Installation instruction for linux-x64 ( ie ubuntu, fedoa)

Download / Installation instructions for Linux-x64 platforms.

Step 1: Download BoincSpy

Those who want to get started quickly and conveniently may install BoincSpy using the following command.

Link

Piping to bash is controversial, as it prevents you from reading code that is about to run on your system. Therefore, we provide this alternative installation method which allow code review before installation:

Alternative Install Method

		
 wget -O bootstrap.sh https://boincspy.ddns.net/bootstrap.sh
 bash bootstrap.sh

Step 2: Configure BoincSpy

	
cd ~/BoincSpy/bin
./BoincSpy.Setup.Console

SETUP NOTES: I will only use your email address for software updates and when your project
      has not written any Workunits after the specified timeout hours specified in setup program.

Step 3: Autostart BoincSpy.MQRabbit.Sender - This saves Workunits to a server in the cloud.

	

vi ~/BoincSpy/tools/boincspy.service
   Modify the script and replace {user} with actual user that will be running BoincSpy there are 4 locations that need changing.
sudo cp ~/BoincSpy/tools/boincspy.service /lib/systemd/system
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable boincspy.service
sudo systemctl start boincspy.service
systemctl status boincspy.service


If you do not want to run BoincSpy.MQRabbit.Sender as a service. Do the following everytime you login:

cd ~BoincSpy/bin
nohup ./BoincSpy.MQRabbit.Sender &

Step 4: Running BoincSpy.Viewer

Using File Browser, Navigate to ~/BoincSpy/bin.
Right Click on BoincSpy.Viewer.Uno.Skia.Gtx
Select Run on the menu.

Troubleshooting tips if BoincSpy.MQRabbit.Sender does not start as a System process.

If systemctl status boincspy.service indicates that it did not start the check the following:

Verify the {user} exists.
Check that the {user} has access to the ~/BoincSpy directory.
Check the ~/{user}/log/BoincSpy.MQRabbit.Sender.log for any errors.