| | 2 | |
| | 3 | Want to see BOINC in action as fast as possible? |
| | 4 | |
| | 5 | * Run the [VmServer BOINC virtual server] in a VMWare player. Set up its IP address, say a.b.c.d. |
| | 6 | * Logged into the server as 'boincadm', create a test project: |
| | 7 | {{{ |
| | 8 | $ cd ~/boinc/tools |
| | 9 | $ ./make_project --test_app test |
| | 10 | $ cd ~/projects/test |
| | 11 | $ su -c 'cat test.httpd.conf >> /etc/apache2/httpd.conf' |
| | 12 | $ su -c 'apache2ctl -k restart' |
| | 13 | $ crontab test.cronjob |
| | 14 | $ ./bin/xadd |
| | 15 | $ ./bin/update_versions |
| | 16 | $ ./bin/start |
| | 17 | }}} |
| | 18 | |
| | 19 | * [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php Download], install, and run the BOINC client on a Linux computer. |
| | 20 | * When prompted, enter the URL '''http://a.b.c.d/test/''', and enter an email and password. |
| | 21 | |
| | 22 | Your BOINC client will immediately being fetching and executing jobs from the server. |
| | 23 | You can repeat this on as many clients as you want. |
| | 24 | |
| | 25 | In a web browser, visit '''http://a.b.c.d/test'''. |
| | 26 | You will see your project's web site. |
| | 27 | You can log in (using the same email/password) and access |
| | 28 | your volunteer account information. |
