docs: Refactor the installation instructions for s-nomp (#7835)

* Remove references to `getblocktemplate-rpcs` * Refactor the sync description * Refactor the instructions for installing `s-nomp` * Mention Node 10 instead of 8.11 * Refactor the description of Zebra's sync Co-authored-by: teor <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: teor <[email protected]>
ZcashFoundation · Oct 26, 2023 · 06ab529 · 06ab529
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diff --git a/book/src/user/mining-testnet-s-nomp.md b/book/src/user/mining-testnet-s-nomp.md
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ These fixes disable mining pool operator payments and miner payments: they just
 
     </details>
 
-2. [Build](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra#build-instructions) and [Run Zebra](https://zebra.zfnd.org/user/run.html) with the `getblocktemplate-rpcs` feature:
+2. [Run Zebra](https://zebra.zfnd.org/user/run.html) with the config you created:
     ```sh
-    cargo run --release --features "getblocktemplate-rpcs" --bin zebrad -- -c zebrad.toml
+    zebrad -c zebrad.toml
     ```
-3. Wait a few hours for Zebra to sync to the testnet tip (on mainnet this takes 2-3 days)
+3. Wait for Zebra to sync to the testnet tip. This takes 8-12 hours on testnet (or 2-3 days on mainnet) as of October 2023.
 
 ## Install `s-nomp`
 
@@ -137,43 +137,49 @@ These fixes disable mining pool operator payments and miner payments: they just
 
 <details><summary>Arch-specific instructions</summary>
 
-#### Install dependencies
+#### Install `s-nomp`
 
-1. Install [`redis`](https://redis.io/docs/getting-started/) and run it on the default port:
+1. Install Redis, and development libraries required by S-nomp
 
     ```sh
-    sudo pacman -S redis
-    sudo systemctl start redis
+    sudo pacman -S redis boost libsodium
     ```
-
-2. Install and activate [`nvm`](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating):
+    
+2. Install `nvm`, Python 3.10 and `virtualenv`
 
     ```sh
-    sudo pacman -S nvm
-    unset npm_config_prefix
-    source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
+    paru -S python310 nvm
+    sudo pacman -S python-virtualenv
     ```
 
-3. Install `boost` and `libsodium` development libraries:
-
+3. Start Redis
     ```sh
-    sudo pacman -S boost libsodium
+    sudo systemctl start redis
     ```
 
-#### Install `s-nomp`
+4. Clone the repository
+
+   ```sh
+   git clone https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/s-nomp && cd s-nomp
+   ```
 
-1. `git clone https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/s-nomp && cd s-nomp`
+5. Use Node 10:
 
-2. Use the Zebra configs: `git checkout zebra-mining`
+    ```sh
+    unset npm_config_prefix
+    source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
+    nvm install 10
+    nvm use 10
+    ```
 
-3. Use node 8.11.0:
+6. Use Python 3.10
 
     ```sh
-    nvm install 8.11.0
-    nvm use 8.11.0
+    virtualenv -p 3.10 s-nomp
+    source s-nomp/bin/activate
     ```
 
-4. Update dependencies and install:
+7. Update dependencies and install:
 
     ```sh
     npm update