---
id: farmerbot_setup
title: 🤖 How to Set up Your Farmerbot
image_caption: How to Set up Your Farmerbot
description: Take a look as Scott takes us through how to set up the Farmerbot on an Ubuntu system and manage your nodes.
date: 2023-03-24
taxonomies:
    people: [sam_taggart]
    tags: [update, technology, news, community]
    news-category: [foundation]
extra:
    imgPath: farmerbot_setup.png
---

The Farmerbot, which allows ThreeFold Farmers to put nodes in their farm to sleep when not in use, is now live on testnet!

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The long-awaited feature will bring considerable energy savings to the grid and cost savings for farmers.

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Take a look as Scott takes us through how to set up the Farmerbot on an Ubuntu system and manage your nodes.

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- 📹 [Video Tutorial](https://youtu.be/8KKqqHmJE1Q)
- 📄 [Farmerbot Readme](https://github.com/threefoldtech/farmerbot#readme)
- 🚨 [Submit Issues](https://github.com/threefoldtech/farmerbot/issues)
- 💬 [Ask Questions](https://t.me/threefoldtesting)