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<title>How to Turn Your Azure Free Credits into Cryptocurrency: Detailed <title>How to Run Folding@Home with your Free Credits from Azure</title>
Instructions</title>
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to 150$ monthly credit</strong> for the azure-cloud. You can use to 150$ monthly credit</strong> for the azure-cloud. You can use
these credits to run folding@home in the azure-cloud (<strong>150$ is these credits to run folding@home in the azure-cloud (<strong>150$ is
enough to run 20 cores for one month</strong>, which will net you enough to run 20 cores for one month</strong>, which will net you
around 50.000 folding@home-points per day). </p> around 150.000 folding@home-points per day). </p>
<p>Note: It is your responsibility to comply with Azure's ToS. You will <p>Note: It is your responsibility to comply with Azure's ToS. You will
be banned very quickly if you do something that Azure does not like. <strong>I be banned very quickly if you do something that Azure does not like. <strong>You
recommend only using free credits from legitimate sources</strong> should only use free credits from legitimate sources</strong> (e.g.
(e.g. if you have a MSDN-subscription from your day-job).</p> if you have a MSDN-subscription from your day-job).</p>
<p>To start, enter your <strong>Folding@Home-Team-ID, User-ID and <p>To start, enter your <strong>Folding@Home-Team-ID, User-ID and
Passkey</strong> in the fields below:<br> Passkey</strong> in the fields below (all entered data is processed
in your local browser with client-side javascript and is not sent
through the internet):<br>
</p> </p>
<ul> <ul>
<ul> <ul>
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<ul> <ul>
<li><input name="fahteam" size="30" id="fahteam" type="text"></li> <li><input name="fahteam" size="30" id="fahteam" type="text"></li>
</ul> </ul>
<li>Enter the passkey for your Folding@Home User-ID here. <strong>You <li>Enter the passkey for your Folding@Home User-ID here. You can
can leave this field empty if you don't have a passkey</strong></li> create a passkey <a href="https://apps.foldingathome.org/getpasskey">here</a>.
<strong>You can leave this field empty if you don't have a passkey
(you will get a lot less points without a passkey, though!)<br>
</strong></li>
<ul> <ul>
<li>&nbsp;<input name="fahpass" size="30" id="fahpass" type="text"></li> <li>&nbsp;<input name="fahpass" size="30" id="fahpass" type="text"></li>
</ul> </ul>
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<li><strong>Instance Details</strong></li> <li><strong>Instance Details</strong></li>
<ul> <ul>
<li><strong>Storage account name: The name of your storage-account</strong> <li><strong>Storage account name: The name of your storage-account</strong>
(it has be unique, so just add some letters if the name is already (it has to be unique, so just add some letters if the name is
taken). <strong>Also copy&amp;paste the name into the following already taken). <strong>Also copy&amp;paste the name into the
field</strong>:</li> following field</strong>:</li>
<ul> <ul>
<li><strong>The name of your storage-account</strong>:&nbsp; <input <li><strong>The name of your storage-account</strong>:&nbsp; <input
name="storageaccount" size="30" id="storageaccount" type="text"></li> name="storageaccount" size="30" id="storageaccount" type="text"></li>
</ul> </ul>
<li><strong>Location: Choose '(US) East US'</strong></li> <li><strong>Location: Choose '(US) South Central US'</strong></li>
<li><strong>Replication: Choose 'Locally-redundant storage (LRS)'</strong></li> <li><strong>Replication: Choose 'Locally-redundant storage (LRS)'</strong></li>
<strong> </strong> <strong> </strong>
<li><strong>Leave the other options at the default-settings</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Leave the other options at the default-settings</strong>.</li>
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few letters to make it unique if required)<br> few letters to make it unique if required)<br>
</strong></li> </strong></li>
<strong> </strong> <strong> </strong>
<li><strong>Location: Choose 'East US'</strong></li> <li><strong>Location: Choose 'South Central US'</strong></li>
<strong></strong> <strong></strong>
<li><strong>Leave the other options at the default-settings.</strong></li> <li><strong>Leave the other options at the default-settings.</strong></li>
<strong> </strong> <strong> </strong>
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<strong> </strong> <strong> </strong>
<ul> <ul>
<li><strong>Pool ID: Just a name for your azure-pool</strong></li> <li><strong>Pool ID: Just a name for your azure-pool</strong></li>
<li><strong>VM Size: 'Standard F1 (1 Cores, 2GB)'</strong></li>
</ul> </ul>
<strong> </strong> <strong></strong>
<li><strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Section 'Operating System':</strong></li> <li><strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Section 'Operating System':</strong></li>
<strong> </strong> <strong> </strong>
<ul> <ul>
<li><strong>Publisher: Canonical</strong></li> <li><strong>Publisher: Canonical</strong></li>
<li><strong>SKU: 18-04 LTS</strong></li> <li><strong>SKU: 18-04 LTS</strong></li>
</ul> </ul>
<li><b>Section 'Node Size'</b><br>
</li>
<ul>
<li><strong>VM Size: 'Standard F4s_v2 (4 Cores, 8GB Memory)' (Choose
the exact type!)</strong></li>
</ul>
<strong></strong> <strong></strong>
<li><strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Leave the other options at the <li><strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Leave the other options at the
default-settings.</strong></li> default-settings.</strong></li>
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<td>Enterprise</td> <td>Enterprise</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr> <tr>
<td>Number of low priority nodes (F1, 1 Cores, 2GB)</td> <td>Number of low priority nodes (F4s_v2, 4 Cores, 8GB)</td>
<td><strong>6<br> <td><strong>1<br>
</strong></td>
<td><strong>12<br>
</strong></td> </strong></td>
<td><strong>20<br> <td><b>3</b></td>
<td><strong>5<br>
</strong></td> </strong></td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr> <tr>
<td>Cost of nodes for 31 days</td> <td>Cost of nodes for 31 days</td>
<td>~45$</td> <td>~26$</td>
<td>~90$</td> <td>~90$</td>
<td>~149$</td> <td>~130$</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr> <tr>
<td>Monthly free credit</td> <td>Monthly free credit</td>
<td>50$</td> <td>50$</td>
<td>100$</td> <td>78$</td>
<td>150$</td> <td>150$</td>
</tr> </tr>
</tbody> </tbody>
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<br> <br>
Now go back to '<strong>Overview</strong>' and click on '<strong>Scale</strong>'. Now go back to '<strong>Overview</strong>' and click on '<strong>Scale</strong>'.
Enter the desired number of nodes in the field '<strong>Low priority Enter the desired number of nodes in the field '<strong>Low priority
nodes</strong>' (e.g. 20 if you have MSDN Enterprise), and click on nodes</strong>' (e.g. 5 if you have MSDN Enterprise), and click on
'Save'.<strong><br> 'Save'.<strong><br>
<br> <br>
</strong> </strong>
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<p>You can also have a look at <a href="https://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/">https://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/</a> <p>You can also have a look at <a href="https://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/">https://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/</a>
to see your place in the ranking: if you enter your username in the to see your place in the ranking: if you enter your username in the
search-box on the left side your data should show up once you have search-box on the left side your data should show up once you have
completed a few WUs.</p> completed a few WUs Note that you will only get a fraction of the
points if you are not using a passkey. Even if you are using a passkey
you won't get credited with the full points until you have completed
10 WUs. After 3 or 4 days you should see a sharp increase in the
achieved points per day.<br>
</p>
<br> <br>
<h2>Important Notes</h2> <h2>Important Notes</h2>
<ul> <ul>
<li>This websites uses only client-side javascript, all of the
information you are entering into this site are processed on your
local machine. None of the information is sent through the internet.
<b>Nevertheless, do not run this script on an Azure-account which is
critical to your business (or your employer's business).</b></li>
<li>On the overview-page of your pool your nodes will always show up <li>On the overview-page of your pool your nodes will always show up
with the status 'idle'. This is normal (all the work is done through with the status 'idle'. This is normal (all the work is done through
the startup-script, so from Azure's point of view the nodes are idle the startup-script, so from Azure's point of view the nodes are idle
because there are no individual 'tasks').</li> because there are no individual 'tasks').</li>
<li>Once setup, the VMs will keep on running indefinetely. However, if <li>Once setup, the VMs will keep on running indefinitely. However, if
you start too many nodes then your free credits will get exhausted you start too many nodes then your free credits will get exhausted
before the end of the month and azure will delete your pools. If before the end of the month and azure will delete your pools. If
that happens just reduce the number of nodes by one and setup that happens just reduce the number of nodes by one and setup
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other mining-guides. other mining-guides.
<hr> <hr>
<h1>How to Turn Your Azure Free Credits into Monero (XMR)</h1> <h1>How to Turn Your Azure Free Credits into Monero (XMR)</h1>
<p>The rate can fluctuate between 1:1 and 1:4, i.e. in the best case <p>The rate can fluctuate between 1:1 and 1:10, i.e. in the best case
you'll get almost 1$ worth of cryptocurrency for every 1$ spent on you'll get almost 1$ worth of cryptocurrency for every 1$ spent on
azure (depending on the current exchange-rates). <strong>With an MSDN azure (depending on the current exchange-rates). <strong>With an MSDN
Enterprise subscription you can mine cryptocurrency worth up to 149$ Enterprise subscription you can mine cryptocurrency worth up to 149$
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and better than bitcoin in virtually every aspect</strong> (i guess and better than bitcoin in virtually every aspect</strong> (i guess
bitcoin beats Monero only in popularity). <br> bitcoin beats Monero only in popularity). <br>
<br> <br>
<strong>You can see screencast of the required steps in the video below</strong> <strong>You can see a screencast of the required steps in the video
(switch to fullscreen-mode with the button in the bottom-right corner to below</strong> (switch to fullscreen-mode with the button in the
see it properly):<br> bottom-right corner to see it properly):<br>
<br> <br>
<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mlb3JyKL1G0?rel=0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mlb3JyKL1G0?rel=0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media"
allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe> allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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testing and learning, and this is what you'll do: learning about using testing and learning, and this is what you'll do: learning about using
the azure-cloud and the blockchain-technology in a very practical way the azure-cloud and the blockchain-technology in a very practical way
:-)</p> :-)</p>
<p>Note: It is your responsibility to comply with Azure's ToS. You will
be banned very quickly if you do something that Azure does not like. <strong>You
should only use free credits from legitimate sources</strong> (e.g.
if you have a MSDN-subscription from your day-job).</p>
<h1>Get a Monero-Wallet </h1> <h1>Get a Monero-Wallet </h1>
<p>There are many ways how to create a Monero-wallet. The easiest is to <p>There are many ways how to create a Monero-wallet. The easiest is to
setup a web-wallet with <a href="https://mymonero.com/">MyMonero.com</a>. setup a web-wallet with <a href="https://mymonero.com/">MyMonero.com</a>.
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<hr> <hr>
<h1>How to Turn Your Azure Free Credits into Cryptocurrency: Detailed <h1>How to Turn Your Azure Free Credits into Cryptocurrency: Detailed
Instructions</h1> Instructions</h1>
<p>The rate can fluctuate between 1:1 and 1:4, i.e. in the best case <p>The rate can fluctuate between 1:1 and 1:10, i.e. in the best case
you'll get almost 1$ worth of cryptocurrency for every 1$ spent on you'll get almost 1$ worth of cryptocurrency for every 1$ spent on
azure (depending on the current exchange-rates). <strong>With an MSDN azure (depending on the current exchange-rates). <strong>With an MSDN
Enterprise subscription you can mine cryptocurrency worth up to 149$ Enterprise subscription you can mine cryptocurrency worth up to 149$
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testing and learning, and this is what you'll do: learning about using testing and learning, and this is what you'll do: learning about using
the azure-cloud and the blockchain-technology in a very practical way the azure-cloud and the blockchain-technology in a very practical way
:-)</p> :-)</p>
<p>Note: It is your responsibility to comply with Azure's ToS. You will
be banned very quickly if you do something that Azure does not like. <strong>You
should only use free credits from legitimate sources</strong> (e.g.
if you have a MSDN-subscription from your day-job).</p>
<h1> Chose Mining-Pool</h1> <h1> Chose Mining-Pool</h1>
<p></p> <p></p>
<p>The scripts provided on this site support mining with all algorithms <p>The scripts provided on this site support mining with all algorithms
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to calculate your expected profits). </p> to calculate your expected profits). </p>
<strong>To start mining you'll need to choose a mining pool. There <strong>To start mining you'll need to choose a mining pool. There
should be a list of available mining-pools somewhere on the homepage should be a list of available mining-pools somewhere on the homepage
of your desired coin (e.g here's a list of <a href="https://moneropools.com/">Monero-pool</a>). of your desired coin (e.g here's a list of <a href="https://moneropools.com/">Monero-pools</a>).
</strong>Pay attention to the pool's rules: </strong>Pay attention to the pool's rules:
<ul> <ul>
<li>What are the pool's fees? This just means that your payout is <li>What are the pool's fees? This just means that your payout is
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<li><strong>Location: Choose 'South Central US'</strong></li> <li><strong>Location: Choose 'South Central US'</strong></li>
<strong> </strong> <strong> </strong>
<li><strong>Leave the other options at the default-settings.</strong></li> <li><strong>Leave the other options at the default-settings.</strong></li>
<li><strong> <li><strong> <strong>Click on 'Review+Create' at the bottom and then
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> on 'Create" on the following page to create the batch-account</strong></strong></li>
<strong>Click on 'Review+Create' at the bottom and then on
'Create" on the following page to create the batch-account</strong></strong></li>
</ul> </ul>
<p> Once you get the notification that your batch-account has been <p> Once you get the notification that your batch-account has been
created (it will take a few seconds), go to your batch-account (link created (it will take a few seconds), go to your batch-account (link
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Azure might restart your nodes at any time and then the script has Azure might restart your nodes at any time and then the script has
to download and setup everything again. <br> to download and setup everything again. <br>
<strong></strong></li> <strong></strong></li>
<li>The script is using the miner from <a href="https://miner.beeppool.org/">beeppool.org</a>.&nbsp; <li>The script is using the miner from <a href="https://github.com/Beeppool/miner">beeppool.org</a>.&nbsp;
<br><strong></strong></li> <br><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>Nothing in life is free.</strong> If you are mining with <li><strong>Nothing in life is free.</strong> If you are mining with
the script from this site the miner-executable will mine 1% of the the script from this site the miner-executable will mine 1% of the
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<br> <br>
</a></li> </a></li>
<li><a href="Turn_your_Azure_Free_Credits_into_NIMIQ.html">There's <li><a href="Turn_your_Azure_Free_Credits_into_NIMIQ.html">There's
also a separate guide for mining NIMIQ.</a></li> also a separate guide for mining NIMIQ.<br>
<br>
</a></li>
<li><a href="Run_Folding_At_Home_in_the_Azure_Cloud.html">To run
folding@home with the azure-cloud, see this guide.</a></li>
</ul> </ul>
<br> <br>
<hr> <hr>
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