#Custom boinc config file how to#
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The newer Boinc client does support this kind of setting. Back then I used an additional program, cpulimit, to help. In the past the Boinc client did not have a way to set how much CPU percentage was used.

Making settings in the client overrides those set at the WCG site. If you switch to 'Advanced View' the 'Preferences', in the 'Advanced' menu at the top, will give additional settings. In 'Simple View' the 'Preferences', at the bottom, will allow you to adjust a few things.

#Custom boinc config file update#

Do note that you will need to either wait for the client to contact the site on its schedule, or use the Boinc Manager interface to update the project (advanced view), for the new settings to take effect.Īlternatively, you can make these settings in the Boinc Manager. Unfortunately the first four options do not tell you what their settings are, so all you can do is try them out. Notably the 'Use no more than X% of processor time'. The first four have unadjustable presets, while the fifth can be configured as desired. There are five options available in a profile: If you have multiple installations and different settings needs, then other profiles can be created and assigned. Initially there will be only the 'Default' profile. My Grid -> Device Manager -> Device Profiles This is done by signing into your WCG account and then going to:

#Custom boinc config file how to#

If you've signed up to do projects with the World Community Grid (WCG), you can configure 'Device Profiles' that the client will use for its how to run settings. That in turn causes it to run hotter, which causes the fan(s) to run or run faster.

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While not necessarily a bad thing, if you are allowing the CPU to adjust its speed based on workload it will now stay at full speed. Out of the box Boinc pretty much grabs all idle CPU time. Those three little steps will prevent the 'open in the same directory as the client' error message. Finally create a softlink to the ' gui_rpc_auth.cfg' file in the home directory of those that will run the management software. Then you add your, or whomever's account(s), to the ' boinc' group (re-login required to take affect) for the management software run rights. The key thing to note is you must set the ' /var/lib/boinc/gui_rpc_auth.cfg' file so that users in the ' boinc' group can access it. With `boinc-manager` really only necessary one computer if you are going to be running it from multiple others.įor setup, this wiki page has some good instructions. As it is now available in the Fedora repositories, this is easily done with: Is it possible to contribute idle CPU time, to projects such as the World Community Grid, and practice green computing? While I wouldn't be considered too green, as you can have my high-end CRT when its pried from my cold dead fingers, I have been exploring such things by leaving KPowersave running on my new computer.įirst thing to running Boinc, the client software, is getting it installed.