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# chia-blockchain
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[![Chia Network logo ](https://www.chia.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chia-logo.svg "Chia logo" )](https://www.chia.net/)
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Chia is a modern cryptocurrency built from scratch, designed to be efficient, decentralized, and secure. Here are some of the features and benefits:
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* [Proof of space and time ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tmRIb7lgi4QfKkNaxuKOBHRmwbVlGL4f7EsBDr_5xZE/edit ) based consensus which allows anyone to farm with commodity hardware
* Very easy to use full node and farmer GUI and cli (thousands of nodes active on mainnet)
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* [Chia seeder ](https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/wiki/Chia-Seeder-User-Guide ), which maintains a list of reliable nodes within the Chia network via a built-in DNS server.
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* Simplified UTXO based transaction model, with small on-chain state
* Lisp-style Turing-complete functional [programming language ](https://chialisp.com/ ) for money related use cases
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* BLS keys and aggregate signatures (only one signature per block)
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* [Pooling protocol ](https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/wiki/Pooling-User-Guide ) that allows farmers to have control of making blocks
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* Support for light clients with fast, objective syncing
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* A growing community of farmers and developers around the world
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Please check out the [Chia website ](https://www.chia.net/ ), the [wiki ](https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/wiki ), and [FAQ ](https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/wiki/FAQ ) for
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information on this project.
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Python 3.8.1+ is required. Make sure your default python version is >=3.8.1
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by typing `python3` .
If you are behind a NAT, it can be difficult for peers outside your subnet to
reach you when they start up. You can enable
[UPnP ](https://www.homenethowto.com/ports-and-nat/upnp-automatic-port-forward/ )
on your router or add a NAT (for IPv4 but not IPv6) and firewall rules to allow
TCP port 8444 access to your peer.
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These methods tend to be router make/model specific.
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Most users should only install harvesters, farmers, plotter, full nodes, and wallets.
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Setting up a seeder is best left to more advanced users.
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Building Timelords and VDFs is for sophisticated users, in most environments.
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Chia Network and additional volunteers are running sufficient Timelords
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for consensus.
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## Installing
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Install instructions are available in the
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[Installation Details ](https://docs.chia.net/installation/ )
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section of the
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[Chia Docs ](https://docs.chia.net/introduction/ ).
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## Running
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Once installed, an
[Introduction to Chia ](https://docs.chia.net/introduction/ )
guide is available in the
[Chia Docs ](https://docs.chia.net/introduction/ ).