but in the meantime, if you wish to try mining for us, you can try this (please note these instructions are rough and have not been tested): Download this mining software: https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak/blob/master/doc/Linux_deployment.md Follow the instructions on that page to download and start it. The first time you run it, it will walk you through configuration. When asked for a pool address and wallet, use the following: Pool address: us-etn-pool.hashparty.io:3333Username/wallet: etnjvLmSGH8Adxd82FUZN1bv9ADuGzXeJYbaKscGwqSPgT9iaLzQkifeCbiu3NK7ziV26QmkHsz3X24wFjJ58Uzn3tpgJ1k912Password: (leave blank)Algorithm: cryptonight You should be able to leave all other values at their suggested defaults. If you have a GPU that's capable of mining and the drivers are present, the miner will attempt to automatically use it along with the CPU.
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