chia-monitoring

My messy set of "tools" to help me monitor and get some stats about Chia plotting/farming.

Installation

Tested on GNU/Linux (Ubuntu 20.04).

1. Clone the repo and enter the directory
2. Optional: create a venv with python -m venv venv and activate . ./venv/bin/activate
3. pip install -r requirements.txt
4. cp secrets.default.yaml secrets.yaml
5. Configure your own Discord Webhook URL in secrets.yaml
6. Check out scripts/
   • cron-farm.sh will send you the output of chia farm summary
   • cron-wallet.sh same for chia wallet show (not sure why I even expect to get 1 $xch anyway...)
   • cron-stats.sh will output some stats that I found useful based on the plot logs. I'm currently using swar/Swar-Chia-Plot-Manager. The objective here is to help me understand if the config changes I made are helping or not. In this example, the time per plot increased (from ~5h50 to ~6h), when I reduced the stagger time aggressively (from 120min -> 60min -> 70min)

Phase 1 average time:
    For all plots: 02:06:15
    For last 5 plots: 02:16:57
    For last 4 plots: 02:19:08
    For last 3 plots: 02:21:44

Completion average time:
    For all plots: 05:53:27
    For last 5 plots: 06:12:31
    For last 4 plots: 06:09:58
    For last 3 plots: 06:04:31

• cron-temp.sh to check the temperature of my storage devices. You should be able to adapt for yours. The objective here is to help me understand if there's enough cooling. A quick workaround is to open the window or turn on the AC. Relies on smartmontools' smartctl which needs to be run as root. Temperatures in Celsius, not sure if this can be changed. I'm find with Celsius :)

Storage temperature:
    nvme0n1: 32°C
    nvme1n1: 29°C
    nvme2n1: 29°C
    nvme3n1: 30°C
    nvme4n1: 29°C
    sda: 33°C

FAQ

Q: What do you plan on adding to this repo?
A: Not really sure yet but most likely random scripts like these that I find useful.

Q: Any plans on getting proper monitoring?
A: Yes! I haven't played around with any monitoring solutions in many years. As time permits, I plan on investigating options and play around with things that work for me.

Q: How can I thank you for this?
A: Hit the star and share with a friend if you find useful.

Q: Can I contribute with stuff?
A: I don't see why not but note that I will only approve things that I find useful.

Q: Can I send you some $XCH?
A: Sure, here's my wallet address: xch1cxq3hyyfc06a88l4s47ncgsjjp5q7sgmndtyc7hmn5w438867pps66crkl