Chia Docker Container

https://www.chia.net/

Configuration

Required configuration:

• Publish p2p network port via -p 8444:8444
• Bind mounting a host plot dir in the container to /plots (e.g. -v /path/to/hdd/storage/:/plots)
• Bind mounting a host config dir in the container to /root/.chia (e.g. -v /path/to/storage/:/root/.chia)
• Set initial chia keys add method:
  • Manual input from docker shell via -e KEYS=type (recommended)
  • Copy from existing farmer via -e KEYS=copy and -e CA=/path/to/mainnet/config/ssl/ca/
  • Add key from mnemonic text file via -e KEYS=/path/to/mnemonic.txt
  • Generate new keys (default)

Optional configuration:

• Pass multiple plot directories via PATH-style colon-separated directories (.e.g. -e plots_dir=/plots/01:/plots/02:/plots/03)
• Set desired time zone via environment (e.g. -e TZ=Europe/Berlin)
• Publish RPC network port via -p 8555:8555

On first start with recommended -e KEYS=type:

• Open docker shell docker exec -it <containerid> sh
• Enter chia keys add
• Paste space-separated mnemonic words
• Enter chia wallet show
• Press S to skip restore from backup
• Restart docker cotainer

Operation

• Open docker shell docker exec -it <containerid> sh
• Check synchronization chia show -s -c
• Check farming chia farm summary
• Check balance chia wallet show