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The best way to report issues is to search for the issue on Github and create a new one if it doesn’t exist. Keep in mind that siad and Sia-UI are deprecated since 2025.

You need to edit Group Policy.

• 1. Run gpedit.msc
• 2. Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
• 3. Double-click on Configure Automatic Updates (on the right-hand side)
• 4. Click on Disabled, then Apply, then OK.

This works if you have Windows 10 Pro. If you happen to have Windows 10 Home, then you have to install gpedit.msc first. Fortunately, there are guides on YouTube how to do that.

• Locked collateral is the total amount of collateral locked in the storage contracts.
• Risked collateral is a part of the locked collateral, which corresponds to the data actually uploaded to your host by renters. This is what you will lose as a host if you fail to submit valid storage proofs. The rest of the locked collateral will be returned to you when the contracts expire.

• Your storage price is 100 SC/TB/month and your collateral is 200 SC/TB/month.
• A renter forms a contract with your host to store 2TB of data for 3 months. You lock 200 * 2 * 3 = 1200 SC as collateral.
• Your locked collateral is now 1200 SC. But your risked collateral is zero, because there is no data uploaded yet.
• Then the renter uploads 500 GB (0.5 TB) of data to your host. Your locked collateral stays the same, 1200 SC. But now you are risking 200 * 0.5 * 3 = 300 SC.
• If your host manages to submit a valid storage proof after 3 months, you receive back your locked collateral of 1200 SC plus revenue (100 * 0.5 * 3 = 150 SC) plus revenue coming from eventual bandwidth usage minus miner fees.
• If your host fails to submit a valid storage proof, then you only receive back the amount of locked collateral, which is not risked (900 SC). You also receive the revenue coming from the bandwidth usage. All the rest is burned.

The coins are not stored in a specific wallet; they are stored on the blockchain. Your seed is the key to access your coins, so you should really do your best to keep it safe and secure. A wallet is just an interface, which helps visualize the funds and the transactions.

There are currently only these options:

• The official walletd. Using this means to run a full Sia node, but this way you are also increasing the security of the Sia network.
• The Sia Central Lite Wallet. It does not require running a full node, and you can see your funds instantly, without needing to sync your wallet, but it is still considered a third-party wallet, even though it was developed by a member of the Sia dev team. You also have to trust a centralized server if you use this wallet. Nevertheless, this is a perfect option if you just need to see your coins or move them around. It also has a built-in support for a Ledger Nano device in which case you don't have to worry about security as the keys won't ever leave the hardware wallet device.

You can find them both here: https://sia.tech/wallet

Yes, you can! Check the official Sia website for Sia Ledger Sweep here: https://sia.tech/wallet

It will get you to a repository with a script. You can either compile it yourself (if you know how), or run the binaries attached in a link at bottom of the page.

The program will ask you for two things. Ledger Recovery Phrase (it derives the Sia seed from it) and Sia wallet address where you want to send the coins to (like an exchange or newly made wallet). It uses Sia Central's API to build and submit the transaction.

Keep in mind that entering your Ledger Recovery Phrase into your computer is a security risk and doing so should be your last possible option. But since you're reading this you don't have the physical device, don't plan to buy a new one and your only concern is to get to the assets and in such case this is the correct approach.

Also keep in mind that if you eventually decide to get a new Ledger HW Wallet, you should totally use it with a new recovery phrase. Don't reuse the old one and always make sure the new hw wallet is sealed, don't use it if it's not.

• Sia Network

• 9980 [close] - Node Management Interface over localhost, it should NEVER be open.

• 9981 [optional] - Peer Discovery, open it if you want to support the network.

• 9982 [open] - RHP2.

• 9983 [open] - RHP3/TCP.

• 9984 [open] - RHP4.

• Testnet (Zen): 9880-9884 (same, but second number is always 8 instead of 9)

Yes, Sia Central Host Troubleshooter (https://troubleshoot.siacentral.com/) can check your ports 9982-9984 and help you with troubleshooting, both for Mainnet (Sia) and Testnet (Zen).

Yes, there is a tool for it written by @lukechampine that supports the Sia's old 28/29-words seeds. If anyone needs a version that works with the new 12-word format, devs would have to create a new script so it's best to visit the Sia discord and ask for it. https://gist.github.com/lukechampine/db408c445e64b97d943c3562946b904b

• download binary at bottom of the page and unpack the archive (or compile it yourself)
• launch command line and navigate to the unpacked folder
• launch the app with address as a parameter: ./addrsearch.exe YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS
• you will be asked for your 28/29-word seed, so enter it and you will get the answer -> if the address wasn't derived from the seed, then this means you have a wrong seed

• you don't have to be online to use this, so take any security measures that make you feel good
• if you downloaded the binaries, they will have platform added to the filename, in that case make sure you rename it to addsearch.exe, or edit the command above to include the platform name like ./addrsearch-windows.exe YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS

Keep in mind that these steps were written for Sia Central Lite Wallet. If you're using walletd and also getting stuck, some of these steps might be different. If you won't manage to solve it, best thing you can do is visit Sia Discord and just ask in #help.

• 1. If open, close Ledger Live. If your Ledger device is plugged in, unplug it.
• 2. Open the lite wallet in the latest version of Google Chrome.
• 3. Hard refresh the app CMD/CTRL+SHIFT+R.
• 4. Enter your password.
• 5. If using USB, plug the Ledger device in and open the Sia app. If using Bluetooth, just open the Sia app.
• 6. Click Send from the wallet page.
• 7. Fill-in the amounts.
• 8. Click the Send button at the bottom.
• 9. Click Connect in the lite wallet to connect to the device make sure it says Connected v0.4.5 (version might be different) for Nano X.
• 10. Click the "Sign" button at the bottom.
• 11. Approve the transaction on the device by clicking both buttons. You may need to do this multiple times.
• 12. Click Send

The community unanimously voted against a burn and for the funds to be used and put towards grants, hire more developers, marketing, partnerships, etc. So a 4 year budget proposal was put together and given for community input. That budget has changed slightly as we have identified which areas of spending were more or less beneficial. But it is the basis of the budget breakdown on our quarterly reports and guides how much of the subsidy we keep in fiat reserves. https://www.reddit.com/r/siacoin/s/jY2beTkq1R