How to solo mine a crypto currency

1. Find the source code for the coin, usually hosted somewhere on github.com since the majority have been forked and trace their origins from the original bitcoin code

2. Download the binary, or clone the git repo and compile it

3. Start the wallet in server mode: C:\Program Files\XYZ-COIN-qt.exe -server -rpcallowip=127.0.0.1 -rpcuser=<username> -rpcpassword=<password> -rpcport=<pickaportnumber>

4. Start cudaminer: cudaminer.exe -a scrypt:<N> -o http://localhost:<portnumber> -O <username>:<password> -i 0 -H 2 ... etc

   where <N> is say 2048 for the N-Factor

Or using a conf file for your wallet, eg XYZ-COIN.conf:

rpcuser=<username>
rpcpassword=<password>
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rcpallowip=192.168.0.16
rcpallowip=192.168.0.10
rpcport=<portnumber>
server=1