# Chia Network w/ Docker

This makes using the Chia network very easy, especially via CLI as Chia have now moved to an electron app. Testing with beta-1.0b8-dev at time of writing.

# Prerequisites

## Build the docker image

```sh
docker build -t chia .
```

## Set up ENV

Set up a `.env` file, see `.env.example`. You'll want a fast drive for tmp, and a big drive for final. Worst case, just use the same drive.

# Config

An example `config.yaml` will be added soon, however here is a list of the modifications that need to be made.

* Replace `127.0.0.1` with the appropriate host. Since each process runs as a container at a unique hostname (the service name), we need to direct traffic to the correct host. This is generally replacing the key `xxx_peer: 127.0.0.1` to `xxx_peer: xxx`,  e.g. `farmer_peer: farmer` since the farmer will be available at the hostname `farmer`. 
* Set `start_rpc_server: false`. We don't need the rpc server, as it is designed to allow interprocess communication when everything is all running and hidden, and to manage services / processes. We interact directly by running and stopping docker containers instead.
* Update `plots.yml` to change your local dir to the mounted dir, i.e. `/plots-final/plot-knn-yyyy-mm-dd-hh-MM-xxxxxxxxxx.dat`.

# Running

## Init
```sh
# Init your config
docker-compose run init

# Generate your keys
docker-compose run generate_keys
```

## Plots

```sh
# Start Generating some Plots
docker-compose up -d create_plots
# Alternate invocation
docker-compose up -d -e PLOT_K=30 -e PLOT_N=10 create_plots
```

## Farming

```sh
docker-compose up -d full_node
docker-compose up -d farmer
docker-compose up -d harvester
```

# TODO
* `config.yml` with appropriate hosts and ports for running components internally