Feature description

• Multiple client installations of Awesome Miner can connect to and manage a single Awesome Miner server.
• Each client connects to the IP address of the Awesome Miner server, signing in with a defined username and password.
• Multiple users can be connected to the same Awesome Miner server instance and work simultaneously.
• The clients will only connect to the Awesome Miner server - never directly to a miner.
• A client can run on the same computer as the Awesome Miner server, connecting to the local server.
• The server can either run on Windows or on Linux.

Server setup - Windows

Prerequisites

• You need an active subscription for Awesome Miner
• Awesome Miner must be installed and running on the computer where you want to manage the mining operations

Setup

1. To enable server mode, open the Awesome Miner Server configuration tool:
   C:\Program Files\Awesome Miner\AwesomeMiner.Server.WindowsConfig.exe
2. The server process will run as a Windows service but it not active by default. To start the Awesome Miner server, click Start server
3. After the status has changed to Running, close the dialog.

Migrate settings from standalone installation to new server

This topic is only relevant if the Awesome Miner main application has already been used to setup the mining operations. The Awesome Miner server uses a different folder for storing configuration files. When starting the server for the first time and existing Awesome Miner settings are found - you will be prompted if you want to copy all configuration and use them for the Awesome Miner server.

Server setup - Linux

Prerequisites

• You need an active subscription for Awesome Miner
• Linux 64-bit distribution (e.g. Ubuntu).

Installation and getting started

1) Download and extract Awesome Miner Server for Linux

wget https://www.awesomeminer.com/download/setup/awesomeminer-server.tar.xz
tar xvJf awesomeminer-server.tar.xz
cd awesomeminer-server

2)  Awesome Miner server for Linux should be installed as a system service, where it will be started automatically on boot. To install as a system service, run the following command:

sudo ./service-install.sh

Client setup

Prerequisites

• Awesome Miner must be installed on the client computer

Setup method #1: First run

1. When Awesome Miner is started for the very first time on a computer, the option to enable Client mode is available. Check the box to connect to an Awesome Miner server.

Setup method #2: Configure in the Options dialog

1. In case Awesome Miner is running in the default Standalone mode, go to the Options dialog, Application services section. Check the box for Advanced: Client.
2. The Awesome Miner application must be restarted after changing to Application mode.

Connect to a server

1. Specify the IP address to the Awesome Miner server. In case the server is running on local computer, use localhost.
2. Enter the username and password for the user account you want to use for signing in to the server
   The accounts are defined in the Options dialog, Security section when running the Awesome Miner application.

In case this Awesome Miner instance shouldn't run in client mode anymore, click the button for Exit client mode. This will exit Awesome Miner. On next start up, Awesome Miner will load the default standalone mode of Awesome Miner. Note: If the server is running locally, the Awesome Miner application will always run in client mode and the button to exit client mode will not be available.