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Send message Joined: 10 Sep 05 Posts: 725 |
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Send message Joined: 12 Feb 11 Posts: 417 |
A first step maybe to update this Mary will have a ready-to-start (and updated) server to begin to understand the boinc enviroment. |
Send message Joined: 12 Feb 11 Posts: 417 |
No answer to my message. Is not a good idea to update the "ready-to-go" server? |
Send message Joined: 20 Apr 18 Posts: 7 |
Don't underestimate the potential of VirtualBox with self-updating features. If you run Ubuntu (or whatever flavor of Linux is preferred), you just need a computer with enough resources. Then within the VM, all the configuration is 95% done and it is just the unique features of the project that needs to be set up. I think that is way easier than docker or installing packages. Just abstract all that away with a VM. Docker is certainly more resource efficient, but we're after OOBE experience not running multiple Docker instances on a single server. |
Send message Joined: 12 Feb 11 Posts: 417 |
Don't underestimate the potential of VirtualBox with self-updating features. If you run Ubuntu (or whatever flavor of Linux is preferred), you just need a computer with enough resources. If you update the server Vm that i linked above, you have a lot of problems, cause a lot of thing has changed (for example MariaDb instead MySql). We are speaking about researchers that don't know Boinc and how to use it! So a new ready-to-go server image (and updated documentations) will be welcome to new scientists. |
Send message Joined: 8 Nov 19 Posts: 718 |
Don't underestimate the potential of VirtualBox with self-updating features. If you run Ubuntu (or whatever flavor of Linux is preferred), you just need a computer with enough resources. Then within the VM, all the configuration is 95% done and it is just the unique features of the project that needs to be set up. I think that is way easier than docker or installing packages. Just abstract all that away with a VM. Docker is certainly more resource efficient, but we're after OOBE experience not running multiple Docker instances on a single server. I prefer not to use a VM on servers that crunch Boinc projects continuously, but run it from Linux natively. |
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