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====== Chia Autostart (Linux) ======

Running Chia as a service has several benefits, the main one being this always ensures your node / farm is running. Example given: When your farm reboots unexpectedly the service will auto start your farm after boot. You can also use this to autostart your node or harvester (change the startup script accordingly).

===== Step 1 - Create a Chia startup script =====

Use your prefered editor to create the following text file and save it (eg: startfarm.sh)

//Note: Replace {USERNAME} with the name of the user having Chia installed.
//<code>
#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/env bash -c 'cd /home/{USERNAME}/chia-blockchain && . ./activate && chia start farmer' 2>/dev/null
</code>

After saving use ''chmod +x startfarm.sh'' to set the correct permissions. You can now execute the script to test if this starts up your farm: ''./startfarm.sh''.

===== Step 2 - Create the Chia service =====

Create the Chia service: ''nano /etc/systemd/system/chia.service'' and paste the following service:

//Note: Replace {USERNAME} (3x) with the name of the user having Chia installed.
//<code>
[Unit]
Description=Chia Service
[Service]
Type=forking
RemainAfterExit=no
User={username}
WorkingDirectory=/home/{username}/chia-blockchain
ExecStart=/home/{username}/startfarm.sh
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
</code>