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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: ''sudo 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>

===== Step 3 - Enable the Chia service =====

You should now be able to see the service with ''sudo systemctl status chia'':

<code>
$ sudo systemctl status chia
● chia.service - Chia Service
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/chia.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)
</code>

  * Enable the service by running: ''sudo systemctl enable chia''
  * Start the service by running: ''sudo systemctl start chia''

When you reboot the system, Chia should automatically start up.