Step Three - Configure Host CPU Usage Preferencesīy default, the BOINC client will use 100% of available CPU. Run the following command with your account key: boinccmd -project_attach account_keyĪt this point, boinc will begin crunching away with default values.įor now, stop the boinc-client service so CPU usage preferences can be set. You’ll see your SETI account key on the top of the next page. Once inside, click View next to Account keys.
To connect this host to a SETI account and receive credit, an account key is needed.įirst, create a account or log in to your existing account. With SETI you’ll earn SETI credit for work completed. SETI operates via the BOINC client which is available in the standard Debian and Ubuntu repositories. You can follow the first four steps of this tutorial for setup on Ubuntu, and this tutorial for Debian. PrerequisitesĪn Ubuntu 14.04 or Debian 7 Droplet, any size.Ī sudo non-root user. SETI requires very little disk space for usage - typically, 100MB of space is sufficient - but can utilize as much CPU as it’s given. This makes running SETI on a Droplet or another headless server very feasible.
#BOINC UBUNTU SOFTWARE#
SETI uses software known as BOINC which is available on many platforms including Linux.īOINC has a graphical application but also works via the command line. Is a large volunteer distributed computing project where software running on participant systems is used to analyze space telescope radio data in order to identify signals or signs of intelligent life.
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