Changes between Version 40 and Version 41 of ServerIntro

Timestamp:

Feb 4, 2008, 11:34:12 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

davea

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ServerIntro

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 = Setting up a BOINC server = #ServerIntro
 
-There are several ways to create a BOINC server:
+== Hardware ==
+
+For experimentation and debugging,
+you can use almost any computer as a BOINC server.
+
+Before deploying a project more widely,
+make sure that your server has adequate performance, availability, and security.
+Some factors:
+ * Your Internet connection should have adequate performance and reliability.  Your server must have a static IP address.
+ * Your server should have good CPU speed(dual Xeon or Opteron), at least 2 GB of RAM, and at least 40 GB of free disk space.  For a high-traffic project, use a machine with 8 GB of RAM or more, and 64-bit processors.
+ * Do whatever you can to make it highly reliable (UPS power supply, RAID disk configuration, hot-swappable spares, temperature-controlled machine room, etc.).
+ * Put it behind a firewall.
+ * Make it secure; turn off any unneeded network services, especially those that use cleartext passwords.
+
+More information is [MultiHost here].
+== Software ==
+
+There are several ways to deploy the BOINC server software:
 
  * The easiest (and recommended) way to set up a BOINC server is to use a [VirtualMachines virtual machine] that we've created for that purpose, with all the necessary software already installed.  You can run this virtual machine using the [http://www.vmware.com/download/player/ VMWare player] and any Intel-based computer (Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X).  If you take this approach, skip the rest of this page.
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  * You can use any Unix system as a BOINC server; we recommend using a recent Linux release. General instructions are given below, followed by a [#cookbook-debian40 a cookbook for setting up a BOINC server on a Debian 4.0 system].
 
-== General instructions == #general
+== Installing the BOINC server on Unix == #general
 === Groups and permissions === #permissions
 BOINC server programs run as two different users: