Hive OS Quick Installation Guide
Before installing Hive OS on your rig, we recommend creating an account first, or logging into your existing one.
Add Worker
After creating an account, you will be greeted by your farm’s overview tab. Click the add one button to add a new rig.
Enter a name for your rig and a password. Optionally you can add a description of your rig. And then click Add.
You’ll see a screen with tons of alternative installation options with which you can get acquainted here. Click the rig.conf
to download this file.
Download Image
Go to the download page to get the latest version of Hive OS. Choose between a .zip or a .torrent file.
Flash Image
Insert a USB drive with 8Gb or more into your PC or Mac. Windows, MacOS and Linux users can use Win32 Disk Imager, Etcher, Rufus or any other software of their choice. This example shows using Etcher to flash the image:
1. Select Image
2. Select Drive
3. Flash!
Wait for the image to flash unto your USB drive.
As soon as the image is done flashing, you should see a new drive called “Hive”. Click to open it’s contents.
Add the rig.conf
file you downloaded previously to the Hive image drive.
Remove the USB drive from your computer and then insert into the rig.
Install Image
Insert the USB into your rig. Boot your rig and wait for it to install the image. Once done, you’ll see this screen.
Done! It will connect to Hive and you can start working with your rig.
Check this article to find out how to configure your rig.