# Farms 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) - [Additional information](#additional-information) - [Manage Your Nodes](#manage-your-nodes) - [Node information](#node-information) - [Extra Fees](#extra-fees) - [Public Configuration](#public-configuration) - [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. ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms.png) ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms_create.png) 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. ![](../img/dashboard_farms_farms_table.png) ### 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. ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms_farm_details.png) ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms_add_ip_single.png) ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms_add_ip_range.png) 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. ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms_ip_details.png) ### 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. ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms_farm_details.png) ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms_stellar_address.png) 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`. ![dashboard_bootstrap_farm](../img/dashboard_bootstrap_farm.png) 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. ![ ](../img/dashboard_farms_node_details.png) 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). ![ ](../img/dashboard_portal_ui_nodes_minting.png) 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. ![](../img/dashboard_farms_extra_fee.png) - 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 ![](../img/dashboard_farms_public_config.png) - 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 --- 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.