| 5 | | == Using a virtual machine == #VM |
| 6 | | |
| 7 | | The easiest (and recommended) way to set up a BOINC server is |
| 8 | | in a [VirtualMachines virtual machine] that we've created for that purpose, |
| 9 | | with all the necessary software already installed. |
| 10 | | You can run this virtual machine using the [http://www.vmware.com/download/player/ VMWare player] |
| 11 | | and any Intel-based computer (Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X). |
| 12 | | If you take this approach, skip the rest of this page. |
| 13 | | |
| 14 | | Otherwise, you can use any Unix system as a BOINC server; |
| 15 | | we recommend using a recent Linux release. |
| 16 | | General instructions are given below, followed by a |
| 17 | | [#cookbook-debian40 a cookbook for setting up a BOINC server on a Debian 4.0 system]. |
| | 5 | There are several ways to create a BOINC server: |
| | 6 | |
| | 7 | * The easiest (and recommended) way to set up a BOINC server is to use a [VirtualMachines virtual machine] that we've created for that purpose, with all the necessary software already installed. You can run this virtual machine using the [http://www.vmware.com/download/player/ VMWare player] and any Intel-based computer (Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X). If you take this approach, skip the rest of this page. |
| | 8 | |
| | 9 | * A BOINC server package is available for [http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-boinc/branches/boinc/experimental/debian/ Debian]. If anyone is interested in helping maintaining a boinc-server package for Debian, please contact pkg-boinc-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org. |
| | 10 | |
| | 11 | * You can use any Unix system as a BOINC server; we recommend using a recent Linux release. General instructions are given below, followed by a [#cookbook-debian40 a cookbook for setting up a BOINC server on a Debian 4.0 system]. |
