How to set up Awesome Miner to manage multiple ASIC miners at once?

Initial Configuration and Network Preparation

1. Assign static IP addresses to each ASIC miner on the local network using DHCP reservation or manual configuration via the miner’s web interface.

2. Ensure all miners run compatible firmware versions—Bitmain Antminers require BM firmware 1.0.0 or newer, while MicroBT Whatsminers need firmware 3.5.0 or higher for stable API access.

3. Verify that port 4028 is open and accessible on every miner; this port hosts the standard Stratum API used by Awesome Miner for real-time hash rate and temperature polling.

4. Confirm that the Windows machine hosting Awesome Miner has .NET Framework 4.8 installed and runs Windows 10 or later with administrator privileges enabled.

5. Disable Windows Firewall temporarily or create inbound rules allowing TCP traffic on ports 4028, 8080, and 5000 to prevent communication drops during discovery.

Adding Miners to Awesome Miner Dashboard

1. Launch Awesome Miner and select Tools → Add Miners from the top menu bar.

2. Choose Auto Detect to initiate a subnet scan; specify the IP range matching your mining LAN (e.g., 192.168.1.10–192.168.1.254).

3. Once detected, right-click each device entry and select Edit → Properties to assign a descriptive name, location tag, and hardware model identifier.

4. Input valid credentials under the Authentication tab—most Bitmain units accept root/blank or root/root; MicroBT devices default to root/123456789 unless changed.

5. Enable API Access in the miner’s web UI before finalizing addition; failure here results in grayed-out status icons and zero telemetry.

Grouping and Profitability Management

1. Create custom groups using Groups → New Group, such as “S19 Pro Batch 1” or “L7 Litecoin Farm”, to isolate performance metrics and alerts.

2. Assign profit-switching profiles per group by navigating to Profit Switching → Configure and selecting algorithms like SHA-256, Scrypt, or SHA-256d based on supported coin types.

3. Integrate third-party APIs including NiceHash, MiningRigRentals, and BTC.com Pool to feed live difficulty and exchange rate data into the profitability engine.

4. Set automatic reboot triggers under Rules → New Rule—for example, reboot if hash rate falls below 90% of baseline for over 120 seconds.

5. Export historical performance logs in CSV format via Reports → Export Data to cross-reference pool-reported shares with local sensor readings.

Alerts, Notifications, and Remote Monitoring

1. Configure email or Telegram alerts under Settings → Notifications for events including thermal shutdown, fan failure, or rejected share spikes above 5%.

2. Bind individual miner entries to specific Windows services so that process restarts preserve connection state without requiring full software relaunch.

3. Enable Remote Access Mode to expose the Awesome Miner web dashboard on port 8080, allowing monitoring from mobile browsers outside the LAN.

4. Use the built-in Miner Health Score metric—calculated from temperature variance, uptime consistency, and efficiency deviation—to prioritize maintenance queues.

5. Deploy SNMP traps to enterprise-grade network monitoring tools like Zabbix or PRTG by exporting OID mappings from the Awesome Miner SNMP plugin directory.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can Awesome Miner control non-ASIC devices like GPU rigs running Ethminer?A: Yes. It supports OpenCL and CUDA-based miners through custom miner definitions and executable path binding, though auto-detection is limited to ASICs.

Q: Why does a newly added Antminer S19 XP show “No Response” despite correct IP and credentials?A: The S19 XP requires firmware version 2023.08.01 or newer to expose full API functionality; older builds disable the /cgi-bin/get_miner_status endpoint by default.

Q: Is it possible to schedule firmware updates across multiple miners simultaneously?A: No. Firmware flashing must be initiated manually per device due to risk of bricking; Awesome Miner only displays current firmware versions and links to vendor update portals.

Q: Does Awesome Miner support TLS encryption for remote dashboard access?A: Native HTTPS is not implemented. Users must terminate SSL at a reverse proxy (e.g., Nginx or Caddy) in front of the Awesome Miner web server.