Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
for BAM!, one of the account managers, explains some of the
differences between
BOINC Account Manager (BAM!)
Despite its name, BOINC Account Manager (BAM!) is not run by the same team as
BOINC. It was created by the group that runs
BOINCstats
,
which, as the name implies,
provides statistics related to the various projects running on BOINC.
As you're setting up the BOINC Manager for the first time, you'll be asked to select an
account manager. If you choose BAM!, you will be directed to set up a BAM account
at
http://bam.boincstats.com
, where can create and access your accounts for
SETI@Home and other projects.
You can use the same account on multiple Raspberry Pis (or other computers), but
make sure that you consistently use the same email address when joining projects
and teams. If, after creating an account, you don't get the BAM! verification email,
check your spam folder, or add boincstats.com to the accepted domains filter.
1. Sign in.
2. Select Tools
→
Add projects. You'll notice the long list of other distributed com-
puting projects from a wide variety of math and science purposes that you can
contribute to using BOINC. You can choose multiple projects—that's what the
BOINC Manager is for.
3. Select SETI@Home. You'll be asked to either create a login or to give ones you
already use. If you create an account, you'll then be directed to the SETI@Home
website, where you'll finish the registration process.
4. Optionally, find a team to join or create one. If you search for “raspberry pi” in the
keywords section, you'll find the
Raspberry Pi Team
, created specifically for peo-
ple using the Pi to run BOINC. Those who simply like the Raspberry Pi but are
running BOINC from another system are welcome, too, so don't take the team's
statistics as being purely from Pis. You can view this team's statistics at
http://
GridRepublic
GridRepublic
is an account manager built on the BOINC manager code. It is created
by the GridRepublic nonprofit organization that was formed shortly after BOINC to
establish the manager concept—a place from which to the control the projects.
To use the GridRepublic manager, you must
create an account with them
,
using the
same name as your World Community Grid account if you have one. You then “attach”
it to your BOINC installation. You can learn more on
the Grid Republic site
.
