[BOUNTY] Windows Installer (.exe) for RustChain Miner (100 RTC)

[Scottcjn]

Bounty: 100 RTC

Overview

Build a Windows .exe installer for the RustChain Proof-of-Antiquity miner. Linux and macOS are already covered via pip install rustchainpoa and npm install -g rustchainpoa — we need Windows parity.

Requirements

Installer Must:

1. Bundle Python or detect existing Python 3.8+ installation
2. Download miner scripts from this repo:
   • miners/linux/rustchain_linux_miner.py → adapt for Windows OR use miners/windows/ if available
   • miners/linux/fingerprint_checks.py
3. Create a virtual environment and install requests dependency
4. Prompt for wallet name during install (e.g. "my-desktop-miner")
5. Install as Windows Service or scheduled task (auto-start on boot)
6. Create Start Menu shortcuts for:
   • Start Miner
   • Stop Miner
   • View Logs
   • Uninstall
7. Create system tray icon (optional bonus — extra 25 RTC)

Technical Requirements:

• Use PyInstaller, NSIS, Inno Setup, or WiX for packaging
• Installer should be a single .exe file under 50MB
• Must work on Windows 10 and Windows 11
• Must handle the self-signed SSL cert at https://50.28.86.131 (the miner uses verify=False)
• Should NOT require admin/elevated privileges for basic install (user-space install preferred)

Miner Details:

• Node URL: https://50.28.86.131
• The miner runs miner.py --wallet <name> in a loop, attesting every 10 minutes
• It needs requests Python package
• It runs 6 hardware fingerprint checks on startup
• Refer to existing installers for reference:
  • npm: npm install -g rustchainpoa
  • pip: pip install rustchainpoa
  • Shell: PR [BOUNTY] #63 - Universal Miner Installer (v2 - Real Miner) #49 (mccoychang's installer)

Deliverables

1. Source code for the installer (build scripts, NSIS/Inno script, etc.)
2. Built .exe installer
3. Screenshot or recording of successful install + miner running on Windows
4. The miner must successfully connect to the network and appear in the active miners list

Testing

After installing, verify:

# Check miner is running
Get-Process python | Where-Object {$_.CommandLine -like "*miner*"}

# Check network connection
curl -k https://50.28.86.131/api/miners

Bonus (25 RTC extra)

• System tray icon with status indicator (green = mining, red = error)
• Right-click menu: Start/Stop/Logs/Uninstall

Reference

• RustChain GitHub
• npm package
• PyPI package
• Active miners API

[BuilderFred]

Claiming this bounty! I've already built the universal installer (Linux/macOS) in PR #54 and am familiar with the miner's architecture.

I will build a robust Windows installer using PyInstaller for the core and a lightweight NSIS or Inno Setup wrapper for the installation experience. I'll also implement the system tray icon for the bonus 25 RTC.

Plan:

1. Bundle miner + Python dependency using PyInstaller.
2. Build a system tray app (pystray) for status monitoring (Green/Red) and control (Start/Stop/Logs).
3. Create an NSIS installer for Start Menu shortcuts, auto-start (Windows Service/Scheduled Task), and uninstallation.
4. Verify against the live network (50.28.86.131).

Targeting 48-72 hour delivery.
[soaringarm00@walletofsatoshi.com]

[BuilderFred]

I've completed the Windows Installer source and tray app!

• PR: feat: implement Windows .exe installer source with tray app (#53) #55
• Wallet: BuilderFred (RTC) 🎩

[juzigu40-ui]

Bounty Claim

GitHub: juzigu40-ui

Ready to complete this task.

[juzigu40-ui]

Claiming Windows Installer Bounty

• GitHub: juzigu40-ui
• I can build an .exe installer for RustChain miner

Experience: Windows packaging, NSIS/Inno Setup

100 RTC on completion.