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Manic! · 05-11-2021, 02:06 PM

I have been doing research into chia mining and this is what I have so far. May 17th code gets updated to allow pool mining. Unless you have 100's of TB of space it's best to wait until pools start. One pool (hpool) does exist but they make you mine to their wallet so not a real pool.

Each 101 GB plot requires up to 320 GB of space on an SSD to be created. A 1TB SSD will allow 3 plots at a time but if you stagger the plots (start at different times) you can do more. Faster the SSD the better. SSD's will die so treat them as a consumable. 2 TB seems to be a popular size. Most drives are sold out or overpriced. I picked up a WD SN850 2 TB drive. The more cores and ram you have the more plots you can do at one time. I think you need 4GB of ram per plot. Use a cheap SSD for the OS. A 120 GB Sata drive is fine.

Costco has 8 TB WD mybook drives for $179. I think you can use them via USB. I have heard some people move the drives to a raspberry pi after they are filled.

I probably got some stuff wrong. If anyone has more info post it up.

This is a 30K chia farm.

How to move plots to a raspberry pi.

https://medium.com/geekculture/how-t...r-66440c17d318

https://www.storagereview.com/review...erry-pi-how-to

05-11-2021, 02:06 PM	#3142
Manic! Need to Shave n Shower, but I CANT STOP POSTING ON RS Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nanaimo Posts: 17,673 Thanked 8,549 Times in 4,005 Posts Failed 1,523 Times in 659 Posts Member's Picture Albums	I have been doing research into chia mining and this is what I have so far. May 17th code gets updated to allow pool mining. Unless you have 100's of TB of space it's best to wait until pools start. One pool (hpool) does exist but they make you mine to their wallet so not a real pool. Each 101 GB plot requires up to 320 GB of space on an SSD to be created. A 1TB SSD will allow 3 plots at a time but if you stagger the plots (start at different times) you can do more. Faster the SSD the better. SSD's will die so treat them as a consumable. 2 TB seems to be a popular size. Most drives are sold out or overpriced. I picked up a WD SN850 2 TB drive. The more cores and ram you have the more plots you can do at one time. I think you need 4GB of ram per plot. Use a cheap SSD for the OS. A 120 GB Sata drive is fine. Costco has 8 TB WD mybook drives for $179. I think you can use them via USB. I have heard some people move the drives to a raspberry pi after they are filled. I probably got some stuff wrong. If anyone has more info post it up. This is a 30K chia farm. How to move plots to a raspberry pi. https://medium.com/geekculture/how-t...r-66440c17d318 https://www.storagereview.com/review...erry-pi-how-to __________________ Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. Last edited by Manic!; 05-11-2021 at 02:12 PM.