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--- crypto:chia:initialize [2021/06/24 08:09] – [Initialize the nodes and save your private keys] peter
+++ crypto:chia:initialize [2021/06/26 11:43] (current) – [Start the wallet and generate your private key as well as passphrase] peter
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 ====== Crypto - Chia - Initialize ======
-===== Initialize the nodes and save your private keys =====
+Initialize the nodes and save the private keys
+----
+===== Activate the virtual environment =====
 <code bash>
-# Activate the virtual environment in directory chia-blockchain.
+cd chia-blockchain
 . ./activate
 </code>
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 <WRAP important>
 **WARNING:**  Do not share your private keys and passphrase with anyone else.
-</WRAP>
-----
+  * **init** checks for old versions of chia installed in the ~/.chia directory.
-===== Start the services =====
+  * If an old version of Chia exists, init migrates these old files to the new version:
+    * config (including old SSL files)
+    * db
+    * wallet
+    * Using config.yaml, updates wallet keys and ensures rewards go to the right wallet.
-<code bash>
+  * If no old version exists, init:
-chia start farmer
+    * Creates a default chia configuration.
-</code>
+    * Initializes a new SSL key and cert (for secure communication with the GUI).
-<WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  This will start the farmer, harvester, a full node, and the wallet.
-  * Adding **-r** at the end will restart the service.
 </WRAP>
 ----
-===== Start plotting =====
-Identify which drive you want to do the plotting on.
-<WRAP important>
-**WARNING:**  It is not a good idea to do this on the drive that your boot lives on.
-</WRAP>
-First, lets use tmux to help ensure this runs after we disconnect
-<code bash>
-sudo apt-get install tmux -y# Start tmux
-tmux new -s plot# Activate venv
-cd chia-blockchain
-. ./activate
-</code>
-The simplest command to get started with running a plot.
-<code>
-# k = 32, this controls the size of plot. Minimum is 32
-# n = 100, Number of plots, pick a high number
-# t = folder location, this is where the plot gets generated with heavy Reads/Writes. You want this to be a faster drive.
-# d = destination folder, this is the destination for where you want the final plot will stay, slower is fine.chia plots create -k 32 -n 100 -t /mnt/a/generating_plots/ -d /mnt/a/plots/
-</code>
-<WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  To disconnect from tmux, ctrl-b then d. To reattach, tmux a -t plot
-</WRAP>
-----
-This it! You are now generating plots.
-As soon as a plot finishes, the farmer that we started earlier will pick it up and start farming.
-----
-===== Verify that farming is working =====
-Verify this you can run while having the venv activated:
-<code bash>
-chia farm summary
-</code>
-Initially you should see something like this:
-<code bash>
-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
-</code>