Version 2.6.0

[2.6.0] - 2026-02-16

Added

Changed

• Chia to v2.6.0 - misc improvements, see their release notes.

NOTE: Machinaris has been deprecated as the author no longer has any interest in Chia. Existing users are recommended to find alternative ways to run this blockchain on their platforms.

Version 2.5.7

Added

Changed

• Chia to v2.5.7 - misc improvements, see their release notes.

Version 2.5.6

Changed

• Chia to v2.5.6 - misc improvements, see their release notes.
• Gigahorse to v2.5.5.giga36. NOTE: Only for AMD64, so ARM64 uses an old version.

Version 2.5.5

Added

Changed

• Chia to v2.5.5 - misc improvements, see their release notes. Not backwards compatible with old versions.

Version 2.5.4

Added

Changed

• Madmax - Dropping support for pre-compression Madmax chia plotter, as it won't build on current OS versions. Using his Gigahorse plotter binaries instead. Bladebit plotter support remains unchanged.

Updated

• Chia to v2.5.4 - misc improvements, see their release notes.
• Gigahorse to v2.5.3.giga36. NOTE: Only for AMD64, so ARM64 uses an old version.

Version 2.5.3

Added

Changed

Updated

• Chia to v2.5.3 - misc improvements, see their release notes.

Version 2.5.2

Added

Changed

Updated

• Chia to v2.5.2 - misc improvements, see their release notes.
• Gigahorse to v2.5.2.giga36. NOTE: Only for AMD64, so ARM64 uses an old version.

Version 2.5.1

Added

Changed

• For Chia and Gigahorse, install them on the latest Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) Docker image.
• Deprecate (stop building) all old Chia forks (Apple, Achi, etc) if they've had more than year witout updates.

Updated

• Cactus to v2.5.0
• Chia to v2.5.1 - Upgrade recommended as pooling just broke in Chia v2.5.0
• Gigahorse to v2.5.1.giga36. NOTE: Only for AMD64, so ARM64 uses an old version.

Version 2.5.0

Added

• New check to restart a farmer if pooling and no partials have been observed in the last hour. Thanks @aweigold!

Changed

Updated

• Chia to v2.5.0 - misc improvements, see their release notes.
• Gigahorse to v2.5.0.giga36. NOTE: Only for AMD64, so ARM64 uses an old version.

Notes

• Chia X.Y.0 releases have become quite buggy, so I am delaying a matching Machinaris release by weeks for additional testing.

Version 2.4.4

Updated

• Chia to v2.4.4 - misc improvements, see their release notes.