# Quai Windows Mining Tutorial

**1.  Acquire sub-account**

In order to earn quai, one must mine to a sub-account. Head over to <https://www.apool.top> to finish email registration.&#x20;

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Apool will allocate a sub-account automatically under your name.  Check out your sub-account name in 'My miners' page.

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&#x20;**2. Download the mining software**

* download link：<https://github.com/apool-io/quaiminer/releases>

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3. **Open the file folder and get the following files**
4. **Right click on the "start" and edit the startup script.**

there are three mining mode to choose from: cpu, gpu, all（cpu+gpu）![](https://173695165-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhcaIJhxZbNgQ58zWSXWs%2Fuploads%2FPGFDV5I9WFXYwO1J27Oy%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=003da9af-0a1a-45d8-b091-6606dc9779b7)

**Configuration file example**

* Configuration files for mining with GPU (Recommended mining configuration for all resources)
* Configuration files for mining with GPU only

  ```
  algo=quai
  account=CP_XXX
  pool=quai.hk.apool.io:3335

  worker = my_worker
  #cpu-off = true
  #thread = 4
  #gpu-off = true
  #gpu = 0,1,2
  ```

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&#x20; 5\.  **Save the scripts after change，Double-click the mouse to start the script.**

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6. **The mining starts.**

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