Designing distributed computations with BOINC

How to use BOINC for resource-intensive applications.

• Which applications are suitable for BOINC?
• Files and file references
• Applications, platforms and versions
• Workunits
• Results
• Batches
• Work distribution
• Handling long computations
• Remote file access
• Accounting and result validation
• Back end examples

Developing a BOINC application

How to develop or port an application program for use with BOINC.

• The BOINC API
• The BOINC graphics API
• The application development process

Setting up a BOINC server

How to create a BOINC project.

• Projects
• The master URL
• Road map of the BOINC software
• Installing a BOINC server
• Project startup checklist
• The BOINC scheduling server
• Test applications and scripts

Developing and operating the back end of a BOINC project

How to feed work into a BOINC system and collect the results.

• Operational tools: security
• Operational tools: applications and versions
• Operational tools: work and results
• Security