= Quick start =

Want to see BOINC in action as fast as possible?

 * Run the [VmServer BOINC virtual server] in a VMWare player.  Set up its IP address, say a.b.c.d.
 * Logged into the server as 'boincadm', create a test project:
{{{
$ cd ~/boinc/tools
$ ./make_project --test_app test
$ cd ~/projects/test
$ su -c 'cat test.httpd.conf >> /etc/apache2/httpd.conf'
$ su -c 'apache2ctl -k restart'
$ crontab test.cronjob
$ ./bin/xadd
$ ./bin/update_versions
$ ./bin/start
}}}

 * [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php Download], install, and run the BOINC client on a Linux computer.
 * When prompted, enter the URL '''http://a.b.c.d/test/''', and enter an email and password.

Your BOINC client will immediately being fetching and executing jobs from the server.
You can repeat this on as many clients as you want.

In a web browser, visit '''http://a.b.c.d/test'''.
You will see your project's web site.
You can log in (using the same email/password) and access
your volunteer account information.