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XMRIG(1) | User Commands | XMRIG(1) |
NAME¶
XMRig - CPU/GPU cryptocurrency miner
SYNOPSIS¶
xmrig [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION¶
Network:¶
- -o, --url=URL
- URL of mining server
- -a, --algo=ALGO
- mining algorithm https://xmrig.com/docs/algorithms
- --coin=COIN
- specify coin instead of algorithm
- -u, --user=USERNAME
- username for mining server
- -p, --pass=PASSWORD
- password for mining server
- -O, --userpass=U:P
- username:password pair for mining server
- -x, --proxy=HOST:PORT
- connect through a SOCKS5 proxy
- -k, --keepalive
- send keepalived packet for prevent timeout (needs pool support)
- --nicehash
- enable nicehash.com support
- --rig-id=ID
- rig identifier for pool-side statistics (needs pool support)
- --tls
- enable SSL/TLS support (needs pool support)
- --tls-fingerprint=HEX
- pool TLS certificate fingerprint for strict certificate pinning
- --dns-ipv6
- prefer IPv6 records from DNS responses
- --dns-ttl=N
- N seconds (default: 30) TTL for internal DNS cache
- --daemon
- use daemon RPC instead of pool for solo mining
- --daemon-zmq-port=N
- daemon's zmq-pub port number (only use it if daemon has it enabled)
- --daemon-poll-interval=N
- daemon poll interval in milliseconds (default: 1000)
- --daemon-job-timeout=N
- daemon job timeout in milliseconds (default: 15000)
- --self-select=URL
- self-select block templates from URL
- --submit-to-origin
- also submit solution back to self-select URL
- -r, --retries=N
- number of times to retry before switch to backup server (default: 5)
- -R, --retry-pause=N
- time to pause between retries (default: 5)
- --user-agent
- set custom user-agent string for pool
- --donate-level=N
- donate level, default 1%% (1 minute in 100 minutes)
- --donate-over-proxy=N
- control donate over xmrig-proxy feature
CPU backend:¶
- --no-cpu
- disable CPU mining backend
- -t, --threads=N
- number of CPU threads, proper CPU affinity required for some optimizations.
- --cpu-affinity=N
- set process affinity to CPU core(s), mask 0x3 for cores 0 and 1
- -v, --av=N
- algorithm variation, 0 auto select
- --cpu-priority=N
- set process priority (0 idle, 2 normal to 5 highest)
- --cpu-max-threads-hint=N
- maximum CPU threads count (in percentage) hint for autoconfig
- --cpu-memory-pool=N
- number of 2 MB pages for persistent memory pool, -1 (auto), 0 (disable)
- --cpu-no-yield
- prefer maximum hashrate rather than system response/stability
- --no-huge-pages
- disable huge pages support
- --hugepage-size=N
- custom hugepage size in kB
- --huge-pages-jit
- enable huge pages support for RandomX JIT code
- --asm=ASM
- ASM optimizations, possible values: auto, none, intel, ryzen, bulldozer
- --argon2-impl=IMPL
- argon2 implementation: x86_64, SSE2, SSSE3, XOP, AVX2, AVX-512F
- --randomx-init=N
- threads count to initialize RandomX dataset
- --randomx-no-numa
- disable NUMA support for RandomX
- --randomx-mode=MODE
- RandomX mode: auto, fast, light
- --randomx-1gb-pages
- use 1GB hugepages for RandomX dataset (Linux only)
- --randomx-wrmsr=N
- write custom value(s) to MSR registers or disable MSR mod (-1)
- --randomx-no-rdmsr
- disable reverting initial MSR values on exit
- --randomx-cache-qos
- enable Cache QoS
OpenCL backend:¶
- --opencl
- enable OpenCL mining backend
- --opencl-devices=N
- comma separated list of OpenCL devices to use
- --opencl-platform=N
- OpenCL platform index or name
- --opencl-loader=PATH
- path to OpenCL-ICD-Loader (OpenCL.dll or libOpenCL.so)
- --opencl-no-cache
- disable OpenCL cache
- --print-platforms
- print available OpenCL platforms and exit
CUDA backend:¶
- --cuda
- enable CUDA mining backend
- --cuda-loader=PATH
- path to CUDA plugin (xmrig-cuda.dll or libxmrig-cuda.so)
- --cuda-devices=N
- comma separated list of CUDA devices to use
- --cuda-bfactor-hint=N
- bfactor hint for autoconfig (0-12)
- --cuda-bsleep-hint=N
- bsleep hint for autoconfig
- --no-nvml
- disable NVML (NVIDIA Management Library) support
API:¶
- --api-worker-id=ID
- custom worker-id for API
- --api-id=ID
- custom instance ID for API
- --http-host=HOST
- bind host for HTTP API (default: 127.0.0.1)
- --http-port=N
- bind port for HTTP API
- --http-access-token=T
- access token for HTTP API
- --http-no-restricted
- enable full remote access to HTTP API (only if access token set)
TLS:¶
- --tls-gen=HOSTNAME
- generate TLS certificate for specific hostname
- --tls-cert=FILE
- load TLS certificate chain from a file in the PEM format
- --tls-cert-key=FILE
- load TLS certificate private key from a file in the PEM format
- --tls-dhparam=FILE
- load DH parameters for DHE ciphers from a file in the PEM format
- --tls-protocols=N
- enable specified TLS protocols, example: "TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3"
- --tls-ciphers=S
- set list of available ciphers (TLSv1.2 and below)
- --tls-ciphersuites=S
- set list of available TLSv1.3 ciphersuites
Logging:¶
- -S, --syslog
- use system log for output messages
- -l, --log-file=FILE
- log all output to a file
- --print-time=N
- print hashrate report every N seconds
- --health-print-time=N
- print health report every N seconds
- --no-color
- disable colored output
- --verbose
- verbose output
Misc:¶
- -c, --config=FILE
- load a JSON-format configuration file
- -B, --background
- run the miner in the background
- -V, --version
- output version information and exit
- -h, --help
- display this help and exit
- --dry-run
- test configuration and exit
- --export-topology
- export hwloc topology to a XML file and exit
- --pause-on-battery
- pause mine on battery power
- --pause-on-active=N
- pause mine when the user is active (resume after N seconds of last activity)
- --stress
- run continuous stress test to check system stability
- --bench=N
- run benchmark, N can be between 1M and 10M
- --submit
- perform an online benchmark and submit result for sharing
- --verify=ID
- verify submitted benchmark by ID
- --seed=SEED
- custom RandomX seed for benchmark
- --hash=HASH
- compare benchmark result with specified hash
- --no-dmi
- disable DMI/SMBIOS reader
- features: 64-bit AES
libuv/1.48.0 OpenSSL/3.3.2 hwloc/2.11.2
SEE ALSO¶
The full documentation for XMRig is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and XMRig programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- info XMRig
should give you access to the complete manual.
January 2025 | XMRig 6.22.2 with GCC 14.2.0 |