A distributed BitCoinMiner using Scalaand Akka framework
###How to run the program The program has a standalone and a distributed implementation. Both of them can be run using the packaged JAR file or using SBT.
Standalone:
Using JAR file :
Java -jar Project1.jar <NumberOfTrailingZeroes : Int>
for example :
Java -jar Project1.jar 4
using SBT:
sbt
run <Integer : numberOfTrailingZeros>
The one arugment taken is an Integer which indicated the number of trailing zeros to look for.
###Distributed: To run a distributed implementation, you can start the Master actor and then slave actors for doing the work in different machine. The slave takes in 2 parameters, One the number of trailing zero's and other IP address of the Server (Master).
Example for runnig distributed implementation:
**Using JAR file **:
Java -jar Project1.jar 4 //On the Main Machine to start server
Java -jar Project1.jar 4 x.x.x.x //On slave machines to start slaves
Using SBT file:
sbt
run 4 //to run the Master
run 4 x.x.x.x //to run the slave on different machine
###Performance
We were able to generate bitCoins with a much as 7 trailing 0's. In ways that can be considered a perofmance measure but it's too vague t o put a precise number on. For example the amount of time we waited to see if we have a bitCoin vaired from time to time. Although weak, this should give you an indication of the capabilites of Akka and Scala.