<p>It's an old thread but it might be helpful to someone else.</p>
<p>If you are using a bech32 address (staring with bc1) it does not work, try generating a base58 segwit address (starts with 3).</p>

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2024-04-24T00:18:29.803Z
2024-04-24T00:18:29.803Z
mehdixe
<p>I am trying to mine solo.</p>
<p>I have installed <code>BitCoin Core</code> on my Windows box, set up incoming connections</p>
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<p>and wrote in config file <code>&lt;BitCoinStore&gt;/bitcoin.conf</code></p>
<pre><code>server=1
rpcuser=myusername
rpcpassword=mypassword
</code></pre>
<p>Then on Linux box I ran</p>
<pre><code>bfgminer -o http://mywindowsaddress:8333 -u myusername -p mypassword --generate-to myincomingaddress
</code></pre>
<p>and got</p>
<pre><code>[2020-11-13 12:23:23] bfgminer: --generate-to: Invalid address
</code></pre>
<p>Why? What is invalid?</p>
<p>Should I run <code>bitcoind</code> instead of thus GUI on Windows?</p>

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2020-11-13T09:44:48.663Z
Did you replace "myincomingaddress" with your actual address?
Pieter Wuille
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2020-11-13T11:04:55.680Z
Yes, I took this address from BitcoinCore in section "receive". But I noticed, that it looks different than in examples: all characters are lowercase in mine, while in examples uppercase and lowercase mixed.
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<bitcoin-core><bfgminer>
"Invalid address" when trying solo mine with bfgminer
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# "Invalid address" when trying solo mine with bfgminer

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-13)

I am trying to mine solo.
I have installed BitCoin Core on my Windows box, set up incoming connections

and wrote in config file /bitcoin.conf
server=1
rpcuser=myusername
rpcpassword=mypassword

Then on Linux box I ran
bfgminer -o http://mywindowsaddress:8333 -u myusername -p mypassword --generate-to myincomingaddress

and got
[2020-11-13 12:23:23] bfgminer: --generate-to: Invalid address

Why? What is invalid?
Should I run bitcoind instead of thus GUI on Windows?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bfgminer

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Did you replace "myincomingaddress" with your actual address?  
> **username_0**: Yes, I took this address from BitcoinCore in section "receive". But I noticed, that it looks different than in examples: all characters are lowercase in mine, while in examples uppercase and lowercase mixed.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-04-24. Score: 0

It's an old thread but it might be helpful to someone else.

If you are using a bech32 address (staring with bc1) it does not work, try generating a base58 segwit address (starts with 3).


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