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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
```

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.

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 -n 100 -t /chia-temp/ -d /chia/

NOTE:

k 32: The size of plot.
- Minimum is 32.
n 100: 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 then 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

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