Here you will find everything farming related. this includes:
- Monitoring, creating, and updating your farms from the [Your Farms](./your_farms.md) section where you can also check your nodes and update multiple things like the public configuration and extra fees of the node.
- Exploring and finding farms that are available on the ThreeFold grid from the [Farm Finder](./farms_finder.md) section.
- Generating your own boot device for your system from the [Node Installer](./node_installer.md) section.
- Estimating and calculating potential earnings from farming on the ThreeFold Grid from the [Simulator](./simulator.md) section.
A tool provided by ThreeFold that allows users to estimate and calculate potential earnings from farming on the ThreeFold Grid. Farming refers to the process of providing computing resources, such as storage and processing power, to the ThreeFold Grid and earning tokens in return. The tf-farming-calculator takes into account various factors, including the amount of resources contributed, the duration of farming, and the current market conditions, to provide users with an estimate of their potential earnings in terms of ThreeFold Tokens (TFT).
This comprehensive guide aims to provide users with detailed instructions and insights into efficiently managing their _Farms_. Farms encompass servers and storage devices contributing computational and storage capabilities to the grid, empowering users to oversee, maintain, and optimize their resources effectively.
- [Getting started](#getting-started)
- [Create a new Farm](#create-a-new-farm)
- [Manage Your Farms](#manage-your-farms)
- [Add a public IP to your Farm](#add-a-public-ip-to-your-farm)
- [Add a Stellar address for payout](#add-a-stellar-address-for-payout)
- [Generate your node bootstrap image](#generate-your-node-bootstrap-image)
- [The Difference Between IPs Assigned to Nodes Versus a Farm](#the-difference-between-ips-assigned-to-nodes-versus-a-farm)
## Getting started
After logging in to the TF Dashboard, on the sidebar click on **Dashboard** then _Your Farms_ .
## Create a new Farm
If you want to start farming, you need a farmID, the ID of the farm that is owning the hardware node(s) you connect to the TFGrid.
**Currently on**:
- [Devnet](https://dashboard.dev.grid.tf/)
- [Qanet](https://dashboard.qa.grid.tf/)
- [Testnet](https://dashboard.test.grid.tf/)
- [Mainnet](https://dashboard.grid.tf/)
Click `Create Farm` and choose a name.
Click on `Create`.
The farm is by default set up as 'DIY'. A farm can become certified through certification program.
Also a pricing policy is defined. Pricing policy is currently the same for all farms, the field is created for future use.
## Manage Your Farms
You can browse your Farms in _Farms_ table; Farms table contains all your own farms and its your entry point to manage your farm as in the following sections.
### Add a public IP to your Farm
If you have public IPv4 addresses available that can be used for usage on the TFGrid, you can add them in your farm.
Click `ADD IP`, specify the addresses, the gateway and click `CREATE`.
You can add them one by one or using range of IPs.
**Some notes about adding a new IPs**:
- Be careful not to create a new IP range that contains an IP address that already exists; doing so will result in an error.
- Verify that both the gateway address and the IP address are correct.
- Be careful not to include the same gateway address in a new IP range.
Deleting IPv4 addresses is also possible here. The `Deployed Contract ID` gives an indication of whether an IP is currently used. If it is 0, it is safe to remove it.
### Add a Stellar address for payout
In a first phase, farming of tokens still results in payout on the Stellar network. So to get the farming reward, a Stellar address needs to be provided.
You can read about different ways to store TFT [here](../../threefold_token/storing_tft/storing_tft.md). Make sure to use a Stellar wallet for your farming rewards.
### Generate your node bootstrap image
Once you know your farmID, you can set up your node on TFGrid3. Click on `Bootstrap Node Image`.
Read more Zero-OS bootstrap image [here](../../farmers/3node_building/2_bootstrap_image.md).
### Additional information
After booting a node, the info will become available in `Your Nodes` table, including the status info along with the minting and fixup receipts.
Clicking on the node statistics will open up a calendar where you can view the periods the node was minting or undergoing a fixup. Clicking on the periods will show a popup with the start and end datetimes, receipt hash and the amount of TFTs minted (if it is a minting receipt).
You can also download a single node's receipts using the `Download Receipts` button within the node statistics. Moreover, you can download all of the nodes' receipts using the `Download Receipts` button on the top left corner of the farm nodes table.
## Manage Your Nodes
as in farms table _Nodes_ table contains all your own nodes and its your entry point to manage your farm as in the following sections.
### Node information
Expand your node information by clicking on the expand button in the target node row.
### Extra Fees
You can set a price for the special hardware you’re providing e.g. GPUs while renting.
- Under the **Your Nodes** table, locate the target node and click **Set Additional Fees** under **Actions**
- Set a monthly fee (in USD) and click **Save**
### Public Configuration
To configure public IP addresses to a specific Node
- Under the **Your Nodes** table, locate the target node and click **Add a public config** under **Actions**
- Fill in the necessary information and click save. Only the IPv4 address and gateway are necessary.
> The IPv6 address and the Domain are optional but if you provide The IPv6 you have to provide its Domain.
#### The Difference Between IPs Assigned to Nodes Versus a Farm
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IPs assigned to a farm are available to be rented by workloads. They can be assigned to virtual machines for example. IPs assigned to nodes enable each node to become a gateway.
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