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# Mining on a Pool

> Beginner-friendly guide on how to mine using a mining pool.

Mining on a pool allows you to combine your hashrate with other miners. Instead of waiting to find a block on your own, the pool finds blocks collectively and distributes rewards among all participants. This makes earnings more **regular and predictable** compared to solo mining.

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## Prerequisites

* Installed GPU mining software such as [Hashwarp](./gpu).
* An account address to receive rewards.
* The URL of a Parallax mining pool (for example, `stratum+tcp://<POOL_URL>:4444`).

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## Step-by-step Guide

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose a mining pool">
    Pick a Parallax mining pool from the official list (coming soon).

    Pools usually provide two connection URLs:

    * **Stratum+TCP**: for most miners
    * **SSL**: for secure connections (optional)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run your miner">
    Use Hashwarp (or another XHash-compatible miner) to connect to the pool.

    Example command with Hashwarp:

    ```bash theme={null}
    hashwarp -P stratum+tcp://<YOUR_ADDRESS>@<POOL_URL>:4444
    ```

    Replace `<YOUR_ADDRESS>` with your Parallax wallet address.\
    Replace `<POOL_URL>` with the mining pool URL.

    * No password is required for most pools.
    * You can add a worker name like `<YOUR_ADDRESS>.worker1` to track multiple rigs.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm shares are submitted">
    If everything is working, you’ll see logs like:

    ```
    m  16:12:42|hashwarp  Accepted share #42
    ```

    Each accepted share means your miner contributed valid work to the pool.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check pool dashboard">
    Most pools provide a web dashboard where you can enter your address to see:

    * Current hashrate
    * Number of accepted shares
    * Pending rewards
    * Payout history
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Tips & Troubleshooting

* If you see **rejected shares**, check your GPU settings or lower overclocking.
* Always choose a pool with servers close to your region for lower latency.
* Make sure your wallet address is correct — rewards cannot be recovered.