![steemit.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPfxoYePey1sXv5X6VmAzWCi6teZvjN12FHGRV2GqT6dV/steemit.jpg)

I was trying to set up a miner today by following links in [steem center](https://www.steem.center/index.php?title=Setting_up_a_Miner). But the information is so out of date. All the tutorials I've found so far are a year old. So decided to compile a tutorial applicable to 07/2017 and onwards.

# tl;dr
**Windows binaries no longer work. Need to set up ubuntu virtual machine to do so.**

Tried out the windows one, definitely not working. Looks like the binary is too old. After the hard fork during 01/2017, the binary does not seem to work any more.

The [instructions on ubuntu 16.04](https://steemit.com/miner-category/@clayop/steem-miner-setup-in-ubuntu-15) is also out of date. You might hit some python dependency failures as the source has upgraded to use python3.

# Latest Instructions on 07/2017
## Set up Ubuntu VM on Windows
* Download and install [VMware Workstation 12.5.7 Player for Windows 64-bit Operating Systems](https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0)
* Download [Ubuntu 16.04 Server 64 Bit](http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/)
* Open VMware Player
* Press Ctrl-N
* For Installer Disk Image File, browse to Ubuntu iso file.
* Click Next
* Fill out the username and password that you will use to log into your ubuntu
* Click Next twice
* Select "Store virtual disk as single file"
![vm.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfRaH1hJHmvp1Rotyn5266A1Kgs2RbyAbu7DQmwoVeHyx/vm.png)
* Click next
* Press Customize Hardware
* At least 4GB of ram for the VM. FYI, tried 2GB but hit out of memory while building steemd.
![vm2.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdZi47FWoQ4BFP2RMkbUE3hsQqfuC8AG4LPBwnfVqaJbR/vm2.png)
* Click Close
* Click Finish
* VMWare is installing and setting up Ubuntu now
* Click OK if you are prompted to install VMware-tools
* Wait until you are prompted to login. Enter your username and password

# Set Up Your Miner
* Follow instructions of [Building on Ubuntu 16.04](https://github.com/steemit/steem/blob/master/doc/building.md#building-on-ubuntu-1604). Be patient. the compilation can take up to an hour.
* If you have passed build phase, Congrats! You are almost there!
* sudo cp ./programs/steemd/steemd /usr/bin/
* sudo cp ./programs/cli_wallet/cli_wallet /usr/bin/
* cd
* steemd
* Wait for 30 seconds or so until witness_node_data_dir is created.
* Set up the config.ini file now.
* nano ./witness_node_data_dir/config.ini
* Copy below text at the top of the config.ini:
seed-node = 212.117.213.163:2016
seed-node = 185.82.203.92:2001
seed-node = 104.236.82.250:2001
seed-node = 104.199.157.70:2001
seed-node = steem.kushed.com:2001
seed-node = steemd.pharesim.me:2001
seed-node = seed.steemnodes.com:2001
seed-node = steemseed.dele-puppy.com:2001
seed-node = seed.steemwitness.com:2001
rpc-endpoint = 127.0.0.1:8090
miner = ["YourSteemID","5YourPrivatekey"]  <--- To find your active private key, find instruction in the next bullet
witness = "YourSteemID"
mining-threads = 4
* To find your active private key, follow below steps highlighted in the screenshot:
![private_key.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYeUqZFFQmHRNDDeT81eqBRSDrynogfJyyfhoWS7q1Ef8/private_key.png)
* steemd
* You are all set and good luck!