User manual
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:
Choose projects
Download and run BOINC software
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
System requirements
Running BOINC: basic

Installing BOINC
Choosing and joining projects
The BOINC Manager
Simple view
Advanced view
The BOINC screensaver
Account managers
Preferences
Editing computing preferences with the BOINC Manager
Uninstalling BOINC
FAQ
Android FAQ
Help
Running BOINC: advanced

Client configuration
Computing with a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
OpenCL for CPU
Virtual computing with VirtualBox
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
Installing BOINC on EC2
Mass deployment of the BOINC client

Creating custom installers
Initialization files
Weak account keys
Running BOINC as backfill in HTCondor pools
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
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