| | 1 | = Launching your project = |
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| | 3 | Before launching your project (i.e. making it available for public participation) |
| | 4 | make sure you have completed the following steps: |
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| | 6 | * Test your application(s) on as wide a range of platforms as possible; do [BetaTest Beta beta testing] if possible. |
| | 7 | * Set up your [CodeSigning code signing system]. |
| | 8 | * Set up your [WebConfig web configuration file]. |
| | 9 | * Start following strict security practices: use an offline code signing machine, and generate [CodeSigning a new code-signing key]. |
| | 10 | * Set the [ProjectOptions#Credit fp_benchmarks_weight] setting based on your application's characteristics. |
| | 11 | * Create [WebForum message boards] as appropriate for your project. |
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| | 13 | To launch your project, do the following: |
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| | 15 | * Set <disable_account_creation> to zero. |
| | 16 | * Enable all the periodic tasks in config.xml (dp_dump, update_uotd, update_forum_activities, update_stats, update_profile_pages, team_import, notify). |
| | 17 | * Announce your project on the boinc_projects email list. |
