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.  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 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.
Deploying Chia Plotting on Akash
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.
When prompted to Choose Template select Empty as we will copy-and-paste the deploy.yaml file from this repository (listed below). Choose Empty for the template and paste the deploy.yaml file adjusting your wallet address and pool variables as desired.
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---
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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:12
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    expose:
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      - port: 8444
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        as: 8444
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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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      - CONTRACT=
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      - FARMERKEY=
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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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      - PLOTTER=madmax #Choose your plotter software - madmax/blade
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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: 10.0
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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: 256Gi
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  placement:
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    akash:
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      pricing:
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        chia:
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          denom: uakt
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          amount: 100
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​
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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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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.
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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: 25
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Increase the deployment size on Akash
You can deploy more than one instance of plotting.
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cpu:
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  units: 1.0 # Max cpu units is 10
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Or increase the replica count from count: 1 to count: 2.
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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 # Multiplier for cpu:units
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Contents

Why use Akash?

Windows/Linux/Mac Users

How does this work?

Default wallet

Quickest way to get more AKT

Buy on an Exchange

Swap from ATOM to AKT

Deploying Chia Plotting on Akash

Choosing a provider

How to speed up plotting?

Use only providers with the chia-plotting attribute

Increase the deployment size on Akash