alpenmilch411/fulgurminer

FulgurMiner is a command-line miner for BrowserCoin, a cryptocurrency that uses the Argon2id proof-of-work algorithm. Instead of mining through a browser tab, you run it from your terminal, which means no open window, no foreground requirement, and the ability to use all CPU cores at full power. You provide your wallet address, and rewards go directly to it. The miner never asks for a password or private key. The tool supports solo mining and pool mining through a project-run pool called FulgurPool. It ships with two engine options: a portable WASM engine that runs with just Node.js installed, and an optional native Rust engine that is roughly 1.9 times faster per hash. On an Apple M5 with 10 cores, the README benchmarks the native engine at about 557 hashes per second compared to roughly 175 for a default browser tab, which the browser throttles to 60% of one core when it is focused. A Smart mode automatically finds the highest CPU throttle your machine can sustain, and a Considerate profile goes further by easing off when other applications need the CPU and ramping back up when the machine goes quiet. This lets you leave the miner running in the background without noticeably affecting other work. The number of worker threads defaults to all available cores but can be set manually. Setup involves installing Node.js 20.6 or newer, downloading or cloning the repository, and running npm install followed by npm start. A two-pane arrow-key menu then opens for configuration. The WASM engine needs no extra tooling. The native engine requires Rust and a one-time build step of about a minute. The README includes step-by-step instructions written for people with no terminal experience. The project runs on macOS and experimentally on Windows. A note in the README mentions a BrowserCoin scripting hard-fork activating on July 5, 2026, and solo miners should use version 0.2.0 or newer to follow the chain correctly after that upgrade. The source is MIT licensed.