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--- crypto:chia:speeding_up [2021/06/23 09:47] – [Plotting] peter
+++ crypto:chia:speeding_up [2021/06/23 09:59] (current) – [Plotting] peter
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   * Stagger multiple plotting instances to start 30 minutes or more apart.
+More RAM will __marginally__ increase speed of plot creation.
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 ===== Plotting =====
-These tend to take the most time during plotting:
+There are 4 major phases to plotting.
-  * Phase 1 (Forward Propagation)
+  * **Phase 1 (Forward Propagation)**:  Utilizes multi-threading.
-  * Phase 3 (Compression)
+    * Takes a long time.
+    * Use the **-r** flag to specify the number of threads.  Ideally greater than 2, example **-r 2**.
+    * Above 4 threads there are diminishing returns.
+  * **Phase 2 (Back Propagation)**:  No multi-threading.
+  * **Phase 3 (Compression)**:  No multi-threading.
+    * Takes a long time.
+  * **Phase 4 (Checkpoints)**:  No multi-threading.
+    * Completes the plot file and moves it to the final destination.
 <WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  To maximize plotting speed, **-t** and **-2** should be on your fastest drives, and **-d** can be on a slow drive.
+**NOTE:**  To maximize plotting speed:
-<code bash>
+  * **-t** and **-2** should be on your fastest drives.
-chia plots create -t {plotting-folder} -d {final-folder}
+  * **-d** can be on a slow drive.
-</code>
+  * **-r** should have a value greater than 2.
-or
 <code bash>
-chia plots create -t {plotting-folder} -2 {temp_dir_2} -d {final-folder}
+chia plots create -r 2 -t {plotting-folder} -2 {temp_dir_2} -d {final-folder}
 </code>
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-There are 4 major phases to plotting.
-  * **Phase 1 (Forward Propagation)**:  Utilizes multi-threading.
-    * Above 4 threads there are diminishing returns.
-  * Phase 2 (Back Propagation)**:  No multi-threading.
-  * **Phase 3 (Compression)**:  No multi-threading.
-  * Phase 4 (Checkpoints):
-You can better optimize your plotting by using the -r flag in your command and setting it to greater than 2, e.g,. -r 2.