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Chia on Akash

Why use Akash?

Welcome Chia community! We are excited to announce support for Chia on the Akash network! You can now run farmers and plotters on our marketplace of compute. Below you will find details on how to configure your deployment for different use cases. Akash is a part of the Cosmos ecosystem of blockchains.

Windows/Linux/Mac Users

1. Install Keplr wallet as a browser plugin
2. Install Akashlytics and import your AKT wallet address from Keplr.
3. Fund your wallet

For additional help we recommend you follow our full deployment guide in parallel with this guide.

How does this work?

Akash uses its blockchain to manage your container deployment and accounting. To deploy on Akash you will need to fund your wallet with at least 10 AKT (~$20) Each time you create a deployment, 5 AKT will be used for escrow and to fund the deployment. If the deployment is canceled the balance of the escrow is returned to you. You can spin up deployments without worrying about any long term contracts and you can cancel anytime.

Default wallet

Akash uses Keplr as the desktop wallet. Advanced users can follow the CLI instructions

Quickest way to get more AKT

To fund your deployment you will need AKT in your account. The fastest way to do that is as follows:

Buy on an Exchange

1. Install Keplr
2. Buy AKT on an exchange
3. Withdraw your AKT to your Keplr wallet.

Swap from ATOM to AKT

1. Install Keplr
2. Send 10 ATOM to your new Cosmos wallet address (this address will start with cosmos)
3. Goto https://app.osmosis.zone/assets > next to Cosmos Hub - ATOM click on Deposit
4. Now go back to https://app.osmosis.zone/ and select ATOM > AKT to complete the swap
5. Return to the https://app.osmosis.zone/assets page to withdraw your AKT to your Keplr wallet

Have more questions? Find our team in Discord and Telegram

Deploying Chia Plotting on Akash

Once you have setup your Keplr wallet and imported the address to Akashlytics you are ready to create your first deployment. Follow the instructions in Akashlytics to create a certificate, then click on Create Deployment

When prompted to Choose Template select Empty as we will copy-and-paste the deploy.yaml file from this repository. Choose Empty for the template and paste the deploy.yaml file from this repository adjusting your wallet address and pool variables.

---
version: "2.0"

services:
  chia:
    image: cryptoandcoffee/akash-chia:72
    expose:
      - port: 8080
        as: 80
        proto: tcp
        to:
          - global: true
    env:
      - CONTRACT=
      - FARMERKEY=
      - REMOTE_LOCATION=local   
        #Choose local to access finished plots through web interface or set to upload and finished plots will be sent to SSH destination path like /root/plots
      - PLOTTER=madmax
      - THREADS=8 #Must match CPU units
        #Choose your plotter software - madmax or blade (testnet only)
###################################################################
# Uncomment the variables below and set REMOTE_LOCATION=upload to enable remote uploading
#      - REMOTE_HOST=changeme.com #SSH upload host
#      - REMOTE_LOCATION=changeme #SSH upload location like /root/plots
#      - REMOTE_PORT=22 #SSH upload port
#      - REMOTE_USER=changeme #SSH upload user
#      - REMOTE_PASS=changme #SSH upload password
profiles:
  compute:
    chia:
      resources:
        cpu:
          units: 8.0
        memory:
          size: 6Gi
#Chia blockchain is currently ~40gb as of November 2021 / if you are plotting please use at least 256Gi
        storage:
          size: 1Ti
  placement:
    akash:
      attributes:
        chia-plotting: "true"
      pricing:
        chia:
          denom: uakt
          amount: 100000
deployment:
  chia:
    akash:
      profile: chia
      count: 1

Choosing a provider

Akash is a marketplace of compute. Providers set their own prices for compute resources. We recommend you try different providers and check your logs after deployment.

How to speed up plotting?

Use only providers with the chia-plotting attribute

To limit the selection of providers to those with fast storage that meets the requirements for plotting, we recommend you add the chia-plotting attribute to the placement section of deploy.yaml file.

placement:
  akash:
    attributes:
      chia-plotting: "true"
    pricing:
      chia:
        denom: uakt
        amount: 25

Increase the deployment size on Akash

You can deploy more than one instance of plotting.

cpu:
  units: 1.0 # Max cpu units is 10

Or increase the replica count from count: 1 to count: 2.

deployment:
  chia:
    akash:
      profile: chia
      count: 1 # Multiplier for cpu:units