Chia Monitor

Simple autostart and checking for Chia farming in Windows / Python script.

Overview

Chia Monitor is a Python tool designed to automate and monitor Chia farming on Windows. It provides real-time status via a graphical interface and manages farm services, credentials, and network drives for both local and remote plot directories (initializes remote/UNC drive access on startup).

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Features

• Autostart Chia Farmer: Automatically starts the Chia farmer process.
• Farm Status Monitoring: Periodically checks farming status and plot file count.
• GUI Dashboard: Displays farming status, plot summary, plot counts, error logs, and lets you edit directories and expected plots.
• Credential Management: Securely retrieves Chia wallet and network share credentials from Windows Credential Manager.
• Network Drive Handling: Maps/checks local and UNC network directories; retries on failures.
• Plot Count Alerting: Launches Chia GUI if plot count doesn't match expected value after several checks.
• Rotating Logging: Keeps activity logs with rotation to avoid large log files.
• Graceful Shutdown: Stops Chia farmer services and saves config on exit.

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Installation & Setup

1. Prerequisites

   • Python 3.x installed on Windows.
   • Chia client installed (CLI and GUI paths set in config).

2. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/alewir/chia_monitor.git C:\chia_monitor
   cd chia_monitor
   

Configure Credentials

• Save your Chia wallet password in Windows Credential Manager:
  • Service Name: chia_wallet_password
  • Username: chia_farmer
  • Password: (your wallet password)
• (Optional) Save network share credentials if scanning network drives:
  • Service Name: chia_network_shares
  • Username: username
  • Password: password

Edit Configuration

Modify chia_monitor_config.json for paths, expected plots, directories, and other parameters. Example (assuming repo cloned and Chia GUI - https://www.chia.net/downloads/ - installed on drive C):

{
  "chia_path": "c:\\<path_to_chia_gui_installation>\\resources\\app.asar.unpacked\\daemon\\chia.exe",
  "chia_gui_path": "c:\\<path_to_chia_gui_installation>\\chia.exe",
  "keyring_service_name": "chia_wallet_password",
  "keyring_username": "chia_farmer",
  "network_share_service_name": "chia_network_shares",
  "log_file_path": "C:\\chia_monitor\\harvest.log",
  "max_log_bytes": 1048576,
  "backup_count": 5,
  "summary_check_interval_seconds": 30,
  "network_drive_retry_attempts": 3,
  "network_drive_retry_delay_seconds": 10,
  "plot_filename_pattern_str": "plot-k32-\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}-.{64}\\.plot",
  "plot_directories": [
    "D:\\\\",
    "E:\\\\",
    "F:\\\\",
    "M:\\\\NAS-SYS02\\ChiaFarmNFS02\\\\",
    "N:\\\\NAS-SYS01\\ChiaFarmNFS01\\\\"
  ],
  "expected_plots": 123
}

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Usage

Start the Monitor:

• Windows Scheduler

  • General: "Run only when user is logged in."
  • Triggers: "At log on" - "At log on of any user
  • Actions: Start a program
    • Program script: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
    • Add arguments (...):/c "c:\<path_to_python_installation>\python.exe C:\chia_monitor\harvest.py"

• Conitions: "Start only if the following network connection is available" - "Any connection"

• WSL/2 (Ubuntu)

sh
python harvest.py

Interact with GUI

• View farming status, plot summary, and logs.
• Edit plot directories and expected plot count directly in the GUI.
• Quit to stop farmer services and save changes.

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How It Works

• Loads configuration from chia_monitor_config.json.
• Retrieves credentials from Windows Credential Manager.
• Maps/checks all plot directories (local and network).
• Scans for plot files using regex pattern.
• Periodically checks farm status and plot count.
• If a mismatch is detected, launches Chia GUI for manual inspection.
• Logs all activity to a rotating log file and GUI console.
• On exit, stops farmer and saves configuration.

Troubleshooting

• Missing Executable: Ensure chia_path and chia_gui_path in config are correct.
• Credential Errors: Store correct credentials in Windows Credential Manager.
• Network Issues: Check UNC paths, network drive mappings, and permissions.
• Configuration Errors: Invalid config will fall back to defaults; check log for warnings.

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License

See LICENSE.

Contributing Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests for improvements.