How to mine solo Vertcoin?
Download the official wallet : https://vertcoin.org/wp/get-started/
Then, install it and wait for full sync (aka vertcoin blockchain download)
During the sync, look how to build a simple appropriate vertcoin.conf file which had to be store in the appropriate vertcoin folder (%appdata%/vertcoin in windows)It basically look like this :

rpcuser=WORKER&lt;br&gt;
rpcpassword=SUPERPASSWD&lt;br&gt;
rpcport= X // CheckDefault rpcport vertcoin&lt;br&gt;
daemon=1&lt;br&gt;
server=1&lt;br&gt;
listen=1&lt;br&gt;


Then restart your wallet (node)
Download the appropriate miner according to your hardware configuration https://vertcoin.org/wp/mining/

Create a batch file

sgminer -o 127.0.0.1:rpcport -u WORKER -p SUPERPASSWD -I 13


Make sure to be fully synchronized with the vertcoin network before start it.Hope for the Best
It's not an exhaustive solution but it gives you a good overview about how to set up a solo mining configuration