MacOS
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Machinaris runs well inside Docker on MacOS (Intel) systems, though unfortunately not yet MacOS (Apple) systems. The following guide covers a standalone install on a single machine. Once launched, you'll just browse to http://localhost:8926.
Machinaris also supports monitoring and controlling multiple workers on your local-area-network.
- You'll need a recent Docker and
docker-composeinstalled. - Recommend a minimum of 16 GB memory for a Machinaris controller (full-node). May need 32 GB+ if you add many forks. Machinaris harvesters will use less memory than full-nodes, even 2 GB can work on some hardware.
- Ensure you have at least 150 GB of free space to hold the Chia blockchain... more required for forks.
- Use a SSD to hold the Machinaris appdata (including blockchains) as a HDD will be too slow. HDDs are great to hold plots though!
Most users will want to run a full-node with all services started and full-functionality available. Use the Launch Wizard to create docker-compose.yml file for your system.
Place the docker-compose.yml you generated from https://www.machinaris.app/ into a folder on your computer, could be in your Home diretory, I recommend naming the folder machinaris. Then open a shell in that folder:
docker-compose config
docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d
docker logs -f machinaris
That config command will check the docker-compose.yml and output an error if problems. Watch the logs command to ensure a clean startup happens, then browse to http://localhost:8926/. From there you can run the Setup through the Machinaris WebUI.
Just browse to http://localhost:8926 where you can either import an existing key or generate a new one:
For your full-node, you should port-forward your router back to your Docker container on port tcp/8444. This is required to stay synced and thus participating in farming challenges.
Here's an example port-forward config from my Unifi-router:
