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Beta: PrimeGrid + Asteroids@home

boincrs can auto-attach projects on startup when account keys are provided through environment variables.

Startup auto-attach env vars​

  • BOINCRS_PRIMEGRID_ACCOUNT_KEY — PrimeGrid account key
  • BOINCRS_ASTEROIDS_ACCOUNT_KEY — Asteroids@home account key
  • BOINCRS_ATTACH_PROJECTS — optional custom list of the form https://example.com/boinc/|account_key;https://example2.com/|account_key2
  • BOINCRS_ATTACH_TEMPLATES — curated-slug list of the form primegrid|KEY1;rosetta|KEY2 (see Project templates & profiles)
  • BOINCRS_PROFILE_FILE — path to a preset profile bundling attach entries and run / network / GPU mode overrides

When any of these are provided, startup performs:

  1. project_attach
  2. project_update

Live beta verification test​

BOINCRS_PASSWORD_FILE=/etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg \
BOINCRS_PRIMEGRID_ACCOUNT_KEY=... \
BOINCRS_ASTEROIDS_ACCOUNT_KEY=... \
  cargo test --test live_beta_projects -- --ignored --nocapture

The test verifies both projects appear in BOINC project status and inspects tasks for target project URLs.

Expected beta UI behavior after attach​

  • PrimeGrid and Asteroids@home appear in the Projects pane.
  • Tasks appear in grouped sections:
    • READY TO REPORT
    • RUNNING
    • WAITING / READY
  • Task ordering prioritizes report-ready tasks, then running tasks by progress.
  • Selecting a task with j / k or arrow keys updates the top Selected Task panel.

See Usage for the surrounding pane model and Configuration for the full set of env vars.