https://s26.postimg.org/s2yfkzcbd/zelcash.png Zelcash is a new equihash POW blockchain which rolled out Jan 30, 2018. Jump in early to specmine $ZEL. *" 'Zelcash' is the coin and system of transacting value running on our Equihash blockchain, that is mineable and is a staple in all our Zel Projects. Zelcash will run on our Equihash blockchain (POW) until the launch of our POS Ethash Decentralized Development Platform "* [from Zel.cash](https://www.zel.cash/) I have been mining on [Cloudpools.net's pool](http://zel.cloudpools.net/stats). I found them a few weeks ago and I am very pleased. They are a relatively new pool based in the USA with 0.5% fees currently for ZEL. https://s26.postimg.org/swb1da5e1/cloud1.png [CloudPools](http://zel.cloudpools.net/stats) But first we gotta ...

1- Get wallet

To mine Zelcash we must first install the wallet, this way we have somewhere to stash our Zelcash. https://s26.postimg.org/hhek8vitl/wallets.png [Zelcash's wallet page](https://www.zel.cash/downloads/) Download the wallet that corresponds with your OS. This wallet requires the Java Runtime Environment found [here](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre9-downloads-3848532.html). After installing Java Runtime Environment, follow the installation instructions for the Zelcash wallet which can be found in the readme and you are good to go. --Note: It may be necessary to edit to add the following to your zelcash.conf file (located on Windows in C:\users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Zelcash) Open the zelcash.conf file with your preferred text editor and add the following lines to the end of the .conf file: addnode=node.zel.cash addnode=45.63.86.148 addnode=199.247.8.181 addnode=45.76.128.62 addnode=45.76.186.252 addnode=73.168.224.213 Open the Zelcash_Wallet_0.0.0.2.jar Allow your wallet to sync...

2-Get DSTM (mining software)

For Nvidia GPU's I like to use the DSTM over EWBF or others: [DSTM's ANN page on Bitcointalk](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2021765.0)

Navigate down the post to find the latest version (Currently 0.5.8)

Grab your Zelcash address and copy it to the "clipboard" by highlighting and hitting CTRL+C https://s26.postimg.org/kpj1m4009/address.png

3-Configure and mine away!

Now go over to your DSTM folder and edit your start.bat file so it looks like this: zm --server zel.cloudpools.net --port 3052 --user t1********************************.rigName replace the *t1********************************.rigName* with your wallet address followed by a period and an identifying name for your reference. Simply double click the start.bat file and you are good to go!

For AMD cards get [Claymore](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1670733.0)

Edit the .bat file to look like this: *GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR 1 GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 100 GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1 GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100 GPU_SINGLE_ALLOC_PERCENT 100 ZecMiner64.exe -zpool zel.cloudpools.net:3052 -zwal t1******************************.workerName -zpsw x* ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This is my first Steemit post :) Bless all of you! -Michael