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 title: How do I mine LBRY credits?
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-LBRY binaries are out for OS X and Ubuntu. Others may try compiling from source. 
+LBRY binaries are out for OS X and Ubuntu. Others may try compiling from source.
 
 ## Mining on Ubuntu
 
 1. `wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.lbry.io/bins.zip`
 1. `unzip bins.zip`
 1. `./lbrycrdd -server -printtoconsole -gen`
-1. If you need to start over, run `rm -rf bins.zip lbry* ~/.lbry*`
+1. If you need to start over, run `rm -rf bins.zip lbry* ~/.lbry*`. **Note:** this will delete your wallet and any credits you may have.
 
 ## Mining on macOS
 
 1. `wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.lbry.io/osxbins.zip``
 1. `unzip bins.zip`
-1. `./lbrycrdd -server -printtoconsole -gen`
 1. `mkdir ~/Library/Application\ Support/lbrycrd`
-1. `sudo chown -R your-username ~/Library/Application\ Support/lbrycrd`
-1. `nano ~/Library/Application\ Support/lbrycrd/lbrycrd.conf`
-1. Add:
-  `rpcuser=lbryrpc`
-   `rpcpassword=gibberish`
-1. If you need to start over, run `rm -rf bins.zip lbry* ~/.lbry ~/Library/Application\ Support/lbrycrd`
-1. Save 
+1. `sudo chown -R "$(whoami)" ~/Library/Application\ Support/lbrycrd`
+1. `echo -e "rpcuser=lbryrpc\nrpcpassword=$(tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c 16 | xargs)" > ~/Library/Application\ Support/lbrycrd/lbrycrd.conf`
+1. `./lbrycrdd -server -printtoconsole -gen`
+1. If you need to start over, run `rm -rf bins.zip lbry* ~/.lbry ~/Library/Application\ Support/lbrycrd`. **Note:** this will delete your
+   wallet and any credits you may have.
 
 ## Compiling