Follow the steps below to install and configure BoincSpy on Windows‑x64 systems. This guide walks you through downloading the package, extracting it, running the setup tools, and enabling the RabbitMQ sender to start automatically at login.
Configure Note:
{dl} indicates the drive letter where you want BoincSpy installed.
If you currently have BoincSpy installed:
1. Stop all BoincSpy processes.
2. Rename the existing BoincSpy directory to:
BoincSpy.Framework
Start PowerShell
Expand-Archive "{DownloadDirectoryLocation}\BoincSpy_win-x64_4.8.3.zip" "{dl}:\BoincSpy"
{dl}:
cd \BoincSpy\bin
BoincSpy.Setup.Console.exe
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
cd ..\tools
setup-rabbitmq-sender-to-run-at-login.ps1
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Restricted -Force
This script will:
- Set the Windows Registry to start BoincSpy.MQRabbit.Sender.exe at login.
- Copy BoincSpy.AutoDeploy.exe from /BoincSpy/config to /BoincSpy/bin.
- Start the BoincSpy.MQRabbit.Sender.exe in the background.
SETUP NOTES:
Your email address is used only for update notifications and alerts when your
project has not written any Workunits for one day.
If you suspect the sender is not running, check the following: