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title: Configure and Start Mining
slug: signum/configure-and-start-mining
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createdAt: 2025-04-13T12:28:05.232Z
---

Now that your account is configured and your reward assignment is in place, it's time to start mining! For this, you'll use the official [Signum Miner](https://github.com/signum-network/signum-miner), a fast and reliable tool designed for both solo and pool mining. 

## 📦 Step 1: Download & Install 

- Head over to the official repository:
   🔗 [github.com/signum-network/signum-miner](https://github.com/signum-network/signum-miner)
- Download the latest release for your operating system.
- Download also the config.yaml from the project (under Assets)
- Unpack the archive/config.yaml to a directory of your choice.

## 🛠 Step 2: Configure config.yaml

Before starting the miner, you need to adjust the config.YAML file to match your pool mining setup.  

Here’s a minimal example of a config change for **pool mining** in the config.yaml:

```ini
plot_dirs:
  - '/path/to/your/plots'
  - '/path/to/your/plots'
  - '/path/to/your/plots'
  
url: 'https://pool.burstcoin.ro'  # Make sure this points to your selected pool 

```

### 🔍 Key Points:

- **plot\_dirs**: 
  Replace this with the full path to your plot files directories. example: -'M:\SIGNUM\_1'
- **url**: 
  Uncomment this line and set it to your pool node's API endpoint.

## ▶️ Step 3: Start the Miner 

Once configured, you can launch the miner by double-clicking on the .exe or with a command line. You should see your miner begin scanning plots and submitting deadlines to your pool.  If your deadline is the shortest in the network, your account will forge the next block. 

![Signum Miner](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/5XyKhDWmnwcUOmALxnf_x-UlF-8_gI5abIq01_fLrMc-20250413-125913.png "Signum Miner")

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With your setup complete, you’re now actively contributing to the strength, decentralisation, and sustainability of the Signum blockchain — **solo **and **secure**. 
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