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How to create MadMax Gigahorse Poolplots on Windows?
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As pioneered by Chia ecosystem developer Madmax, it is now possible to plot and farm “compressed” plots. These plots make use of a trade-off between Proof of Space and some compute; The higher the compression level, the more compute is required to generate the missing proofs on the fly.
Although compressed plots require a GPU and more electricity to be farmed than uncompressed pool plots, they are economical up until certain compression levels. Do note that because of the development work that went into this, a fee is required equal to 6.25% + potentially some transaction fee revenue.
In this guide you will learn how to create poolplots for windows using MadMax' Gigaplotter.
Good to know: MadMax compressed plots are already compatible with Chia pooling. However if you do not want to pay the development fee and can wait a bit more, Bladebit CUDA plotter will allow you to create compressed plots. These are however not farmable currently.
System requirements
- 256GB RAM
- 4GB VRAM GPU minimum, but 8GB recommended
How to
Step 1: Install WSL
Step 2: Install Sourcetree
install Sourcetree https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/
Step 3: Clone Gigahorse repository
Clone Gigahorse repository https://github.com/madMAx43v3r/chia-gigahorse.git
Warning: Even though MadMax is a renowend community developer, this software is closed source, which means the community can not inspect it for faulty code. As with all third party software, we can therefore not endorse it or guarentee it's safety.
Step 4: Create Gigahorse Poolplots
- go to <folder specified in clone git>/cuda-plotter/windows and run cuda_plot_k32.exe
- Specify the following params:
- -C = compression level
- -n = number of plots
- -M = RAM
- -t = temporary directory
- -d = final directory
- -f = farmer key (link to how to find this)
- -c = pool contract key (link to how to find this)
Example:
cd into the correct dir.\cuda_plot_k32.exe -C 5 -n 1 -M 256 -t D:\ -d D:\ -f <your farmer key> -c <your pool contract key>
Additional sources: