User manual

From BOINC

BOINC lets you contribute computing power on your home PC to projects doing research in many scientific areas. You can contribute to a single project, or to any combination of them. To get started:

1. Choose projects
2. Download and run BOINC software
3. Enter your account information.

Or, if you run several projects, try using an account manager such as GridRepublic or BAM!.

General information

• How BOINC works
• Usage rules and privacy policy
• Computing with a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
• System requirements

Running BOINC: basic

• Installing BOINC
• Choosing and joining projects
• The BOINC Manager
  • Simple view
  • Advanced view
• The BOINC screensaver
• Account managers
• Preferences
  • Local preferences
• Uninstalling BOINC
• Help

Running BOINC: advanced

• Client configuration
• Controlling BOINC remotely
• The boinccmd command-line tool
• Starting BOINC on boot (Linux, OS X)
• Stop or start BOINC daemon after boot (Linux)
• Build your own applications ("anonymous platform" system)
• Tools for Mac OS X
• Add-on software
• Using BOINC with modem, ISDN and VPN connections

Mass deployment of the BOINC client

• Creating custom installers
• Initialization files
• Weak account keys

Miscellaneous

• Heat and energy considerations
• BOINC Security
• Computation credit
• Publications by BOINC projects
• Creating a skin for the BOINC Manager
• Host identification and merging
• Locating stolen computers
• Proxy servers (why BOINC doesn't have them).
• Teams
• BOINC logo merchandise