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<title>The Master URL</title>
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<h2>The Master URL</h2>
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<p>
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Each project is identified by a <b>master URL</b>. This URL is used
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to publicize the project. The <b>master page</b> at this URL has two
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functions.
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It is the home page of the project; when viewed in a browser it
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describes the project and contains links for registering and for
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downloading the core client.
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It contains XML tags of the form <pre>
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<scheduler>http://host.domain.edu/cgi/scheduler<scheduler>
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<scheduler>http://host2.domain.edu/cgi/scheduler<scheduler>
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</pre> that give the URLs of the project's scheduling servers. These
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tags can be embedded within HTML comments. The BOINC core client reads
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and parses the master page to find scheduler servers. If it is unable to
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connect to any scheduler server for a project, it rereads the master
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page.
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This mechanism lets a project change the locations of its scheduling
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servers, or add new servers.
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