Tutorial to start folding for Curecoin (folding and getting a cryptocurrency, AKA MONEY, at the same time) - Team 224497

[Bloodyvalley]

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Curecoin Folding Setup Guide:

NOTE: You may have to wait a few hours for your PPD to normalize. If you see something like 1679 or 1671 for your PPD on a GPU, give it a few hours, see how well it does Also, you will not see your stats on folding@home until you complete a WU, and you will not receive points on the folding pool until after stanford has recorded your WU and our update system has run.

Here's how the folding pool processes earnings:
Stanford creates stats pages multiple times a day which contain all user data. Once a day, a server on our end downloads this stat page, and compares it to the one it downloaded 24 hours prior. The change in points that each user shows is then recorded as their 24 hour point increase. The folding pool, when it does its payouts, downloads this user data from our stats collection server, and adds up all the users to get a total. It then divides each user's 24-hour points by the total to get their percent contribution. This percent contribution is then multiplied by the total payout for the day (7488 CURE) and that amount is added to the account.

As a result, it is possible that you will not get any Curecoins until 24 hours after you submit a workunit.

Windows (CPU + GPU):

Head over to https://folding.stanford.edu/home/the-software, and click on the “Start Folding” button.



A window will appear, prompting you with additional details. Click on the ‘Download’ button to download the Folding@Home installer.



After downloading, start the executable either by clicking on the download or by browsing to your Downloads folder. For Chrome, the download will show up at the bottom left corner of the window. For Firefox, the download will appear under the ‘Downloads’ button at the top right of the window. In Internet Explorer, you will receive an action prompt, click on run.



After opening the application, you will be prompted with a UAC prompt, as shown below. Click on ‘Yes’:



The installer will then open.



Agree to the License Agreement:



Click through the prompts, choosing the “Express Install” option.








After clicking “Finish” on the installer, a webpage will open, prompting you for account setup. Click on “Set up an identity”, and then the “Start Folding” button.



At this point, open a new tab (Control + t) or a new window (Control + n), and browse to: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py. Enter your desired username, and your email address. Then, click on the ‘Get Passkey’ button.



Check your email, and double-check that the username is spelled (including capitalization) exactly as you want it. Copy the passkey from the email (highlight the entire passkey, which should be 32 characters long, and press Control + c). Then, navigate back to the folding@home configuration page (which popped up after installation) and fill out your username (exactly as shown in the email), “224497” for the team number, and then paste your passkey into the passkey box. Click “Save”.



Now, you should see that folding has started! If you want to earn maximum points, drag the slider from “Medium” to “Full” as shown below:



If your machine has both a CPU and one or more GPUs, they should all show on this page.
If you are happy with how the folding is performing and do not wish to do any additional tweaks, you can scroll down to the section “Pool Setup”. Please remember that, to access this folding control application in the future, you can navigate to http://folding.stanford.edu/client/. If you wish to use your computer for processor-intensive applications (such as gaming, rendering videos, etc.), you can click on the “Stop Folding” button in the web control panel to stop folding. Later, you can click on “Start Folding” to resume where you left off. Note that simply closing your browser will not stop the folding.   

 If you would rather have more precise control over your folders, you can navigate to the FAHControl application:



This application provides additional control over your folding, and allows you to make changes such as the number of CPU cores dedicated to folding. Right-click on items in the “Folding Slots” section to start/stop/finish jobs.

“Fold” will resume folding.
“Pause” will pause the current job.
“Finish” will finish the job, and not request a new one, until “Fold” is clicked again. After finishing, it will appear as paused.
“On Idle” will set the slot to only run when your computer is idle (not being used).
“View” will open the FAHViewer application to visualize your molecule(s) that are folding. Please note that this visualization does take up CPU/GPU cycles to calculate, and will slow down folding when opened.



Windows Setup (CPU Only + Chrome):

If you only have a CPU, you can generally get more points per day by using the Chrome-based extension. If you followed the above guide, you do NOT need to do the following steps. Skip down to "Pool Setup."

For this setup, you will need a Google account. If you have a YouTube account, a Gmail account, or a Google+ account, you are good to go. If you do not have one, sign up for one at https://accounts.google.com/signup?service=mail. Make sure you are signed into Chrome: (If you are signed in, it will say "Signed is as <email> ...". If not, it will offer you to "Sign in to Chrome...".)



After signing in, head over to https://chrome.google.com/webstore. Type "FAH" into the search box, and press Enter.



Click on the "+ FREE" button to install the Google Folding@Home Chrome Extension.



You will be prompted to confirm, click on "Add".



Chrome will likely open a new tab for you, showing all of your installed apps. However, you can also create a new tab (Control + t), and go to chrome://apps to access your app home page. Click on "Folding@home".




At this point, open a new tab (Control + t) or a new window (Control + n), and browse to: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py. Enter your desired username, and your email address. Then, click on the ‘Get Passkey’ button.



Check your email, and double-check that the username is spelled (including capitalization) exactly as you want it. Copy the passkey from the email (highlight the entire passkey, which should be 32 characters long, and press Control + c). Then, navigate back to the folding@home configuration page (the Chrome extension page) and fill out your username (exactly as shown in the email), “224497” for the team number, and then paste your passkey into the passkey box. Click “Save”.



Now you are folding for Team Curecoin! Finally, to increase your folding speed, drag the slider under "Folding Power" from "Medium" to "Full". If you want to use your computer and it is being laggy, consider sliding this back to "Medium" or even "Light". If you want to a processing-intensive task such as gaming, video editing/rendering, etc., then you can click the "Stop Folding" button. Unlike the normal web control, the Chrome extension WILL stop folding if you close the F@H tab.



Clicking on "Stop Folding" will allow you to pause your folding WUs (Work Units).

Pool Setup:

Once you have your computer folding proteins, you need a way to earn Curecoins! Navigate to https://www.cryptobullionpools.com/. From there, click on “Register” at the top:



Then fill out the form, making sure to keep your username identical (including capitalization) to that setup in your folding client. If unsure, check the passkey email.



Then, login to the pool!



Within 24 hours of folding your first workunit, you will see Curecoins accumulating in your account!

 

Pretty well explained!

 

Except he forgot to mention to download the wallet to actually get your Curecoins, which can be downloaded here

 

 

DO NOT FORGET YOUR PIN, I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH

 

 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, QUOTE ME!

 

 

 

Some useful links:

 

CureCoin hourly price

CryptoBullions Folding pool

Search for your name here to keep track of your total contribution

[Bloodyvalley]

HOW TO CONVERT YOUR CURECOINS TO BITCOINS (to purchase products with Bitcoins...) ONCE YOU OBTAIN CURECOINS

 

1. Go to this site: https://www.poloniex.com/
2. Sign-up (https://www.poloniex.com/signup) USE THE SAME USERNAME AS YOUR F@H USERNAME (CASE SENSITIVE!)
3. Validate your e-mail (CHOOSE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO!)
4. Once you created your account, go here (don't forget to sign-in, lol): https://www.poloniex.com/balances
5. Scroll down to CureCoin [CURE]
6. You will see a deposit address. If you do not, generate a new one.
7. Open up your CureCoin wallet, go to the "Send coins" tab, copy/paste the address into the "Pay to:......."
8. Leave the label empty (or if you really want to, you can call the contact Poloniex or whatever, just remember to always check your address before you send the coins, or they will be lost forever - not recommend)
9. Enter the amount of Curecoins you want to send to the Poloniex bank
10. DOUBLE CHECK THE ADDRESS SO THAT YOU DID NOT FUCK UP SOMEHOW!
11. Once you are sure you copied the address correctly, you may send it. This will take upwards to a day, so do not worry. You can check the status of your deposit at the bottom of this page.
12. Once you have the Curecoins in your account, go to the Curecoin poloniex page
13. In the red box, the amount of Curecoins you have in your account will be displayed.Enter the amount you want to exchange for Bitcoins in "Amount:...".
14. Click the Sell button. Once your Curecoins sell into Bitcoins, you will have Bitcoins in your balance page

 

 

 

To withdraw Bitcoins from your account, enter your Bitcoin address from your Bitcoin wallet which can be downloaded here. and MAKE SURE THE ADDRESSES MATCH. Enter the amount and click "Withdraw BTC". Once you clicked "Withdraw BTC", you will get a confirmation e-mail. Verify that it is you making the transaction and the Bitcoins will be on your wallet in a few hours (again, you can check the status of your withdrawal at the bottom of the "Balance" page).

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOWNLOADING THE BITCOIN CORE WALLET!  ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BACK UP YOUR WALLET ONTO ANOTHER STORAGE DEVICE!

 

 

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, QUOTE ME. I'm following this topic but make sure to quote me because I get a lot of notifications sometimes and I cba to look at all of them (blame antoainb, tmc and vinyldash for their status updates)

 

FAQ (add questions to replies for them to be added to the FAQ)

 

1-Where do Curecoins come from?

 

Curecoins are pre-generated, which means that all Curecoins are on a network. A total amount (around 5000-10 000 Curecoins, I forgot) are distributed to Folding pools every day by splitting them by the F@H points they earned for Curecoin. That's how Curecoins work, pretty much.

[Jerakl]

Done it!

 

I didn't see the last part when I did it the first time

[Clyne]

Done it!

 

I didn't see the last part when I did it the first time

The last part was the curecoin thing.

[Bloodyvalley]

Done it!

 

I didn't see the last part when I did it the first time

 

The last part was the curecoin thing.

updated.

[Bigdaddy5414]

So would my 1.3 million PPD amount to much doing this?

[Me1z]

I guess I'll give it a try. I may not earn much, but with any luck it could help pay for the GTX 980ti I want to put in my folding rig.

[NakedChicken]

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Pretty well explained!

 

Except he forgot to mention to download the wallet to actually get your Curecoins, which can be downloaded here

 

 

DO NOT FORGET YOUR PIN, I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH

 

 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, QUOTE ME!

 

 

 

Some useful links:

 

CureCoin hourly price

CryptoBullions Folding pool

Search for your name here to keep track of your total contribution

How well does folding pay? I haven't really looked into it

[Bloodyvalley]

How well does folding pay? I haven't really looked into it

It really depends on how many PPD you get.

 

So would my 1.3 million PPD amount to much doing this?

Fuck yeah it would

[WillFromGA]

It really depends on how many PPD you get.

 

Fuck yeah it would

15,000k a day. How long would it take to get a dollar?

[Bloodyvalley]

15,000k a day. How long would it take to get a dollar?

a month maybe lol

[WillFromGA]

a month maybe lol

lol. yea, I'm not really in it for the money lol, How ever that would be nice though. Just trying to add some points to the team.

[Bloodyvalley]

lol. yea, I'm not really in it for the money lol, How ever that would be nice though. Just trying to add some points to the team.

value has gone down a lot. I used to get about $20 a month but now I barely make 5

[WillFromGA]

value has gone down a lot. I used to get about $20 a month but now I barely make 5

But what was your PPD?

[Bloodyvalley]

But what was your PPD?

120k approx

[Bigdaddy5414]

I changed my team number and created the account on the pools website. Wallet is downloaded and synchronizing with the network. My electricity here at my shop is all included so it's all proffit.

 

I dont really get how the wallet knows who I am. It's not like it asks me to sign in or anything. How does it know what points are mine?

[tobben]

lol. yea, I'm not really in it for the money lol, How ever that would be nice though. Just trying to add some points to the team.

just remember that you wont be folding for the ltt folding team(our folding team) if you join the cure coin project. So that you don't confuse the two with eachother. 

[Clyne]

120k approx

lucky, mine is around 80k

[Bloodyvalley]

lucky, mine is around 80k

I have a 7970, not a 270X....

 

 

I changed my team number and created the account on the pools website. Wallet is downloaded and synchronizing with the network. My electricity here at my shop is all included so it's all proffit.

 

I dont really get how the wallet knows who I am. It's not like it asks me to sign in or anything. How does it know what points are mine?

Did you put your wallet address in "Payment address" on the CryptoBullions website?

 

& your username MUST match your F@H username and it IS case sensitive!

[Clyne]

I have a 7970, not a 270X....

And i have a 7870 equivalent, obviously yours is better than mine

[Bloodyvalley]

So would my 1.3 million PPD amount to much doing this?

You'd make $2.56/day approx, which equates to almost $80 a month if you fold 24/7. That's quite a few steam games.

[Bigdaddy5414]

You'd make $2.56/day approx, which equates to almost $80 a month if you fold 24/7. That's quite a few steam games.

Works for me, and I have been folding 24x7 with the new setup.

[Hyttech]

You'd make $2.56/day approx, which equates to almost $80 a month if you fold 24/7. That's quite a few steam games.

I have an old 6870 on an old desktop, think I could make money over its power consumption?

[Bloodyvalley]

I have an old 6870 on an old desktop, think I could make money over its power consumption?

Nope

[Bigdaddy5414]

I just noticed today it went back to Anonymous and Team 0 on its own when I got in tot he shop! Damn, that really ticks me off.