Crypto - Chia - CLI - Run

Use tmux (Optional)

Using tmux will help ensure chia runs even after a disconnect:

tmux new -s plot          # Activate a virtual environment named plot.

NOTE:

Install tmux is not already installed:
```
sudo apt install tmux -y
```

An alternative to using tmux is to use screen.

Activate the virtual environment

cd chia-blockchain
. ./activate

Start the services

chia start farmer

NOTE: This will start the farmer, harvester, a full node, and the wallet.

node: This syncs your computer with the blockchain.
farmer: The farmer sends out proof requests to the harvester.
harvester: The harvester checks your plots to see if they satisfy the proof.
- If you have the best proof, you win coins.

Adding -r at the end of the command will restart the service.

Add additional nodes

chia show -a node.chia.net:8444
chia show -a node-eu.chia.net:8444
chia show -a introducer-eu.chia.net:8444

Check that nodes are connected

chia show -c | grep FULL_NODE

returns:

FULL_NODE 220.255.227.95                          8444/8444  65f8fabe... Jul 10 11:21:55      0.0|29.5   
FULL_NODE 178.149.18.34                           8444/8444  f8d58720... Jul 10 11:11:12      0.0|0.0    
FULL_NODE 114.215.43.10                           8444/8444  7b220d31... Jul 10 11:21:04      0.0|0.1    
FULL_NODE 98.10.204.209                           8444/8444  954d2049... Jul 10 11:21:55      0.0|0.1    
FULL_NODE 109.230.44.137                          8444/8444  3c383b99... Jul 10 11:21:58      0.0|0.0    
FULL_NODE 62.171.139.57                           8444/8444  3dc607d0... Jul 10 11:21:55      0.0|0.0    
FULL_NODE 178.148.209.25                          8444/8444  aa688543... Jul 10 11:21:55      0.0|0.0    
FULL_NODE 73.49.71.250                            8444/8444  d042fe98... Jul 10 11:21:58      0.0|0.0

Start plotting

Identify which drive you want to do the plotting on.

WARNING: It is not a good idea to do this on the drive that your boot lives on.

chia plots create -k 32 -b 8192 -r 4 -n 20 -t /chia-temp/ -d /chia
 
chia plots create -k 32 -b 4000 -r 4 -n 20 -t /chia-temp/ -d /chia
 
or 
 
chia plots create -k 32 -n 20 -t /chia-temp/ -d /chia/

NOTE:

k 32: The size of plot.
- Minimum is 32.
n 20: The number of plots in sequence.
t /chia-temp/: The temporary directory, where the plot gets generated.
- This will have heavy Reads and Writes.
- Ideally this should be on a faster drive.
d /chia: The final destination directory, where the final plot files will stay to be farmed.
- A slower disk is fine here.

NOTE: To disconnect from tmux:

CTRL-b d

To reattach:
```
tmux a -t plot
```

This it! You are now generating plots.

As soon as a plot finishes, the farmer that will pick it up and start farming.

Verify that farming is working

Verify this you can run while having the venv activated:

chia farm summary

Initially you should see something like this:

Farming status: Farming
Total chia farmed: 0.0
User transaction fees: 0.0
Block rewards: 0.0
Last height farmed: 0
Plot count: 4
Total size of plots: 405.432 GiB
Estimated network space: 2185.329 PiB
Expected time to win: 2 years and 11 months

Check Chia Node Status (Syncing with Blockchain)

chia show -s