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= Remote job submission =

"Remote job submissions" means that jobs are submitted
by scripts or programs running on hosts other than the BOINC server.

BOINC provides components that can be used to build such systems.
We'll list some example systems, then describe the components.

== Example: Science portal ==

Users submit jobs using forms on a web site other than the project web site:

[[Image(submit.png)]]

The scripts implementing these forms would use
[RemoteJobs Web RPCs] to create batches and jobs.

Input files can be handled in any of several ways:

 * Managing them using [RemoteInputFiles#Content-basedfilemanagement Web RPCs].
 * Using the [RemoteInputFiles#Per-userfilesandbox user file sandbox] mechanism.
 * Serving them from a remote server.

== Example: Condor/BOINC bridge ==

[[Image(condor.png)]]

In such systems, users submit jobs to a Condor system
using any a command-line or GUI-based interface.
The Condor system may, depending on load conditions, route the job to a BOINC project.
This system uses web RPCs for all functions.

== Components supplied by BOINC ==

=== Web RPCs for input file management ===

BOINC provides [RemoteInputFiles#Content-basedfilemanagement Web RPCs for remotely managing input files],
and a C++ binding of this API.

=== Web RPCs for job submission ===

BOINC provides [RemoteJobs Web RPCs for creating and managing jobs].

=== Per-user file sandbox ===

BOINC provides [RemoteInputFiles#Per-userfilesandbox a web-based system allowing users to remotely manage input files].