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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 nodes, plotting, and farming 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.
Summer Sale
Providers
For the following providers who are participating in the sale, expect to see these prices in Akashlytics! Each provider has been benchmarked and tested to create a $0.10/plot.  
On-Sale Providers
BladeBit Price / Month
MadMax Price  / Month
bigtractorplotting.com
$556 | 8 Minute Plots
$59 | 71 Minute Plots
xch.computer
$363 | 12 Minute Plots
$44 | 95 Minute Plots
akash.world
$174  | 24 Minute Plots
$42 | 99 Minute Plots
Required SDL 
To make sure you get the sale price from the providers, please Copy and Paste the SDL into Akashlytics : 
​BladeBit Summer Sale SDL 
​MadMax Summer Sale SDL​
Please wait up to 60 seconds to see bids from all the providers.
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.  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.
Plotting Demo
@DigitalSpaceport
Jonmichael Hands - VP of Storage Business Development at Chia
Andrew Mello - Head of Mining at Akash
Default wallet
Akash uses Keplr as the desktop wallet. Advanced users can follow the CLI instructions.
Once you have set up 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.
Quickest way to get more AKT
To fund your deployment you will need AKT in your account. The fastest way to do that is in one of the following two ways.
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 inside Keplr (this address will start with cosmos)
3.Go to Osmosis Assets > next to Cosmos Hub - ATOM click on Deposit.  This step will deposit ATOM from your Keplr wallet onto the Osmosis platform.  Press Connect Wallet to connect your Keplr wallet to Osmosis.
4.Now go back to Osmosis Homepage and ensure ATOM > AKT is selected to complete the swap.  This step swaps your ATOM you deposited onto the Osmosis platform into any other supported coin.
5.Return to the Osmosis Assets page to withdraw your AKT to your Keplr wallet.  This step withdraws AKT from the Osmosis platform back into your Keplr wallet.  You can now send AKT to Akashlytics.
Have more questions? Find our team in Discord and Telegram.
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MadMax Disk Plotting
Recommended MadMax CPU Settings for 1Gbps Connections:
~75 minute plots = 8 cpu / 815Gi Storage
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version: "2.0"
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services:
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  chia:
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    image: cryptoandcoffee/akash-chia:200
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    expose:
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      - port: 8080
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        as: 80
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        proto: tcp
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        to:
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          - global: true
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    env:
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    #############################REQUIRED##############################
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      - VERSION=1.3.5 
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     #Always check https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases
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      - CONTRACT=xch16txqvdlh67m9stvwmx848xzpgesd60swqxll3rrnnafunuluflds03jkt4
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      - FARMERKEY=847b826e653279b9e54ce66a1c55cbfdb1ddc4118e70038cdfbaa7e5cb0a785087bc3a6f055f01bbbf84a2c6a3be4a97
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      - PLOTTER=madmax
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     #Choose your plotter software - madmax, bladebit, bladebit-disk
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      - FINAL_LOCATION=upload
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     #Set to "local" to access finished plots through web interface.
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     #Set to "upload" and finished plots will be uploaded to a SSH destination like [email protected]:/home/user/plots
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      - CPU_UNITS=8
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      - MEMORY_UNITS=6Gi
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      - STORAGE_UNITS=815Gi
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     #Must match CPU/Memory/Storage units defined in resources.
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    #############################OPTIONAL##############################
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     #Uncomment the variables below when set FINAL_LOCATION=upload to enable remote uploading
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      #- REMOTE_HOST=changeme.com #SSH upload host
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      #- REMOTE_LOCATION=changeme #SSH upload location like /root/plots
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      #- REMOTE_PORT=22 #SSH upload port
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      #- REMOTE_USER=changeme #SSH upload user
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      #- REMOTE_PASS=changme #SSH upload password
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      #- UPLOAD_BACKGROUND=true
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     #Change to true to enable multiple background uploading of plots, this is the best option to use use 100% of your bandwidth.
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      #- RAMCACHE=32G
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      #Used only for PLOTTER=bladebit-disk, you must increase the memory resources requested below with this additional cache size.
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      #- RCLONE=true
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     #When true must also update JSON_RCLONE and add any destination in same format.
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      #- TOTAL_UPLOADS=1000
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     #Set the total number of parallel uploads allowed to an rclone destination
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      #- ENDPOINT_LOCATION=google
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     #Only used for RCLONE=true
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      #- ENDPOINT_DIR=plots 
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     #Only used for RCLONE=true
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      #- JSON_RCLONE=
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      #  [google]\n
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      #  type = x\n
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      #  scope = x\n
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      #  token = x\n
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      #  root_folder_id = x
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     #Example of STORJ config for RCLONE=true.  If you want to use your own endpoint please escape each line with a backslash n, like in the example.
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profiles:
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  compute:
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    chia:
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      resources:
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        cpu:
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          units: 8.0
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        memory:
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          size: 6Gi
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        storage:
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          size: 815Gi
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  placement:
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    akash:
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      signedBy:
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        anyOf:
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          - "akash1365yvmc4s7awdyj3n2sav7xfx76adc6dnmlx63"
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      attributes:
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        chia-plotting: "true"
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      pricing:
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        chia:
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          denom: uakt
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          amount: 100000
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deployment:
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  chia:
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    akash:
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      profile: chia
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      count: 1
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Bladebit RAM Plotting
Plotting with Bladebit has never been easier!  There are a few things to note before you start using Bladebit instead of Madmax.  Bladebit is so fast it can create plots faster than most home/consumer internet connections (1Gbps) can download them.  To compensate for this we can adjust the Bladebit plotting speed by changing the CPU count of the deployment.

Recommended Bladebit CPU Settings for 1Gbps Connections:
~20 minute plots = 8 cpu / 915Gi Storage
~15 minute plots = 16 cpu / 915Gi Storage
~10 minute plots = 32 cpu / 2Ti Storage

Recommended Bladebit CPU Settings for Multi-Gigabit Connections:
~7 minutes plots = 64 CPU / 2Ti Storage
~4 minutes plots = 100 cpu / 4Ti Storage
~3 minutes plots = 186 cpu / 6Ti Storage

For a standard 1Gbps connection use the settings below, otherwise adjust the CPU units to match the plot time you want to achieve.
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version: "2.0"
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services:
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  chia:
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    image: cryptoandcoffee/akash-chia:200
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    expose:
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      - port: 8080
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        as: 80
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        proto: tcp
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        to:
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          - global: true
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    env:
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    #############################REQUIRED##############################
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      - VERSION=1.3.5 
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     #Always check https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases
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      - CONTRACT=
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      - FARMERKEY=
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      - PLOTTER=bladebit
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     #Choose your plotter software - madmax, bladebit, bladebit-disk
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      - FINAL_LOCATION=upload
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     #Set to "local" to access finished plots through web interface.
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     #Set to "upload" and finished plots will be uploaded to a SSH destination like [email protected]:/home/user/plots
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      - CPU_UNITS=32
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      - MEMORY_UNITS=430Gi
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      - STORAGE_UNITS=1200Gi
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     #Must match CPU/Memory/Storage units defined in resources.
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    #############################OPTIONAL##############################
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     #Uncomment the variables below when set FINAL_LOCATION=upload to enable remote uploading
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      #- REMOTE_HOST=changeme.com #SSH upload host
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      #- REMOTE_LOCATION=changeme #SSH upload location like /root/plots
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      #- REMOTE_PORT=22 #SSH upload port
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      #- REMOTE_USER=changeme #SSH upload user
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      #- REMOTE_PASS=changme #SSH upload password
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      #- UPLOAD_BACKGROUND=true
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     #Change to true to enable multiple background uploading of plots, this is the best option to use use 100% of your bandwidth.
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      #- RAMCACHE=32G
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      #Used only for PLOTTER=bladebit-disk, you must increase the memory resources requested below with this additional cache size.
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      #- RCLONE=true
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     #When true must also update JSON_RCLONE and add any destination in same format.
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      #- TOTAL_UPLOADS=1000
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     #Set the total number of parallel uploads allowed to an rclone destination
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      #- ENDPOINT_LOCATION=google
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     #Only used for RCLONE=true
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      #- ENDPOINT_DIR=plots 
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     #Only used for RCLONE=true
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      #- JSON_RCLONE=
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      #  [google]\n
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      #  type = x\n
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      #  scope = x\n
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      #  token = x\n
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      #  root_folder_id = x
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     #Example of STORJ config for RCLONE=true.  If you want to use your own endpoint please escape each line with a backslash n, like in the example.
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profiles:
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  compute:
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    chia:
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      resources:
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        cpu:
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          units: 32
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        memory:
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          size: 430Gi
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        storage:
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          size: 1200Gi
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  placement:
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    akash:
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      signedBy:
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        anyOf:
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          - "akash1365yvmc4s7awdyj3n2sav7xfx76adc6dnmlx63"
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      attributes:
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        chia-plotting: "true"
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      pricing:
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        chia:
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          denom: uakt
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          amount: 100000
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deployment:
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  chia:
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    akash:
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      profile: chia
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      count: 1
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Downloading plots
To access the Chia Plot Manager, click on the `Uri` link on the deployment detail page.  
To download plots, click an invididual plot in the Chia Plot Manager and click on Download/Open.
Chia Plot Manager
*Once your download has finished - Delete the plot from the container - to make room for new plots!  Plots will continue to be created as long as there is enough free space available in the container (Max 32Tb) and the deployment is fully funded. 
Uploading plots
If you want to upload plots created on Akash directly to a remote destination such as your farm or a storage provider, you have 2 main options.
SSH
Upload your plots to any SSH destination by modifying the env:
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    env:
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    #############################REQUIRED##############################
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      - VERSION=1.3.5 
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     #Always check https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases
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      - CONTRACT=
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      - FARMERKEY=
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      - PLOTTER=bladebit
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     #Choose your plotter software - madmax, bladebit, bladebit-disk
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      - FINAL_LOCATION=upload
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     #Set to "local" to access finished plots through web interface.
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     #Set to "upload" and finished plots will be uploaded to a SSH destination like [email protected]:/home/user/plots
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      - CPU_UNITS=32
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      - MEMORY_UNITS=430Gi
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      - STORAGE_UNITS=1200Gi
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     #Must match CPU/Memory/Storage units defined in resources.
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    #############################OPTIONAL##############################
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     #Uncomment the variables below when set FINAL_LOCATION=upload to enable remote uploading
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      - REMOTE_HOST=changeme.com #SSH upload host
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      - REMOTE_LOCATION=changeme #SSH upload localtion like /root/plots
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      - REMOTE_PORT=22 #SSH upload port
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      - REMOTE_USER=changeme #SSH upload user
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      - REMOTE_PASS=changme #SSH upload password
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      - UPLOAD_BACKGROUND=true
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     #Change to true to enable multiple background uploading of plots, this is the best option to use use 100% of your bandwidth.
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      #- RAMCACHE=32G
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      #Used only for PLOTTER=bladebit-disk, you must increase the memory resources requested below with this additional cache size.
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      #- RCLONE=true
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     #When true must also update JSON_RCLONE and add any destination in same format.
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      #- TOTAL_UPLOADS=1000
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     #Set the total number of parallel uploads allowed to an rclone destination
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      #- ENDPOINT_LOCATION=google
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     #Only used for RCLONE=true
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      #- ENDPOINT_DIR=plots 
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     #Only used for RCLONE=true
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      #- JSON_RCLONE=
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      #  [google]\n
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      #  type = x\n
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      #  scope = x\n
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      #  token = x\n
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      #  root_folder_id = x
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     #Example of STORJ config for RCLONE=true.  If you want to use your own endpoint please escape each line with a backslash n, like in the example.
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Rclone
Upload your plots to any Rclone endpoint!  You need to first create a connection to your endpoint on a standard client so that you have a valid configuration in ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf  You need to modify this block and add \n to the end of each line to make it valid for Akash.  Below you can find examples of how the env: should look.
Rclone to Dropbox
Change the replaceme values below to match your client settings
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    env:
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    #############################REQUIRED##############################
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      - VERSION=1.3.5 
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     #Always check https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases
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      - CONTRACT=
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      - FARMERKEY=
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      - PLOTTER=bladebit
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     #Choose your plotter software - madmax, bladebit, bladebit-disk
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      - FINAL_LOCATION=upload
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     #Set to "local" to access finished plots through web interface.
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     #Set to "upload" and finished plots will be uploaded to a SSH destination like [email protected]:/home/user/plots
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      - CPU_UNITS=42
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      - MEMORY_UNITS=430Gi
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      - STORAGE_UNITS=1200Gi
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     #Must match CPU/Memory/Storage units defined in resources.
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    #############################OPTIONAL##############################
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     #Uncomment the variables below when set FINAL_LOCATION=upload to enable remote uploading
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      #- REMOTE_HOST=changeme.com #SSH upload host
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      #- REMOTE_LOCATION=changeme #SSH upload location like /root/plots
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      #- REMOTE_PORT=22 #SSH upload port
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      #- REMOTE_USER=changeme #SSH upload user
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      #- REMOTE_PASS=changme #SSH upload password
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      #- UPLOAD_BACKGROUND=true
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     #Change to true to enable multiple background uploading of plots, this is the best option to use use 100% of your bandwidth.
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      #- RAMCACHE=32G
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     #Used only for PLOTTER=bladebit-disk, you must increase the memory resources requested below with this additional cache size.
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      - RCLONE=true
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     #When true must also update JSON_RCLONE and add any destination in same format.
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      - TOTAL_UPLOADS=8
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     #Set the total number of parallel uploads allowed to an Rclone destination
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      - ENDPOINT_LOCATION=dropbox
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     #Name of Rclone endpoint
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      - ENDPOINT_DIR=replaceme
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        #Upload directory on Dropbox
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      - JSON_RCLONE=
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        [dropbox]\n
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        type = dropbox\n
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        client_id = replaceme\n
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        client_secret = replaceme\n
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        token = {"access_token":"replaceme","expiry":"replaceme"}
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     #Example of Dropbox config for RCLONE=true.  If you want to use your own endpoint please escape each line with a backslash n, like in the example.
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Rclone to Google Drive
Change the replaceme values below to match your client settings
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    env:
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    #############################REQUIRED##############################
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      - VERSION=1.3.5 
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     #Always check https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases
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      - CONTRACT=
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      - FARMERKEY=
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      - PLOTTER=bladebit
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     #Choose your plotter software - madmax, bladebit, bladebit-disk
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      - FINAL_LOCATION=upload
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     #Set to "local" to access finished plots through web interface.
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     #Set to "upload" and finished plots will be uploaded to a SSH destination like [email protected]:/home/user/plots
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      - CPU_UNITS=42
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      - MEMORY_UNITS=430Gi
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      - STORAGE_UNITS=1200Gi
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     #Must match CPU/Memory/Storage units defined in resources.
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    #############################OPTIONAL##############################
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     #Uncomment the variables below when set FINAL_LOCATION=upload to enable remote uploading
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      #- REMOTE_HOST=changeme.com #SSH upload host
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      #- REMOTE_LOCATION=changeme #SSH upload location like /root/plots
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      #- REMOTE_PORT=22 #SSH upload port
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      #- REMOTE_USER=changeme #SSH upload user
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      #- REMOTE_PASS=changme #SSH upload password
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      #- UPLOAD_BACKGROUND=true
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     #Change to true to enable multiple background uploading of plots, this is the best option to use use 100% of your bandwidth.
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      #- RAMCACHE=32G
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     #Used only for PLOTTER=bladebit-disk, you must increase the memory resources requested below with this additional cache size.
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      - RCLONE=true
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     #When true must also update JSON_RCLONE and add any destination in same format.
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      - TOTAL_UPLOADS=8
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     #Set the total number of parallel uploads allowed to an Rclone destination
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      - ENDPOINT_LOCATION=google
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     #Name of Rclone endpoint
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      - ENDPOINT_DIR=replaceme
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     #Upload directory on Google
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      - JSON_RCLONE=
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        [google]\n
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        type = drive\n
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        scope = drive\n
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        token = {"access_token":"replaceme","token_type":"Bearer","refresh_token":"replaceme","expiry":"replaceme"}\n
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        root_folder_id = replaceme
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     #Example of Google config for RCLONE=true.  If you want to use your own endpoint please escape each line with a backslash n, like in the example.
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Rclone to Storj
Change the replaceme values below to match your client settings
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    env:
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    #############################REQUIRED##############################
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      - VERSION=1.3.5 
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     #Always check https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases
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      - CONTRACT=
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      - FARMERKEY=
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      - PLOTTER=bladebit
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     #Choose your plotter software - madmax, bladebit, bladebit-disk
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      - FINAL_LOCATION=upload
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     #Set to "local" to access finished plots through web interface.
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     #Set to "upload" and finished plots will be uploaded to a SSH destination like [email protected]:/home/user/plots
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      - CPU_UNITS=42
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      - MEMORY_UNITS=430Gi
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      - STORAGE_UNITS=1200Gi
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     #Must match CPU/Memory/Storage units defined in resources.
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    #############################OPTIONAL##############################
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     #Uncomment the variables below when set FINAL_LOCATION=upload to enable remote uploading
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      #- REMOTE_HOST=changeme.com #SSH upload host
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      #- REMOTE_LOCATION=changeme #SSH upload location like /root/plots
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      #- REMOTE_PORT=22 #SSH upload port
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      #- REMOTE_USER=changeme #SSH upload user
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      #- REMOTE_PASS=changme #SSH upload password
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      #- UPLOAD_BACKGROUND=true
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     #Change to true to enable multiple background uploading of plots, this is the best option to use use 100% of your bandwidth.
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      #- RAMCACHE=32G
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     #Used only for PLOTTER=bladebit-disk, you must increase the memory resources requested below with this additional cache size.
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      - RCLONE=true
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     #When true must also update JSON_RCLONE and add any destination in same format.
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      - TOTAL_UPLOADS=8
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     #Set the total number of parallel uploads allowed to an Rclone destination
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      - ENDPOINT_LOCATION=storj
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     #Name of Rclone endpoint
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      - ENDPOINT_DIR=replaceme
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     #Upload directory on Storj
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      - JSON_RCLONE=
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        [storj]\n
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        type = storj\n
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        api_key = replaceme\n
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        passphrase = replaceme\n
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        satellite_address = replaceme\n
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        access_grant = replaceme
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     #Example of Storj config for RCLONE=true.  If you want to use your own endpoint please escape each line with a backslash n, like in the example.
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Speed up downloads
Windows/Mac/Linux : Use a download manager like DownThemAll on Chrome/Firefox/Opera
Linux/CLI: Use aria2 : apt-get install aria2
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aria2c -c -s 16 -x 16 -k 64M -j 1 $plot_download_url
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Waiting for bids...
If Akashlytics hangs on "Waiting for Bids" that could be an indication that all providers are full at the moment.  The recommended fix is to reduce the requested storage amount from 1Ti to something more reasonable like 768Gi
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profiles:
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  compute:
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    chia:
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      resources:
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        cpu:
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          units: 8.0
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        memory:
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          size: 6Gi
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#Chia blockchain is currently ~40gb as of November 2021 / if you are plotting please use at least 256Gi
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        storage:
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          size: 768Gi
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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 keep the chia-plotting attribute to the placement section of deploy.yaml file.
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placement:
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  akash:
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    attributes:
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      chia-plotting: "true"
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    pricing:
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      chia:
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        denom: uakt
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        amount: 100000
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Create more deployments
Easily scale your total plotting output by creating a new deployment.  Click the three dots next to the Add Funds button on the deployment details page and click Redeploy.  
Troubleshooting
Polygon on Akash
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