Bitcoin Mining with Bitaxe Updates

Build a baseline with homeHash

Before changing firmware, cooling or settings, record what your miner normally does. A dated baseline is more useful than remembering that it “seemed faster yesterday.”

This workflow covers homeHash v0.4.0. Leave miner control disabled throughout; this is an observation exercise.

Walkthrough checked October 10, 2026: Windows 11 Home x64 on an ASUS ZenBook, with Gamma 601 running AxeOS v2.15.3. Live readings, chart and table history, and CSV/JSON exports worked with controls disabled. About 42 minutes of recorded samples were reviewed, with direct checks at intervals. This was a running-session test, not a fresh installation test or a physical hardware safety assessment.

1. Check the official download. Choose the release archive for your operating system and processor, and compare its SHA-256 checksum with the published checksum. Read the corrected README’s download-and-run guidance; existing v0.4.0 archives contain an older README. The applications are unsigned. A matching checksum is not proof of safety, and a verified Git tag is not an application signature. Leave security protections on; stop if a warning needs investigation.

2. Keep access private. homeHash has no built-in authentication or TLS. Use a trusted private network where you have permission to discover devices. Do not port-forward it or expose it through an unauthenticated public tunnel. Opening localhost does not prove that other devices cannot reach the service. On the tested ZenBook, the service listened on all interfaces; its Windows inbound rules were restricted to Private networks and monitoring was rechecked. Leave optional Discord and email channels unconfigured for this exercise: they send information to the services you configure.

3. Record the setup. Note the homeHash version, exact miner model and firmware, power supply, cooling, current settings and recent changes. Keep the record private. Record where recovery information is stored—not passwords, private keys or other secrets.

4. Compare with AxeOS. Launch using the documented procedure and open http://localhost:8080, unless you changed the port. Confirm the correct device, then compare hash rate, temperature, fan, power, uptime and share counters with AxeOS. Different sampling times can produce different last digits. Investigate missing or stale readings before relying on them. On the tested Gamma, the card’s temperature matched the ASIC reading, not the separate voltage-regulator temperature.

5. Observe without adjusting. Choose an initial period of roughly 20–30 minutes, recording start and end times. Look for patterns, not a peak hash rate. Device-reported power is not automatically wall-socket power; a rejected-share percentage based on lifetime counters is not necessarily the percentage for your observation period. Alert thresholds are not universal hardware safety limits. If equipment shows physical warning signs, follow its safety guidance rather than waiting for software confirmation.

6. Export and check the record. Use the documented CSV or JSON history export, then open the file and verify its miner and timestamps. In the tested Windows session, PowerShell read /api/miners to identify the correct miner, then saved /api/miners/{id}/export/csv?hours=1 and /api/miners/{id}/export/json?hours=1 using Invoke-WebRequest with -OutFile. Replace {id} with the actual identifier and use new filenames. The table toggle is not an export button. An export is not a backup of firmware or configuration. Before sharing, remove private IPs, MACs, hostnames, pool or worker identifiers and secrets; export filenames and identifiers can also reveal a private address.

If the miner is already behaving unusually, label the record an investigation snapshot—not a known-good baseline. The useful result is a record you understand, not an automatic reason to change a setting.

The free Bitaxe Owner’s Maintenance and Troubleshooting Pack provides printable owner records and is delivered by email with opt-in Bitaxe updates. For a fuller guide to setup, interpreting readings and recovery, explore Bitcoin Mining with Bitaxe. The book is optional; homeHash and this walkthrough remain free without signup.